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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 268 · 1969
Chauparan
Winner — 1969
NIRAJAN PRASAD SINGH
JAP
JAP 31.5%INC 29.7%4 others 38.8%
Votes
8,804
31.5% share
Winning margin
521
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
33.7%
of 82,782
Chauparan was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 521 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NIRAJAN PRASAD SINGH | JAP | 8,804 | 31.5% |
| 2 | AWADH KISHORE SINGH | INC | 8,283 | 29.7% |
| 3 | RAM LAKHAN SINGH | Left | 4,546 | 16.3% |
| 4 | SITA RAM DOGI | IND | 3,746 | 13.4% |
| 5 | SATYANARAYAN SINGH | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 1,612 | 5.8% |
| 6 | JAGESHWAR MAHATO | SHD | 931 | 3.3% |
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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safe1.9%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 20.6% · min 1.9% · max 54.7%
How contested is turnout?
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51%
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How crowded is the field?
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4.32
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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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4.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JAP 31.5%INC 29.7%CPI 16.3%IND 13.4%BJS 5.8%OTH 3.3%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED