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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 298 · 1980Reserved (ST)

Manoharpur

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Winner — 1980

RATNAKAR NAYAK
BJP· BJP
BJP 29.4%JMM 25.9%5 others 44.8%
Votes
7,257
29.4% share
Winning margin
862
3.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
26.8%
of 92,226

A closely fought contest. RATNAKAR NAYAK won with a 3.5% margin.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1977 vs 1980

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RATNAKAR NAYAK
BJP
BJP
7,25729.4%
2
MACHUWA GAGRAI
JMM
6,39525.9%
3
RAUL BHENGRA
IND
5,51422.3%
4
DURGA PRASAD JAMUDA
IND
4,70719.1%
5
JUSTIN RICHARD
IND
4701.9%
6
RAM SINGH CHAMPIA
IND
2310.9%
7
SURENDRA BOIPAI
JKD
1380.6%

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.

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A fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.5%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 15.6% · min 0.3% · max 33.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.51
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
4.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 29.4%JMM 25.9%IND 22.3%IND 19.1%OTH 3.4%

Who ran, on record?

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