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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 254 · 1969
Nawada
Winner — 1969
GAURI SHANKAR KESHRI
BJS· Bharatiya Jana Sangh
BJS 32.8%CPM 28.4%3 others 38.9%
Votes
20,840
32.8% share
Winning margin
2,802
4.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
52.7%
of 1,20,659
A closely fought contest. GAURI SHANKAR KESHRI won with a 4.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GAURI SHANKAR KESHRI | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 20,840 | 32.8% |
| 2 | GANESH SHANKAR VIDYARTHI | Left | 18,038 | 28.4% |
| 3 | RAM SWARUP PRASAD YADAV | INC | 15,100 | 23.8% |
| 4 | RAM NANDAN PRASAD SINGH | Samyukta Socialist Party | 7,585 | 11.9% |
| 5 | RAM DEO JAMADAR | IND | 2,021 | 3.2% |
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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safe4.4%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 19.7% · min 4.2% · max 59.7%
How contested is turnout?
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40%
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How crowded is the field?
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4.16
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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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4.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 32.8%CPM 28.4%INC 23.8%SSP 11.9%OTH 3.2%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED