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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 270 · 1980

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Winner — 1980

BHUWANESHWAR PRASAD MEHTA
CPI· Left
CPI 32.2%INC(I) 29.8%6 others 38.0%
Votes
18,482
32.2% share
Winning margin
1,389
2.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
49.4%
of 1,16,255

A closely fought contest. BHUWANESHWAR PRASAD MEHTA won with a 2.4% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHUWANESHWAR PRASAD MEHTA
CPI
Left
18,48232.2%
2
LALITA RAJYA LAXMI
INC(I)
Congress (I)
17,09329.8%
3
KHAGENDRA PRASAD
BJP
BJP
12,63422.0%
4
VISHWANATH MODI
JNP(SC)
3,5566.2%
5
ABDUL SAKUR
INC(U)
2,8755.0%
6
BULAKI GOPE
IND
1,5752.7%
7
BHOLA NATH SAHAY
JNP(JP)
7561.3%
8
SUKHDEO YADAV
IND
4260.7%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

A fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.4%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 27.8% · min 0.8% · max 71.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.47
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
4.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 32.2%INC(I) 29.8%BJP 22.0%JNP(SC) 6.2%INC(U) 5.0%OTH 4.8%

Who ran, on record?

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