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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 315 · 1962
Bhawanathpur
Winner — 1962
SHANKER PRATAP DEO
SWA· Swatantra Party
SWA 69.4%INC 19.8%4 others 10.8%
Votes
15,671
69.4% share
Winning margin
11,199
49.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
37.2%
of 60,629
Bhawanathpur is a safe seat — SHANKER PRATAP DEO won by 49.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHANKER PRATAP DEO | Swatantra Party | 15,671 | 69.4% |
| 2 | JADUNANDAN TIWARI | INC | 4,472 | 19.8% |
| 3 | HEMENDRA NATH SAHIDEO | SOC | 1,321 | 5.8% |
| 4 | RAMDHANI LAL | JP | 583 | 2.6% |
| 5 | NAGENDRA PRASAD SINHA | IND | 270 | 1.2% |
| 6 | RAMAWTAR SHARMA | Praja Socialist Party | 263 | 1.2% |
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.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe49.6%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 25.3% · min 1.8% · max 56.0%
How contested is turnout?
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32%
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How crowded is the field?
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3.47
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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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3.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SWA 69.4%INC 19.8%SOC 5.8%OTH 4.9%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED