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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 261 · 1969
Jamua
Winner — 1969
SADANAND PRASAD
INC· INC
INC 31.8%BJS 26.8%4 others 41.4%
Votes
11,738
31.8% share
Winning margin
1,819
4.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
40.7%
of 90,904
A closely fought contest. SADANAND PRASAD won with a 4.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SADANAND PRASAD | INC | 11,738 | 31.8% |
| 2 | RITLAL PRASAD VERMA | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 9,919 | 26.8% |
| 3 | NAGESHWAR PRASAD SINGH | JAP | 8,256 | 22.3% |
| 4 | NANDAL GOPE | Left | 4,061 | 11.0% |
| 5 | GOPIN SOREN | PHJ | 1,737 | 4.7% |
| 6 | GOPENDU BHATTACHARYA | Samyukta Socialist Party | 1,255 | 3.4% |
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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lean4.9%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 13.5% · min 0.4% · max 46.2%
How contested is turnout?
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57%
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How crowded is the field?
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5.46
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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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5.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 31.8%BJS 26.8%JAP 22.3%CPI 11.0%OTH 8.1%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED