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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 315 · 1972
Bhawanathpur
Winner — 1972
SHANKER PRATAP DEO
INC· Congress (R)
INC 60.1%SOP 30.6%2 others 9.3%
Votes
28,540
60.1% share
Winning margin
14,038
29.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
50.0%
of 94,982
Bhawanathpur is a safe seat — SHANKER PRATAP DEO won by 29.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHANKER PRATAP DEO | Congress (R) | 28,540 | 60.1% |
| 2 | LAL HEMENDRA DEHATI | 14,502 | 30.6% | |
| 3 | VIJENDRA NATH SAHI | Grand Alliance | 4,064 | 8.6% |
| 4 | BAJKISHORE SINGH | JKP | 343 | 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 fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe29.6%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 25.3% · min 1.8% · max 56.0%
How contested is turnout?
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32%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
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3.47
fewer partiesmore parties
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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3.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 60.1%SOP 30.6%BJS 8.6%OTH 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED