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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 268 · 1985
Mandu
Winner — 1985
TEK LAL MAHTO
IND
IND 39.7%INC 28.1%12 others 32.1%
Votes
22,545
39.7% share
Winning margin
6,573
11.6% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
38.8%
of 1,46,258
A clear win with a 11.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEK LAL MAHTO | IND | 22,545 | 39.7% |
| 2 | KAMLA CHAND UPADHAYA | INC | 15,972 | 28.1% |
| 3 | UNUS MAIN | IND | 5,078 | 8.9% |
| 4 | RAMANIKA GUPTA | Left | 4,710 | 8.3% |
| 5 | DWARIKA SINGH | IND | 2,135 | 3.8% |
| 6 | KHIRU MAHTO | Lok Dal | 1,885 | 3.3% |
| 7 | MD. QURESHI | BJP | 1,245 | 2.2% |
| 8 | ABDUL RAZAK | IND | 1,144 | 2.0% |
| 9 | MOTI RAM | IND | 721 | 1.3% |
| 10 | LALJEE MAHTO | IND | 396 | 0.7% |
| 11 | KEDAR PRASAD MAHATHA | IND | 317 | 0.6% |
| 12 | GOPAL SARAN SINGH | Janata | 251 | 0.4% |
| 13 | NITYA NAND SINGH | IND | 222 | 0.4% |
| 14 | BALRAM PRASAD SINHA | IND | 139 | 0.2% |
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.
A fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe11.6%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 20.6% · min 1.9% · max 54.7%
How contested is turnout?
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51%
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How crowded is the field?
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4.32
fewer partiesmore parties
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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4.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 39.7%INC 28.1%IND 8.9%CPM 8.3%OTH 14.9%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED