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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 306 · 1962Reserved (ST)

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Winner — 1962

PUNAI ORAON
JP
JP 40.8%SWA 27.1%4 others 32.1%
Votes
12,555
40.8% share
Winning margin
4,227
13.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
41.1%
of 74,760

A clear win with a 13.7% margin.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1957 vs 1962

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PUNAI ORAON
JP
12,55540.8%
2
JUNATHAN SURIN
SWA
Swatantra Party
8,32827.1%
3
DAMRI BHAGAT
INC
INC
5,65118.4%
4
LUIS
IND
1,4784.8%
5
STANISLAS SO
IND
1,4664.8%
6
KIRPA PAHAN
IND
1,2804.2%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

A two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
13.7%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 17.6% · min 1.5% · max 37.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
48%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.67
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
2.67EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JP 40.8%SWA 27.1%INC 18.4%OTH 13.7%

Who ran, on record?

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