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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 319 · 1977

Daltonganj

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Winner — 1977

PURAN CHAND
JNP· Janata
JNP 54.4%INC 20.5%5 others 25.1%
Votes
20,712
54.4% share
Winning margin
12,916
34.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
35.2%
of 1,07,997

Daltonganj is a safe seat — PURAN CHAND won by 34.0%.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1972 vs 1977

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PURAN CHAND
JNP
Janata
20,71254.4%
2
DINANATH TIWARY
INC
INC
7,79620.5%
3
BHUWNESHWAR PRASAD BAJPAI
CPI
Left
4,55112.0%
4
BHAGWAN CHAND PANDE
IND
1,9585.2%
5
TARKESHWAR AZAD
IND
1,2163.2%
6
HANSRAJ SINGH
IND
1,1753.1%
7
DILRAJ SINGH
IND
6411.7%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

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A fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
34.0%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 20.0% · min 7.0% · max 36.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
49%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.90
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
3.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 54.4%INC 20.5%CPI 12.0%IND 5.2%OTH 8.0%

Who ran, on record?

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