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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 276 · 1985
Dumri
Winner — 1985
SHIVA MAHTO
IND
IND 39.4%LKD 26.4%6 others 34.3%
Votes
21,082
39.4% share
Winning margin
6,973
13.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
46.1%
of 1,16,166
A clear win with a 13.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHIVA MAHTO | IND | 21,082 | 39.4% |
| 2 | LAL CHAND MAHTO | Lok Dal | 14,109 | 26.4% |
| 3 | GUL MOHAMMAD | IND | 6,378 | 11.9% |
| 4 | RAMDEO PRASAD YADAV | INC | 4,611 | 8.6% |
| 5 | GULAM RASOOL | Janata | 3,174 | 5.9% |
| 6 | ISHWAR PRASAD LOHANI | IND | 2,796 | 5.2% |
| 7 | RITLAL MAHTO | IND | 746 | 1.4% |
| 8 | HIRAMANI MAHTO | 646 | 1.2% |
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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safe13.0%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 16.9% · min 3.2% · max 47.0%
How contested is turnout?
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46%
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How crowded is the field?
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4.18
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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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4.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 39.4%LKD 26.4%IND 11.9%INC 8.6%JNP 5.9%IND 5.2%OTH 2.6%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED