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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 321 · 1980
Bhawanathpur
Winner — 1980
SHANKAR PRATAP DEO
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 62.5%JNP(SC) 23.1%4 others 14.4%
Votes
35,238
62.5% share
Winning margin
22,233
39.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
46.3%
of 1,21,789
Bhawanathpur is a safe seat — SHANKAR PRATAP DEO won by 39.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHANKAR PRATAP DEO |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 35,238 | 62.5% |
| 2 | RAM CHANDRA PRASAD KOSH | JNP(SC) | 13,005 | 23.1% |
| 3 | GIRIVAR PANDEY | JNP(JP) | 4,706 | 8.3% |
| 4 | KEDAR NATH CHAUBEY | IND | 1,426 | 2.5% |
| 5 | PRADIP KUMAR | BJP | 1,265 | 2.2% |
| 6 | GANESH PRASAD VISHWAKARM | IND | 725 | 1.3% |
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?
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lean39.4%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 13.2% · min 3.8% · max 39.4%
How contested is turnout?
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59%
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How crowded is the field?
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4.47
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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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4.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 62.5%JNP(SC) 23.1%JNP(JP) 8.3%OTH 6.1%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED