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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 253 · 1980Reserved (SC)
Bodh Gaya
Winner — 1980
BALIK RAM
CPI· Left
CPI 35.4%JNP(SC) 35.2%6 others 29.5%
Votes
21,913
35.4% share
Winning margin
115
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
60.6%
of 1,02,244
Bodh Gaya was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 115 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALIK RAM | Left | 21,913 | 35.4% |
| 2 | RAJESH KUMAR | JNP(SC) | 21,798 | 35.2% |
| 3 | NAGESHWAR PASWAN |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 14,379 | 23.2% |
| 4 | YAMUNA PRASAD | JNP(JP) | 2,632 | 4.3% |
| 5 | JOHAN RAM | BJP | 475 | 0.8% |
| 6 | SANICHAR BHUIAN | IND | 385 | 0.6% |
| 7 | RAMJEE MANJHI | 358 | 0.6% | |
| 8 | SITA RAM DUSADH | JNP(SR) | 44 | 0.1% |
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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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safe0.2%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 21.0% · min 0.2% · max 46.7%
How contested is turnout?
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58%
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How crowded is the field?
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3.53
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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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3.53EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 35.4%JNP(SC) 35.2%INC(I) 23.2%OTH 6.3%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED