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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 247 · 1972Reserved (SC)
Barachatti
Winner — 1972
MOHAN RAM
INC· Congress (R)
INC 43.1%SOP 30.4%2 others 26.5%
Votes
12,011
43.1% share
Winning margin
3,545
12.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
29.1%
of 95,833
A clear win with a 12.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOHAN RAM | Congress (R) | 12,011 | 43.1% |
| 2 | BHAGWATI DEVI | 8,466 | 30.4% | |
| 3 | VISHNU CHARAN BHARATI | 6,847 | 24.6% | |
| 4 | PRAYAG KUMAR | Grand Alliance | 550 | 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 two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe12.7%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 17.4% · min 2.7% · max 55.9%
How contested is turnout?
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70%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
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2.84
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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2.84EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.1%SOP 30.4%NCO 24.6%OTH 2.0%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED