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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 289 · 1977Reserved (ST)
Potka
Winner — 1977
SANATAN SARDAR
JNP· Janata
JNP 55.1%JKP 19.3%5 others 25.6%
Votes
15,995
55.1% share
Winning margin
10,391
35.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
27.0%
of 1,07,337
Potka is a safe seat — SANATAN SARDAR won by 35.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SANATAN SARDAR | Janata | 15,995 | 55.1% |
| 2 | SANATAN MANJNI | JKP | 5,604 | 19.3% |
| 3 | MIRGENDRA NANTH MAJHI | INC | 3,101 | 10.7% |
| 4 | K.K. MURMU | JKD | 2,473 | 8.5% |
| 5 | MAJHI RASRAJ TUDU | IND | 1,272 | 4.4% |
| 6 | ANPA MURMU | SUC | 310 | 1.1% |
| 7 | KALIN KISHORE SARDAR | IND | 274 | 0.9% |
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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safe35.8%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 21.9% · min 4.1% · max 56.8%
How contested is turnout?
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52%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
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4.95
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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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4.95EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 55.1%JKP 19.3%INC 10.7%JKD 8.5%OTH 6.4%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED