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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 281 · 1980

Baghmara

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Winner — 1980

SHANKAR DAYAL SINGH
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 56.7%IND 23.7%6 others 19.6%
Votes
35,949
56.7% share
Winning margin
20,949
33.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
50.5%
of 1,25,416

Baghmara is a safe seat — SHANKAR DAYAL SINGH won by 33.1%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHANKAR DAYAL SINGH
INC(I)
Congress (I)
35,94956.7%
2
BASDEO HAZARI
IND
15,00023.7%
3
GYANI MAHARANI
BJP
BJP
9,61715.2%
4
RAMUATAR CHOUHAN
JNP(SR)
1,2311.9%
5
NITYANAND DEO
JNP(JP)
5240.8%
6
GUNENDRA NATH PANDEY
IND
3840.6%
7
SABASHWAR MAHATO
IND
3580.6%
8
PALTU MAHATO
IND
3090.5%

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 two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
33.1%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 17.1% · min 1.0% · max 34.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.91
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
2.91EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 56.7%IND 23.7%BJP 15.2%OTH 4.4%

Who ran, on record?

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— NOT YET COMPUTED

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