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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 318 · 1980

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Winner — 1980

SANKTESHWAR SINGH
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 40.9%BJP 27.8%6 others 31.3%
Votes
17,558
40.9% share
Winning margin
5,642
13.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
42.6%
of 1,00,677

A clear win with a 13.1% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SANKTESHWAR SINGH
INC(I)
Congress (I)
17,55840.9%
2
HIRSHI KESH SINGH
BJP
BJP
11,91627.8%
3
LALU SINGH
CPI
Left
6,46515.1%
4
SUDESHWAR MEHTA
INC(U)
2,7636.4%
5
MOHAN SINGH
JNP(SC)
2,5686.0%
6
BALAKESHWAR SAO
JNP(SR)
8161.9%
7
BAHADUR SINGH
IND
5171.2%
8
DURYODHAN BAITHA
IND
3300.8%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

A fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
13.1%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 17.4% · min 0.1% · max 45.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
44%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
6.32
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
6.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 40.9%BJP 27.8%CPI 15.1%INC(U) 6.4%JNP(SC) 6.0%OTH 3.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
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