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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 264 · 1977Reserved (SC)

Chatra

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Winner — 1977

S. AHMAD SABR
JNP· Janata
JNP 36.2%IND 35.7%10 others 28.1%
Votes
11,653
36.2% share
Winning margin
176
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
29.8%
of 1,07,814

Chatra was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 176 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1972 vs 1977

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S. AHMAD SABR
JNP
Janata
11,65336.2%
2
PRAJAPALAK NATH SINGH
IND
11,47735.7%
3
CHANDRADEO PRASAD
IND
2,1436.7%
4
VRIJNANDAN UPADHYAY
INC
INC
1,4334.5%
5
LAKSHMI PRASAD SHUKLA
IND
1,2303.8%
6
CHATUR SINGH
IND
1,1583.6%
7
SHEONAND SINGH
IND
1,1543.6%
8
YUGAL KISHORE PRASAD
IND
9372.9%
9
RAMKISHORE JIT SINGH
IND
3291.0%
10
AWADH KISHORE YADAV
IND
2880.9%
11
SABIR MIAN
IND
2090.7%
12
BASDEO LAL AGRAWAL
IND
1410.4%

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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A two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.6%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 13.3% · min 0.6% · max 46.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
36%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.81
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
2.81EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 36.2%IND 35.7%IND 6.7%OTH 21.4%

Who ran, on record?

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