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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 289 · 1985Reserved (ST)
Potka
Winner — 1985
SONATAN SARDAR
INC· INC
INC 32.8%JMM 18.7%8 others 48.5%
Votes
13,937
32.8% share
Winning margin
6,007
14.2% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
31.9%
of 1,33,067
A clear win with a 14.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SONATAN SARDAR | INC | 13,937 | 32.8% |
| 2 | HARI RAM SARDAR | 7,930 | 18.7% | |
| 3 | ASTIK SARDAR | Left | 5,988 | 14.1% |
| 4 | KUMAR KRISHNA MURMU | IND | 5,127 | 12.1% |
| 5 | MEGH LAL TUDU | BJP | 3,410 | 8.0% |
| 6 | DHANI RAM TUDU | IND | 3,066 | 7.2% |
| 7 | KUWAR CHANDRA MARDI | Janata | 1,293 | 3.0% |
| 8 | PHOOLMANI PURTY | IND | 627 | 1.5% |
| 9 | BRIHAT MAJHI | IND | 542 | 1.3% |
| 10 | SANGRAI MARDI | IND | 526 | 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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safe14.2%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 21.9% · min 4.1% · max 56.8%
How contested is turnout?
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52%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
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4.95
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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4.95EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 32.8%JMM 18.7%CPI 14.1%IND 12.1%BJP 8.0%IND 7.2%OTH 7.0%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED