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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 301 · 1962Reserved (ST)

Khunti

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Winner — 1962

PHULCHAND KACHCHAP
JP
JP 53.7%INC 19.9%3 others 26.4%
Votes
17,138
53.7% share
Winning margin
10,772
33.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
41.1%
of 77,619

Khunti is a safe seat — PHULCHAND KACHCHAP won by 33.7%.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1957 vs 1962

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PHULCHAND KACHCHAP
JP
17,13853.7%
2
BIRSA MUNDA
INC
INC
6,36619.9%
3
PITUS HOR
SWA
Swatantra Party
4,92315.4%
4
INDI PAHAN
IND
2,7038.5%
5
BIR SINGH MUNDA
IND
7972.5%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

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A fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
33.7%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 21.3% · min 4.0% · max 43.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
52%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.53
fewer partiesmore parties

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.53EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JP 53.7%INC 19.9%SWA 15.4%IND 8.5%OTH 2.5%

Who ran, on record?

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