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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 257 · 1972
Gobindpur
Winner — 1972
AMARIT PRASAD
INC· Congress (R)
INC 38.2%IND 28.5%4 others 33.3%
Votes
25,303
38.2% share
Winning margin
6,375
9.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
54.8%
of 1,21,024
A clear win with a 9.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMARIT PRASAD | Congress (R) | 25,303 | 38.2% |
| 2 | LAKCHHAMI NARAYAN SINGH | IND | 18,928 | 28.5% |
| 3 | TEKNARAYAN PRASAD YADAV | IND | 11,498 | 17.3% |
| 4 | BHAGIRATH PRASAD YADAV | IND | 4,983 | 7.5% |
| 5 | BHATU MAHATO | 2,828 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | MAHABIR PRASAD YADAV | Grand Alliance | 2,770 | 4.2% |
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.
A two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe9.6%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 15.1% · min 1.1% · max 50.8%
How contested is turnout?
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76%
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How crowded is the field?
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2.36
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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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2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 38.2%IND 28.5%IND 17.3%IND 7.5%OTH 8.4%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED