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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 247 · 1980
Belaganj
Winner — 1980
SHATRUGHNA SHARAN SINGH
INC(U) 31.7%IND 29.0%18 others 39.4%
Votes
29,847
31.6% share
Winning margin
2,515
2.7% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
74.3%
of 1,26,919
A closely fought contest. SHATRUGHNA SHARAN SINGH won with a 2.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
20 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHATRUGHNA SHARAN SINGH | 29,847 | 31.6% | |
| 2 | MAHESH PD. YADAV | IND | 27,332 | 29.0% |
| 3 | PAUL ANAND LAL ALIAS ANAND PAUL | SSD | 14,354 | 15.2% |
| 4 | ABHIRAM SHARMA | Congress (I) | 12,649 | 13.4% |
| 5 | KRISHNA KUMAR SINGH | BJP | 6,078 | 6.5% |
| 6 | ARJUN PRASAD | 2,185 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | JATENDRA PD. SINGH | IND | 575 | 0.6% |
| 8 | SHAHRUDDIN | IND | 301 | 0.3% |
| 9 | SAHMBHU PD. SINGH | JNP(JP) | 172 | 0.2% |
| 10 | RAM JIWAN SINGH | IND | 158 | 0.2% |
| 11 | YOGENDRA KUMAR | JNP(SC) | 121 | 0.1% |
| 12 | MUNDRIKA SINGH NAYAK | JNP(SR) | 110 | 0.1% |
| 13 | RAMESHWAR PD. YADAV | IND | 77 | 0.1% |
| 14 | SATENDRA KU. SINGH | IND | 73 | 0.1% |
| 15 | UMESH KUMAR SINGH | IND | 72 | 0.1% |
| 16 | MD. NEHALUDIN | IND | 67 | 0.1% |
| 17 | VED NARAYAN SINGH | IND | 38 | 0.0% |
| 18 | BALYMIKI SHARMA | IND | 38 | 0.0% |
| 19 | SAHDEO PD. YADAV | IND | 25 | 0.0% |
| 20 | RAJDEO PD. VERMA | IND | 24 | 0.0% |
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 two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
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safe2.7%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 17.4% · min 2.7% · max 55.9%
How contested is turnout?
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70%
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How crowded is the field?
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2.84
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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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2.84EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(U) 31.6%IND 29.0%SSD 15.2%INC(I) 13.4%BJP 6.5%OTH 4.3%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED