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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 314 · 1972
Garhwa
Winner — 1972
AWADH KISHORE TIWARI
INC· Congress (R)
INC 31.7%SOP 30.3%4 others 38.0%
Votes
11,768
31.7% share
Winning margin
523
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
40.6%
of 91,585
Garhwa was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 523 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AWADH KISHORE TIWARI | Congress (R) | 11,768 | 31.7% |
| 2 | VINOD NARAIN DIXIT | 11,245 | 30.3% | |
| 3 | GOPINATH SINGH | Grand Alliance | 10,863 | 29.2% |
| 4 | BHUNSHWAR CHAUBEY | 1,997 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | MOTI CHAND | IND | 639 | 1.7% |
| 6 | PARSAN KUMAR DUBEY | JKP | 634 | 1.7% |
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 fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe1.4%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 22.7% · min 1.4% · max 65.0%
How contested is turnout?
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34%
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How crowded is the field?
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3.34
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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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3.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 31.7%SOP 30.3%BJS 29.2%NCO 5.4%OTH 3.4%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED