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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 302 · 1967

Kanke

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Winner — 1967

J. N. CHOUBEY
JKD
JKD 22.2%INC 21.4%9 others 56.4%
Votes
6,220
22.2% share
Winning margin
212
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
36.6%
of 76,732

Kanke was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 212 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
J. N. CHOUBEY
JKD
6,22022.2%
2
M. Z. ALI
INC
INC
6,00821.4%
3
M. TOPPO
IND
4,59316.4%
4
R. CHAUDHARY
IND
4,06314.5%
5
M. A. RAUF
IND
2,3058.2%
6
R. SINGH
BJS
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1,8326.5%
7
N. N. OHDAR
SWA
Swatantra Party
1,3885.0%
8
B. L. MAHTO
SSP
Samyukta Socialist Party
5552.0%
9
M. F. HUSSAIN
IND
4771.7%
10
G. R. KUMHAR
IND
3651.3%
11
B. K. MAHTO
CPI
Left
2530.9%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

A fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.8%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 14.3% · min 0.1% · max 56.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
55%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.44
fewer partiesmore parties

How much NOTA?

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Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKD 22.2%INC 21.4%IND 16.4%IND 14.5%IND 8.2%BJS 6.5%OTH 10.8%

Who ran, on record?

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