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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 262 · 1980
Kodarma
Winner — 1980
RAJENDRA NATH DAWN
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 47.6%INC(U) 22.4%6 others 30.0%
Votes
27,129
47.6% share
Winning margin
14,362
25.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
50.7%
of 1,12,366
Kodarma is a safe seat — RAJENDRA NATH DAWN won by 25.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJENDRA NATH DAWN |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 27,129 | 47.6% |
| 2 | RAMESH PRASAD YADAV | 12,767 | 22.4% | |
| 3 | ARJUN SAHU | JNP(SC) | 6,070 | 10.7% |
| 4 | RAMESH SINGH | JNP(JP) | 3,357 | 5.9% |
| 5 | DAMODAR SINGH | IND | 3,303 | 5.8% |
| 6 | SUKHDEO YADAV | BJP | 2,984 | 5.2% |
| 7 | GIRIJANANDAN PRASAD SINHA | IND | 1,043 | 1.8% |
| 8 | ARJUN MAHTO | 331 | 0.6% |
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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 two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe25.2%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 16.5% · min 5.6% · max 25.2%
How contested is turnout?
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63%
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How crowded is the field?
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2.62
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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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2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 47.6%INC(U) 22.4%JNP(SC) 10.7%JNP(JP) 5.9%IND 5.8%BJP 5.2%OTH 2.4%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED