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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 277 · 1972
Dhanbad
Winner — 1972
CHINMOY MUKHERJEE
CPI· Left
CPI 57.3%NCO 14.4%6 others 28.3%
Votes
24,744
57.3% share
Winning margin
18,509
42.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
44.4%
of 97,420
Dhanbad is a safe seat — CHINMOY MUKHERJEE won by 42.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHINMOY MUKHERJEE | Left | 24,744 | 57.3% |
| 2 | BRAHMADEO SINGH SHARMA | 6,235 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | SUDHINDER CHANDRA MALIK | Grand Alliance | 4,496 | 10.4% |
| 4 | JAINUL HAQUE | IND | 3,503 | 8.1% |
| 5 | RAMNANDAN SINGH YADAV | IND | 2,902 | 6.7% |
| 6 | ANAND MOHAN VARMA | 575 | 1.3% | |
| 7 | DHARIKA PRASAD SHARMA | IND | 515 | 1.2% |
| 8 | M. SAFI | IND | 241 | 0.6% |
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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safe42.8%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 20.5% · min 0.6% · max 58.1%
How contested is turnout?
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52%
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How crowded is the field?
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3.57
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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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3.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 57.3%NCO 14.4%BJS 10.4%IND 8.1%IND 6.7%OTH 3.1%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED