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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 309 · 1977Reserved (ST)
Mandar
Winner — 1977
KARAM CHAND BHAGAT
INC· INC
INC 39.5%JNP 39.4%4 others 21.1%
Votes
18,157
39.5% share
Winning margin
31
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
40.2%
of 1,14,260
Mandar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 31 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KARAM CHAND BHAGAT | INC | 18,157 | 39.5% |
| 2 | KAILASH ORAON | Janata | 18,126 | 39.4% |
| 3 | JHON EKKA | IND | 4,933 | 10.7% |
| 4 | KOHAS GESANIUS PRABHUSHARAN TOPPO | IND | 2,188 | 4.8% |
| 5 | SAMUEL HORO | JKD | 1,459 | 3.2% |
| 6 | DAVID MUNJNI | JKP | 1,120 | 2.4% |
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.
A fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean0.1%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 11.3% · min 0.1% · max 37.7%
How contested is turnout?
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44%
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How crowded is the field?
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5.12
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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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5.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.5%JNP 39.4%IND 10.7%OTH 10.4%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED