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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 288 · 1972

Sakaikella

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Winner — 1972

SHATBHANU SINGHDEO
INC· Congress (R)
INC 34.4%JKP 33.6%10 others 31.9%
Votes
13,228
34.4% share
Winning margin
299
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
38.0%
of 1,01,129

Sakaikella was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 299 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHATBHANU SINGHDEO
INC
Congress (R)
13,22834.4%
2
BANBIHARI MAHTO
JKP
12,92933.6%
3
PRASANNA KUMAR MURMU
BJS
Grand Alliance
4,21311.0%
4
BINOD BIHARI RATH
IND
2,2765.9%
5
NITYANAND MAHTO
FBL
1,4123.7%
6
DEBLAL PRADHAN
IND
1,1363.0%
7
GAYA DUTTA MAHTO
IND
8582.2%
8
BHAGAT PRASAD MAJHI
IND
7101.9%
9
SADHU CHARAN KALUNDIA
JKD
6351.6%
10
BANGLO MATHI
IND
5321.4%
11
JOYTINDRA NATH MAHANT
SWA
Grand Alliance
2890.8%
12
BAURI BANDHU MATHO
IND
2060.5%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

A fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.8%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 15.4% · min 0.8% · max 37.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.20
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
3.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 34.4%JKP 33.6%BJS 11.0%IND 5.9%OTH 15.0%

Who ran, on record?

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