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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 314 · 1962
Garhwa
Winner — 1962
GOPI NATH PRASAD SINGH
SWA· Swatantra Party
SWA 69.9%INC 22.9%1 others 7.2%
Votes
17,655
69.9% share
Winning margin
11,867
47.0% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
37.3%
of 67,679
Garhwa is a safe seat — GOPI NATH PRASAD SINGH won by 47.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOPI NATH PRASAD SINGH | Swatantra Party | 17,655 | 69.9% |
| 2 | JAGNARAYAN PATHAK | INC | 5,788 | 22.9% |
| 3 | JALAUDIN SHEIKH | SOC | 1,811 | 7.2% |
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.
A fragmented field.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
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safe47.0%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 22.7% · min 1.4% · max 65.0%
How contested is turnout?
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34%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
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3.34
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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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3.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SWA 69.9%INC 22.9%SOC 7.2%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED