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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 300 · 1972Reserved (ST)
Khijri
Winner — 1972
UMRAO SADHO KUJUR
INC· Congress (R)
INC 41.1%BJS 16.2%9 others 42.7%
Votes
16,772
41.1% share
Winning margin
10,147
24.9% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
36.3%
of 1,12,478
Khijri is a safe seat — UMRAO SADHO KUJUR won by 24.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UMRAO SADHO KUJUR | Congress (R) | 16,772 | 41.1% |
| 2 | SUKHARI ORAON | Grand Alliance | 6,625 | 16.2% |
| 3 | MATIAS DEMTA | JKP | 6,049 | 14.8% |
| 4 | R. L. HORO | IND | 3,225 | 7.9% |
| 5 | DEVI PRASANNA SAZAIYAN | Left | 2,971 | 7.3% |
| 6 | FANINDRA NATH SAHI | 1,768 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | SURAJ NATH ORAON | 1,533 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | SOMNATH ORAON | JKD | 582 | 1.4% |
| 9 | CHHATRAPATI MAHABIR | IND | 551 | 1.4% |
| 10 | JOSEPHTIRKEY | 459 | 1.1% | |
| 11 | CHANDAR ORAON | IND | 265 | 0.7% |
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 two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe24.9%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 17.8% · min 5.5% · max 40.0%
How contested is turnout?
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61%
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How crowded is the field?
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2.57
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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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2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.1%BJS 16.2%JKP 14.8%IND 7.9%CPM 7.3%OTH 12.6%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED