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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 259 · 1969
Dhanwar
Winner — 1969
PUNIT ROY
INC· INC
INC 35.7%BJS 21.7%5 others 42.6%
Votes
10,007
35.7% share
Winning margin
3,934
14.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
31.9%
of 87,872
A clear win with a 14.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PUNIT ROY | INC | 10,007 | 35.7% |
| 2 | KAMALA PATI RAM TARWE | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 6,073 | 21.7% |
| 3 | RAMESHWAR PRASAD AGRAWAL | Samyukta Socialist Party | 5,203 | 18.6% |
| 4 | NAGESHWAR RAI | JAP | 3,800 | 13.6% |
| 5 | RAMRUP RAI | Left | 1,789 | 6.4% |
| 6 | HARIHAR PRASAD SINGH | 585 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | DEO NANDAN PATHAK | IND | 563 | 2.0% |
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.
A fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe14.0%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 15.0% · min 1.5% · max 45.2%
How contested is turnout?
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71%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
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3.93
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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3.93EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.7%BJS 21.7%SSP 18.6%JAP 13.6%CPI 6.4%OTH 4.1%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED