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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 259 · 1967
Dhanwar
Winner — 1967
P. RAI
INC· INC
INC 47.2%IND 19.2%3 others 33.6%
Votes
12,915
47.2% share
Winning margin
7,669
28.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
32.5%
of 84,223
Dhanwar is a safe seat — P. RAI won by 28.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. RAI | INC | 12,915 | 47.2% |
| 2 | N. RAI | IND | 5,246 | 19.2% |
| 3 | R. P. AGRAWAL | Samyukta Socialist Party | 3,350 | 12.3% |
| 4 | K. N. SINGH | Swatantra Party | 2,981 | 10.9% |
| 5 | R. K. P. AMBASTA | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 2,852 | 10.4% |
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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safe28.1%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 15.0% · min 1.5% · max 45.2%
How contested is turnout?
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71%
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How crowded is the field?
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3.93
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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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3.93EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.2%IND 19.2%SSP 12.3%SWA 10.9%BJS 10.4%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED