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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 252 · 1972

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Winner — 1972

MAHESHWARI PRASAD SINGH
NCO
NCO 42.1%IND 28.0%5 others 29.9%
Votes
33,394
42.1% share
Winning margin
11,183
14.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
65.1%
of 1,21,779

A clear win with a 14.1% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAHESHWARI PRASAD SINGH
NCO
33,39442.1%
2
KISHORI PRASAD
IND
22,21128.0%
3
URMILA DEVI
INC
Congress (R)
18,68523.6%
4
BABU LAL SINGH
BJS
Grand Alliance
2,2532.8%
5
RAM PRASAD YADAV
IND
1,9482.5%
6
PRASIDH SINGH
SOP
6360.8%
7
HARDWAR SINGH
SWA
Grand Alliance
1730.2%

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.

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A fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
14.1%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 15.4% · min 4.1% · max 59.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.08
fewer partiesmore parties

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NCO 42.1%IND 28.0%INC 23.6%OTH 6.3%

Who ran, on record?

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