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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 247 · 1977
Balaganj
Winner — 1977
SHAMBHU PRASAD SINGH
JNP· Janata
JNP 42.8%IND 26.0%16 others 31.2%
Votes
31,035
42.8% share
Winning margin
12,172
16.8% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
62.7%
of 1,15,662
Balaganj is a safe seat — SHAMBHU PRASAD SINGH won by 16.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
18 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAMBHU PRASAD SINGH | Janata | 31,035 | 42.8% |
| 2 | RAMESHWAR PRASAD | IND | 18,863 | 26.0% |
| 3 | PAUL ANAND LAL | SSD | 7,653 | 10.6% |
| 4 | SHANKAR PRASAD SHAHI | INC | 6,941 | 9.6% |
| 5 | YAMUNA SINGH | IND | 2,878 | 4.0% |
| 6 | JITENDRA PRASAD SINGH | IND | 1,737 | 2.4% |
| 7 | ASIK SADIK | IND | 1,075 | 1.5% |
| 8 | SITA RAM SAW | IND | 469 | 0.7% |
| 9 | SAYAD MOHIUDDIN | IND | 390 | 0.5% |
| 10 | GOPAL SINGH |  FBL | 325 | 0.5% |
| 11 | BHAGWAT SINGH | IND | 320 | 0.4% |
| 12 | SURESH KUMAR SINGH | IND | 194 | 0.3% |
| 13 | KAMTA SINGH | IND | 181 | 0.3% |
| 14 | JAGESHWAR SINGH AZAD | IND | 139 | 0.2% |
| 15 | NATHUN PRASAD SINGH | IND | 106 | 0.1% |
| 16 | JAGAR NATH SHARMA | IND | 99 | 0.1% |
| 17 | KAUSHAL KISHORE SHARMA | IND | 59 | 0.1% |
| 18 | PARMESHWAR SINGH | IND | 51 | 0.1% |
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.
A two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
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safe16.8%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 17.4% · min 2.7% · max 55.9%
How contested is turnout?
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70%
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How crowded is the field?
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2.84
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How much NOTA?
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— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
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324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.84EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 42.8%IND 26.0%SSD 10.6%INC 9.6%OTH 11.1%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED