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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 281 · 1985

Baghmara

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Winner — 1985

OM PRAKASH LAL
INC· INC
INC 49.8%JNP 15.4%15 others 34.8%
Votes
30,005
49.8% share
Winning margin
20,718
34.4% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
44.7%
of 1,34,701

Baghmara is a safe seat — OM PRAKASH LAL won by 34.4%.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1980 vs 1985

All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
OM PRAKASH LAL
INC
INC
30,00549.8%
2
RAGHUBANSH SINGH
JNP
Janata
9,28715.4%
3
SATYANDRA NARAIN SINGH
BJP
BJP
6,08710.1%
4
NARAIN MAHTO
IND
5,7119.5%
5
RATI LAL MAHATO
JMM
2,0093.3%
6
SIRAJUDDIN ANSARI
LKD
Lok Dal
1,8753.1%
7
BARHAN DAS
IND
1,1812.0%
8
BHAGWAN DAS
IND
8291.4%
9
DIP NARAIN SINGH
IND
7171.2%
10
VASANT RAM
IND
6931.1%
11
KESU GOUR
RSP
5921.0%
12
KISHORE SINGH
IND
3210.5%
13
HEMLAL BHUIYA
IND
2440.4%
14
SIRAJ MAIN
IND
2160.4%
15
SUCHAND RAWANI
IND
1730.3%
16
V.K.MUKHERJEE
IND
1510.3%
17
JOGESHWAR PRASAD
IND
1400.2%

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 two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
34.4%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 17.1% · min 1.0% · max 34.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.91
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
2.91EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.8%JNP 15.4%BJP 10.1%IND 9.5%OTH 15.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
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