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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 246 · 1967
Sherghati
Winner — 1967
M. A. KHAN
JKD
JKD 29.4%SSP 26.2%4 others 44.4%
Votes
10,638
29.4% share
Winning margin
1,172
3.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
45.1%
of 80,177
A closely fought contest. M. A. KHAN won with a 3.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. A. KHAN | JKD | 10,638 | 29.4% |
| 2 | P. SINGH | Samyukta Socialist Party | 9,466 | 26.2% |
| 3 | K. P. YADAV | INC | 7,780 | 21.5% |
| 4 | K. P. SINGH | Praja Socialist Party | 5,155 | 14.3% |
| 5 | R. M. K. SINGH | Swatantra Party | 1,670 | 4.6% |
| 6 | L. PRASAD | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 1,427 | 4.0% |
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.
An essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe3.2%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 15.8% · min 2.3% · max 41.8%
How contested is turnout?
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80%
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How crowded is the field?
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2.00
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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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2.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKD 29.4%SSP 26.2%INC 21.5%PSP 14.3%OTH 8.6%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED