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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 275 · 1972
Topchanchi
Winner — 1972
SHANKAR DAYAL SINGH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 61.2%BJS 23.9%4 others 14.9%
Votes
27,017
61.2% share
Winning margin
16,442
37.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
49.0%
of 90,204
Topchanchi is a safe seat — SHANKAR DAYAL SINGH won by 37.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHANKAR DAYAL SINGH | Congress (R) | 27,017 | 61.2% |
| 2 | PURNENDU NARAIN SINGH | Grand Alliance | 10,575 | 23.9% |
| 3 | BARHAN DAS | IND | 2,472 | 5.6% |
| 4 | JANKI PD. KEBAT | JKD | 1,594 | 3.6% |
| 5 | M. A. ZAFAR ANSARI | 1,416 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | KAMESHWAR JHA | 1,098 | 2.5% |
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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lean37.2%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 15.0% · min 1.1% · max 37.2%
How contested is turnout?
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49%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
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5.03
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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5.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 61.2%BJS 23.9%IND 5.6%OTH 9.3%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED