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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 302 · 1962Reserved (ST)
Torpa
Winner — 1962
SAMUEL MUNDA
JP
JP 74.2%SWA 17.4%1 others 8.4%
Votes
24,747
74.2% share
Winning margin
18,947
56.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
49.1%
of 67,951
Torpa is a safe seat — SAMUEL MUNDA won by 56.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAMUEL MUNDA | JP | 24,747 | 74.2% |
| 2 | SURIN JUNAS | Swatantra Party | 5,800 | 17.4% |
| 3 | BODRA HANNA | INC | 2,815 | 8.4% |
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.
A fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean56.8%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 14.3% · min 0.1% · max 56.8%
How contested is turnout?
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55%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
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3.44
fewer partiesmore parties
How much NOTA?
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— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
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318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
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3.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JP 74.2%SWA 17.4%INC 8.4%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED