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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 278 · 1985
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Winner — 1985
RAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH
INC· INC
INC 40.6%CPI 27.5%12 others 31.9%
Votes
30,029
40.6% share
Winning margin
9,696
13.1% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
50.7%
of 1,45,759
A clear win with a 13.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH | INC | 30,029 | 40.6% |
| 2 | SHAFIQUE KHAN | Left | 20,333 | 27.5% |
| 3 | RAM DAS SINGH | BJP | 10,500 | 14.2% |
| 4 | HIMASU KUMAR | 5,102 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | SANTAN SINGH | Janata | 3,553 | 4.8% |
| 6 | ANIL KUMAR | Lok Dal | 1,565 | 2.1% |
| 7 | DHANESHWAR MAHTO | IND | 691 | 0.9% |
| 8 | KARAM CHAND NAYAK | IND | 594 | 0.8% |
| 9 | BADRI NATH PODAR | IND | 569 | 0.8% |
| 10 | SHARDAH NAND PANDEY | IND | 232 | 0.3% |
| 11 | J.C.MAHTO | IND | 222 | 0.3% |
| 12 | SUKH LAL MAHTO | IND | 216 | 0.3% |
| 13 | ANAT PRASAD MANDAL | IND | 160 | 0.2% |
| 14 | LALAN KUMAR SINGH AKELA | IND | 142 | 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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safe13.1%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 18.5% · min 0.6% · max 57.7%
How contested is turnout?
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55%
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How crowded is the field?
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4.37
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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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4.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 40.6%CPI 27.5%BJP 14.2%JMM 6.9%OTH 10.7%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED