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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 279 · 1972

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Winner — 1972

NIRMALENDU BHATTACHARYA
CPI· Left
CPI 25.5%CPM 21.9%11 others 52.6%
Votes
8,004
25.5% share
Winning margin
1,117
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
37.9%
of 82,852

A closely fought contest. NIRMALENDU BHATTACHARYA won with a 3.6% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NIRMALENDU BHATTACHARYA
CPI
Left
8,00425.5%
2
GOPI KANT BAKSHI
CPM
Left
6,88721.9%
3
BRIJ MOHAN SHARMA
IND
5,31716.9%
4
CHAWDRA DIP YADAV
HSD
2,5488.1%
5
CHURAMUN MAHATO
JKD
2,4187.7%
6
KRIPA SHANKAR CHATTERJEE
IND
1,5264.9%
7
ABHAYA CHARAN TEWARY
BJS
Grand Alliance
1,2744.1%
8
BABAN LAL
SOP
1,2664.0%
9
SITARAM BHUIYA
IND
5911.9%
10
MAHTTAM PRASAD SINGH
NCO
5851.9%
11
NANAL KISHORE PRASAD
IND
5541.8%
12
BALESHWAR RAI
FBL
3561.1%
13
PRITOSH CHATTERJEE
IND
880.3%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

A fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.6%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 11.1% · min 0.3% · max 31.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
56%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.58
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
3.58EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 25.5%CPM 21.9%IND 16.9%HSD 8.1%JKD 7.7%OTH 19.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
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