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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 287 · 1985
Baharagora
Winner — 1985
DEVI PADA UPADHYAY
CPI· Left
CPI 46.1%INC 44.4%4 others 9.5%
Votes
32,238
46.1% share
Winning margin
1,224
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
58.3%
of 1,19,997
Baharagora was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 1,224 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEVI PADA UPADHYAY | Left | 32,238 | 46.1% |
| 2 | BISHNU PADO GHOSH | INC | 31,014 | 44.4% |
| 3 | GYAN RANJAN MAHTO | 2,778 | 4.0% | |
| 4 | CHARU CHANDRA MANDI | IND | 1,951 | 2.8% |
| 5 | PURNO TUDU | IND | 1,375 | 2.0% |
| 6 | SATYA DOLAI | IND | 546 | 0.8% |
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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lean1.8%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 8.7% · min 1.2% · max 19.6%
How contested is turnout?
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69%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
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4.31
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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4.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 46.1%INC 44.4%OTH 9.5%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED