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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 264 · 1985Reserved (SC)

Chatra

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Winner — 1985

MAHENDRA PRASAD SIGNH BHOGTA
BJP· BJP
BJP 47.7%INC 39.5%7 others 12.8%
Votes
22,981
47.7% share
Winning margin
3,967
8.2% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
35.7%
of 1,34,999

A clear win with a 8.2% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAHENDRA PRASAD SIGNH BHOGTA
BJP
BJP
22,98147.7%
2
NAND KISHORE PRASAD
INC
INC
19,01439.5%
3
JAGDHARI RAM
CPM
Left
3,0006.2%
4
MUSENDRA DAS
LKD
Lok Dal
1,0422.2%
5
FEKU DAS
IND
7101.5%
6
RAMCHANDRA BHANU
JNP
Janata
5111.1%
7
DEORAJ RAM
ICJ
4560.9%
8
HARICHAND BAITHA
IND
3030.6%
9
RAMSWARUP PASWAN
IND
1250.3%

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.

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A two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.2%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 13.3% · min 0.6% · max 46.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
36%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.81
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
2.81EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.7%INC 39.5%CPM 6.2%OTH 6.5%

Who ran, on record?

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