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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 259 · 1972

Dhanwar

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Winner — 1972

PUNIT RAI
INC· Congress (R)
INC 30.6%IND 28.1%6 others 41.2%
Votes
10,290
30.6% share
Winning margin
855
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
31.8%
of 1,05,547

A closely fought contest. PUNIT RAI won with a 2.5% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PUNIT RAI
INC
Congress (R)
10,29030.6%
2
JANARDAN RAI
IND
9,43528.1%
3
IBRAHIM ANSARI
IND
4,05212.1%
4
RAMESH PRASAD
SOP
2,8448.5%
5
HARI NARAIN PRABHAKAR
BJS
Grand Alliance
2,6928.0%
6
HARIHAR PRASAD SINGH
NCO
1,9955.9%
7
CHHOTU SINGH
IND
1,6745.0%
8
SARYU PRASAD
JKD
5911.8%

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
2.5%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 15.0% · min 1.5% · max 45.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.93
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
3.93EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 30.6%IND 28.1%IND 12.1%SOP 8.5%BJS 8.0%NCO 5.9%OTH 6.8%

Who ran, on record?

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