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Winner — 1962

SACHIDANAND TRIPATHY
SWA· Swatantra Party
SWA 37.1%INC 28.7%4 others 34.2%
Votes
9,939
37.1% share
Winning margin
2,243
8.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
40.9%
of 65,527

A clear win with a 8.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SACHIDANAND TRIPATHY
Swatantra Party
9,93937.1%
2
UMESHWARI CHARAN
INC
7,69628.7%
3
RAJESHWAR PRASAD AGRAWAL
JP
4,61317.2%
4
PURAN CHAND
SOC
2,3028.6%
5
SATYA PAL VERMA
Praja Socialist Party
1,9027.1%
6
CHANDRIKA PRASAD VERMA
RRP
3561.3%

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?

SEAT
safe
8.4%
NOT REPORTED
mean 15.8% · min 8.3% · max 31.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
52%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.01
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
4.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SWA 37.1%INC 28.7%JP 17.2%SOC 8.6%PSP 7.1%OTH 1.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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