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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 267 · 1980
Ramgarh
Winner — 1980
ARJUN RAM
JMM 41.6%CPI 24.6%6 others 33.8%
Votes
24,154
41.6% share
Winning margin
9,886
17.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
51.6%
of 1,12,495
Ramgarh is a safe seat — ARJUN RAM won by 17.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARJUN RAM | 24,154 | 41.6% | |
| 2 | SABIR AHMAD | Left | 14,268 | 24.6% |
| 3 | HAFIZ HABIBUR RAHMAN | Congress (I) | 11,256 | 19.4% |
| 4 | SHAMBHU NATH MAHTO | BJP | 6,227 | 10.7% |
| 5 | ISHWAR SAHU | IND | 705 | 1.2% |
| 6 | KAILASH VIHARI | JNP(SC) | 695 | 1.2% |
| 7 | AYODHYA SHARMA SUDHAKAR | JNP(JP) | 422 | 0.7% |
| 8 | YAMUNA PRASAD SHARMA | IND | 344 | 0.6% |
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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lean17.0%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 12.3% · min 0.7% · max 37.0%
How contested is turnout?
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62%
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How crowded is the field?
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4.12
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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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4.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 41.6%CPI 24.6%INC(I) 19.4%BJP 10.7%OTH 3.7%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED