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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 308 · 1962Reserved (ST)

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Winner — 1962

SUSHIL BAKHLA
SWA· Swatantra Party
SWA 42.4%INC 36.0%2 others 21.6%
Votes
14,400
42.4% share
Winning margin
2,163
6.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
42.3%
of 80,463

A clear win with a 6.4% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUSHIL BAKHLA
SWA
Swatantra Party
14,40042.4%
2
BIHARI LAKRA
INC
INC
12,23736.0%
3
PRITTAM KUJUR
JP
5,39015.9%
4
BISHRAM TIRKEY
IND
1,9655.8%

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
6.4%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 16.3% · min 2.1% · max 33.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
42%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.25
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
3.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SWA 42.4%INC 36.0%JP 15.9%IND 5.8%

Who ran, on record?

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