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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 313 · 1972

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Winner — 1972

PURAN CHAND
SOP
SOP 44.3%CPI 31.1%3 others 24.6%
Votes
16,790
44.3% share
Winning margin
4,976
13.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
38.5%
of 98,574

A clear win with a 13.1% margin.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1969 vs 1972

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PURAN CHAND
SOP
16,79044.3%
2
BHUNESHWAR PRASAD BAJPAI
CPI
Left
11,81431.1%
3
SHYAM NARAIN DUBEY
BJS
Grand Alliance
7,24719.1%
4
BABU LAL RAM
JKP
1,2753.4%
5
SURAJ DEO SINGH
JKD
8042.1%

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.

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A fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
13.1%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 15.8% · min 8.3% · max 31.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
52%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.01
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
4.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SOP 44.3%CPI 31.1%BJS 19.1%OTH 5.5%

Who ran, on record?

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