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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 312 · 1980Reserved (ST)

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Winner — 1980

MIRMAL KUMAR DESRA
BJP· BJP
BJP 41.7%INC(I) 31.6%5 others 26.8%
Votes
12,084
41.7% share
Winning margin
2,929
10.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
27.4%
of 1,05,964

A clear win with a 10.1% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MIRMAL KUMAR DESRA
BJP
BJP
12,08441.7%
2
SIMON TIGGA
INC(I)
Congress (I)
9,15531.6%
3
VICTOR ORAON
IND
4,38615.1%
4
MARSHAL KULLU
IND
2,0817.2%
5
GAJADHAR GOND
JNP(SC)
5601.9%
6
STANISLAS KIDO
IND
4911.7%
7
KARLUS KHARIA
IND
2390.8%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

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A two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
10.1%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 16.6% · min 1.8% · max 57.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
49%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.98
fewer partiesmore parties

How much NOTA?

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Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.98EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 41.7%INC(I) 31.6%IND 15.1%IND 7.2%OTH 4.4%

Who ran, on record?

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