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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 304 · 1977

Silli

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Winner — 1977

RAJENDRA SINGH
CPM· Left
CPM 24.0%JNP 22.3%13 others 53.7%
Votes
8,261
24.0% share
Winning margin
581
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
39.1%
of 87,943

Silli was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 581 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJENDRA SINGH
CPM
Left
8,26124.0%
2
GOVIND CHANDRA MAHTO
JNP
Janata
7,68022.3%
3
RAM TAHAL CHOWDHURY
INC
INC
5,21215.1%
4
RAJA VIRENDRA NATH SINGHDEO
IND
4,65313.5%
5
RAMESHWAR MAHTO
FBL
2,9018.4%
6
LAKSHMAN SINGH MANKI
IND
1,0553.1%
7
LAKHAN SINGH MUNDA
IND
9742.8%
8
BASANT KUMAR MAHTO
JKP
9222.7%
9
DEVENDAR MAHTO
IND
5491.6%
10
ANIL CHOWDHURY
IND
5301.5%
11
VIPALAV NATH BHAGAT
IND
4491.3%
12
A.K. GHADATWAL
IND
4101.2%
13
HIRAMAL MAHTO
IND
3120.9%
14
MAHESHWAR SWANSI
IND
2840.8%
15
RAJAK KHAN
IND
2410.7%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

A fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.7%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 14.3% · min 1.7% · max 30.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.25
fewer partiesmore parties

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 24.0%JNP 22.3%INC 15.1%IND 13.5%FBL 8.4%OTH 16.6%

Who ran, on record?

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