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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 279 · 1980

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Winner — 1980

AKLU RAM MAHTO
JNP(SC)
JNP(SC) 34.7%BJP 24.4%20 others 40.9%
Votes
32,969
34.7% share
Winning margin
9,824
10.3% of votes
Total candidates
22
Turnout
53.9%
of 1,76,208

A clear win with a 10.3% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

22 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AKLU RAM MAHTO
JNP(SC)
32,96934.7%
2
SAMRESH SINGH
BJP
BJP
23,14524.4%
3
GAYA SINGH
CPI
Left
15,14716.0%
4
PARMANAND TRIPATHI
INC(I)
Congress (I)
10,07310.6%
5
GOVIND RAM MAHTO
IND
8,4638.9%
6
RAGHUBIR YADAV
INC(U)
2,1152.2%
7
KAPILDEO SINGH
IND
3570.4%
8
TARKESHWAR DEY
SUC
3460.4%
9
RAMESH ROY
JKD
2780.3%
10
MOKHTAR AHMAD ANSARI
IND
2450.3%
11
B. K. TIWARI
IND
2400.3%
12
RAM AUTAR GUPTA
IND
2350.3%
13
S. N. KHAN
JNP(SR)
2300.2%
14
T. N. U. SAHI
IND
2270.2%
15
BALRAM MANJHI
IND
1790.2%
16
HARI SHANKAR PRASAD SINGH
IND
1310.1%
17
BHUNESHWAR SINGH
IND
1120.1%
18
MISHRI LAL JAISAWAL
IND
1120.1%
19
KAMLA SINGH
IND
1100.1%
20
DWARIKA NATH DWEBEDI
IND
740.1%
21
DEWAN MANJHI
IND
720.1%
22
MAHTAM PRASAD SINGH
IND
680.1%

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
lean
10.3%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 11.1% · min 0.3% · max 31.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
56%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.58
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
3.58EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP(SC) 34.7%BJP 24.4%CPI 16.0%INC(I) 10.6%IND 8.9%OTH 5.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
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