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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 306 · 1972Reserved (ST)

Gumla

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Winner — 1972

BAIRAGI ORAON
INC· Congress (R)
INC 37.9%BJS 19.3%6 others 42.8%
Votes
12,316
37.9% share
Winning margin
6,050
18.6% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
38.2%
of 84,996

Gumla is a safe seat — BAIRAGI ORAON won by 18.6%.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1969 vs 1972

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BAIRAGI ORAON
INC
Congress (R)
12,31637.9%
2
ROPNA ORAON
BJS
Grand Alliance
6,26619.3%
3
BENJAMIN SURIN
JKD
6,16919.0%
4
PATRAS BILUNG
NCO
3,61511.1%
5
LUIS BARLA
JKP
2,9479.1%
6
KHRISTANAND TOPNO
IND
6672.0%
7
SITARAM ORAON
IND
2850.9%
8
PRITAM KINDO
IND
1970.6%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

A two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
18.6%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 17.6% · min 1.5% · max 37.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
48%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.67
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
2.67EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 37.9%BJS 19.3%JKD 19.0%NCO 11.1%JKP 9.1%OTH 3.5%

Who ran, on record?

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