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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 287 · 1980
Baharagora
Winner — 1980
DEVI PADA UPADHYAYA
CPI· Left
CPI 39.3%INC(I) 28.1%4 others 32.6%
Votes
24,334
39.3% share
Winning margin
6,902
11.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
56.0%
of 1,10,702
A clear win with a 11.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEVI PADA UPADHYAYA | Left | 24,334 | 39.3% |
| 2 | VISHNU PADA GHOSH |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 17,432 | 28.1% |
| 3 | DIJEN KUMAR SARANGI | JKD | 13,980 | 22.6% |
| 4 | BHUJANG BHUSHAN DAS | IND | 3,322 | 5.4% |
| 5 | HIRA LAL BHARATIYA | IND | 2,145 | 3.5% |
| 6 | CHHOTO LAL HANSDA | IND | 756 | 1.2% |
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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lean11.1%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 8.7% · min 1.2% · max 19.6%
How contested is turnout?
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69%
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How crowded is the field?
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4.31
fewer partiesmore parties
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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4.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 39.3%INC(I) 28.1%JKD 22.6%IND 5.4%OTH 4.7%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED