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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 252 · 1980

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Winner — 1980

MD. SHAHJAN
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 29.8%JNP(JP) 25.8%8 others 44.4%
Votes
22,758
29.8% share
Winning margin
3,103
4.1% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
64.7%
of 1,17,986

A closely fought contest. MD. SHAHJAN won with a 4.1% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MD. SHAHJAN
INC(I)
Congress (I)
22,75829.8%
2
SHANKAR DAYAL SINGH
JNP(JP)
19,65525.8%
3
UPENDRA NATH VARMA
JNP(SC)
16,76322.0%
4
JANKI YADAV
IND
12,51116.4%
5
BALBHADRA SINGH
BJP
BJP
1,5682.0%
6
RAMPATI SINGH
IND
1,3631.8%
7
JAI NARAYAN SINGH
IND
7681.0%
8
RAJ KUMAR YADAV
IND
5170.7%
9
GANAURI PRASAD SINGH
IND
2170.3%
10
JAN MOHAMAD KHAN
IND
2040.3%

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.

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A fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.1%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 15.4% · min 4.1% · max 59.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.08
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
4.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 29.8%JNP(JP) 25.8%JNP(SC) 22.0%IND 16.4%OTH 6.1%

Who ran, on record?

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