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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 279 · 1977
Bokaro
Winner — 1977
SAMRESH SINGH
IND
IND 22.7%JNP 22.3%24 others 55.0%
Votes
10,356
22.7% share
Winning margin
205
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
26
Turnout
36.2%
of 1,25,867
Bokaro was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 205 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
26 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAMRESH SINGH | IND | 10,356 | 22.7% |
| 2 | IMAMUL HAI KHAN | Janata | 10,151 | 22.3% |
| 3 | VAN MALI SINGH | INC | 7,163 | 15.7% |
| 4 | AKLOO RAM MAHTO | IND | 6,088 | 13.4% |
| 5 | KAMESHWAR JHA | IND | 2,014 | 4.4% |
| 6 | GOBIND MAHTO | IND | 1,980 | 4.3% |
| 7 | BALRAM MANJHI | IND | 1,627 | 3.6% |
| 8 | H.R. BHAKTA | IND | 1,593 | 3.5% |
| 9 | VIRENDRA SINGH | IND | 948 | 2.1% |
| 10 | RAMTA PRASAD SINGH | IND | 772 | 1.7% |
| 11 | A.P.SHARMA | IND | 527 | 1.2% |
| 12 | LAL BABU ANSARI | IND | 395 | 0.9% |
| 13 | KAILASH PRASAD SISKI | IND | 321 | 0.7% |
| 14 | RAM DAYAL YADAV | IND | 262 | 0.6% |
| 15 | ARUN KISHOR SHRIVASTAVA | IND | 247 | 0.5% |
| 16 | VASANTI DEVI | IND | 207 | 0.5% |
| 17 | BAWNESHWAR PRASAD SINGH 'BAGI' | SSD | 160 | 0.3% |
| 18 | RAJENDRA PRASAD UPADHYAY | PBI | 157 | 0.3% |
| 19 | K.N. ROY | IND | 109 | 0.2% |
| 20 | RAM LAKSHMAN SINGH | IND | 94 | 0.2% |
| 21 | MISHRI LAL JAISWAL | IND | 86 | 0.2% |
| 22 | BAL KAVI ARYA | IND | 83 | 0.2% |
| 23 | SHIV YATAN SINGH | IND | 80 | 0.2% |
| 24 | PARAS NATH TIWARI | IND | 56 | 0.1% |
| 25 | SURYA KANT ROY | IND | 46 | 0.1% |
| 26 | SUDAMA PRASAD YADAVA | IND | 28 | 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 fragmented field.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
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lean0.5%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 11.1% · min 0.3% · max 31.8%
How contested is turnout?
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56%
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How crowded is the field?
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3.58
fewer partiesmore parties
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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3.58EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 22.7%JNP 22.3%INC 15.7%IND 13.4%OTH 25.9%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED