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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 270 · 1972Reserved (SC)
Barkagaon
Winner — 1972
MAHESH RAM
BJS· Grand Alliance
BJS 52.5%INC 37.5%2 others 10.0%
Votes
11,904
52.5% share
Winning margin
3,396
15.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
22.2%
of 1,02,163
A clear win with a 15.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHESH RAM | Grand Alliance | 11,904 | 52.5% |
| 2 | ARJUN RAM | Congress (R) | 8,508 | 37.5% |
| 3 | SHYAM LAL RAM | IND | 1,135 | 5.0% |
| 4 | RAM DHARI RAM | JKD | 1,126 | 5.0% |
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 fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe15.0%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 27.8% · min 0.8% · max 71.7%
How contested is turnout?
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60%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
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4.47
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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4.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 52.5%INC 37.5%IND 5.0%OTH 5.0%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED