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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 274 · 1985

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Winner — 1985

SALKHAN SOREN
JMM
JMM 33.6%BJP 26.3%7 others 40.1%
Votes
19,550
33.6% share
Winning margin
4,242
7.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
51.4%
of 1,13,103

A clear win with a 7.3% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SALKHAN SOREN
JMM
19,55033.6%
2
LAKSHMAN SWARNKAR
BJP
BJP
15,30826.3%
3
MD. ABU AKHTAR
INC
INC
9,98417.2%
4
YAKUF
CPI
Left
8,80915.2%
5
R.J.SINGH
JNP
Janata
1,1922.0%
6
PURAN DAS
IND
1,1852.0%
7
SATYA NAND SHARMA
LKD
Lok Dal
8771.5%
8
MAHENDRA PRASAD VERMA
IND
8761.5%
9
NAWAL KISHORE MANDILWAR
IND
3760.7%

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 fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
7.3%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 18.9% · min 4.8% · max 47.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.64
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
4.64EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 33.6%BJP 26.3%INC 17.2%CPI 15.2%OTH 7.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
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