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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 308 · 1980Reserved (SC)
Kanke
Winner — 1980
RAM RATAN RAM
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 35.5%CPI 33.5%5 others 31.0%
Votes
13,986
35.5% share
Winning margin
813
2.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
29.4%
of 1,34,030
A closely fought contest. RAM RATAN RAM won with a 2.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM RATAN RAM |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 13,986 | 35.5% |
| 2 | B. D. RAM | Left | 13,173 | 33.5% |
| 3 | RAM CHANDRA NAYAK | BJP | 8,853 | 22.5% |
| 4 | HIRA RAM TUFANI | JNP(SC) | 1,832 | 4.7% |
| 5 | KISUN NAYAK | 648 | 1.6% | |
| 6 | VIBHUTI RAM AZAD | JNP(JP) | 477 | 1.2% |
| 7 | RAM KHILAWAN PASWAN | IND | 399 | 1.0% |
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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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safe2.1%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 16.3% · min 2.1% · max 33.4%
How contested is turnout?
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42%
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How crowded is the field?
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3.25
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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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3.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 35.5%CPI 33.5%BJP 22.5%OTH 8.5%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED