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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 269 · 1967
Chatra
Winner — 1967
K. P. SINGH
IND
IND 29.1%INC 24.1%5 others 46.8%
Votes
8,190
29.1% share
Winning margin
1,411
5.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
37.5%
of 75,142
A clear win with a 5.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. P. SINGH | IND | 8,190 | 29.1% |
| 2 | S. DEVI | INC | 6,779 | 24.1% |
| 3 | J. P. JAISWAL | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 5,806 | 20.6% |
| 4 | K. B. SAHAY | IND | 4,223 | 15.0% |
| 5 | C. S. AZAD | Praja Socialist Party | 1,537 | 5.5% |
| 6 | B. SAHU | Left | 1,144 | 4.1% |
| 7 | M. SINGH | Swatantra Party | 474 | 1.7% |
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 two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe5.0%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 25.0% · min 5.0% · max 54.2%
How contested is turnout?
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49%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
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2.97
fewer partiesmore parties
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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2.97EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 29.1%INC 24.1%BJS 20.6%IND 15.0%PSP 5.5%OTH 5.7%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED