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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 259 · 1977
Gobindpur
Winner — 1977
BHATU MAHTO
JNP· Janata
JNP 51.4%INC 38.9%6 others 9.7%
Votes
41,952
51.5% share
Winning margin
10,236
12.6% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
64.8%
of 1,25,745
A clear win with a 12.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHATU MAHTO | Janata | 41,952 | 51.5% |
| 2 | GAYATRI DEVI | INC | 31,716 | 38.9% |
| 3 | LAKSHMI NARAYAN SINGH | IND | 5,189 | 6.4% |
| 4 | NAWAB KHAN | IND | 946 | 1.2% |
| 5 | MAHABIR BHARTI | IND | 717 | 0.9% |
| 6 | RAMESHWAR PRASAD | IND | 488 | 0.6% |
| 7 | LALIT KUMAR | IND | 300 | 0.4% |
| 8 | RAGHUNANDAN PRASAD YADAV | IND | 233 | 0.3% |
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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safe12.6%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 15.0% · min 1.5% · max 45.2%
How contested is turnout?
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71%
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How crowded is the field?
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3.93
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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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3.93EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 51.5%INC 38.9%IND 6.4%OTH 3.3%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED