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Winner — 1980

RAJENDRA SINGH
CPM· Left
CPM 38.9%JNP(SC) 34.7%6 others 26.4%
Votes
20,000
38.9% share
Winning margin
2,149
4.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
49.9%
of 1,03,104

A closely fought contest. RAJENDRA SINGH won with a 4.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJENDRA SINGH
Left
20,00038.9%
2
RAMESHWAR MAHTO
JNP(SC)
17,85134.7%
3
RAJA VIRENDRA NATH SINGHDEO
JNP(JP)
5,30610.3%
4
HARINARAYAN PRASAD
INC(I)
Congress (I)
4,0017.8%
5
RAM TAHAL CHOWDHRY
BJP
2,8425.5%
6
VISHAN RAM MANJHI
JKD
1,0322.0%
7
RAJ KUMAR BHAGAT
IND
2970.6%
8
UMANAND SINGH
IND
1320.3%

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?

SEAT
lean
4.2%
NOT REPORTED
mean 14.3% · min 1.7% · max 30.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
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How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.25
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How much NOTA?

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NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 38.9%JNP(SC) 34.7%JNP(JP) 10.3%INC(I) 7.8%BJP 5.5%OTH 2.8%

Who ran, on record?

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