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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 266 · 1985

Barkagaon

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Winner — 1985

RAMENDRA KUMAR
CPI· Left
CPI 42.0%INC 34.7%12 others 23.3%
Votes
31,481
42.0% share
Winning margin
5,436
7.3% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
46.5%
of 1,61,000

A clear win with a 7.3% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMENDRA KUMAR
CPI
Left
31,48142.0%
2
RAM KUMAR OJHA
INC
INC
26,04534.8%
3
DHANESHWAR MAHTO
JMM
4,6336.2%
4
RABINDRA KUMAR SINGH
BJP
BJP
3,3754.5%
5
BANSHI CHAMAR
IND
2,9894.0%
6
MIYA JAN MIAN
IND
1,8162.4%
7
SHI CHANDRA PRASAD
LKD
Lok Dal
1,5792.1%
8
SURENDRA PATHAK
JNP
Janata
7080.9%
9
SUKH SARAG MAHATO
IND
6840.9%
10
RAM SUNDER RAM
IND
5280.7%
11
DEEP RAM
IND
4940.7%
12
SHUDAMA RAM
IND
2440.3%
13
RAM KRISHAN AGARWAL
IND
2290.3%
14
R.P.CHOUDHARY
IND
1480.2%

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
7.3%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 19.0% · min 3.9% · max 51.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
47%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.47
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
4.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 42.0%INC 34.8%JMM 6.2%OTH 17.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
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