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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 246 · 1977

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Winner — 1977

JAGDISH SHARMA
JNP· Janata
JNP 54.0%CPI 44.8%2 others 1.2%
Votes
52,424
54.0% share
Winning margin
8,863
9.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
81.4%
of 1,19,289

A clear win with a 9.1% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAGDISH SHARMA
JNP
Janata
52,42454.0%
2
RAMASHRAY PD. ANSARI
CPI
Left
43,56144.9%
3
MD. HUSSAIN ANSARI
IND
7860.8%
4
GAJENDRA PRASAD
IND
3630.4%

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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An essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
9.1%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 15.8% · min 2.3% · max 41.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.00
fewer partiesmore parties

How much NOTA?

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Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 54.0%CPI 44.9%OTH 1.2%

Who ran, on record?

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