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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 299 · 1985Reserved (ST)
Chakradharpur
Winner — 1985
JAGARNATH BAKIRA
BJP· BJP
BJP 30.3%INC 29.1%7 others 40.6%
Votes
12,653
30.3% share
Winning margin
505
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
42.0%
of 99,412
Chakradharpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 505 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAGARNATH BAKIRA | BJP | 12,653 | 30.3% |
| 2 | MAN RAI SINGH BODRA | INC | 12,148 | 29.1% |
| 3 | MACHUA GAGRAI | 8,325 | 19.9% | |
| 4 | RAM RAI GAGRAI | IND | 4,113 | 9.8% |
| 5 | THOMAS PURTY | IND | 1,625 | 3.9% |
| 6 | SOMNATH KUNTIYA | Left | 1,385 | 3.3% |
| 7 | RAM LAL HO | IND | 643 | 1.5% |
| 8 | PRADHAN JAMUNDA | Lok Dal | 636 | 1.5% |
| 9 | MANU KERAI | IND | 249 | 0.6% |
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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safe1.2%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 16.0% · min 1.2% · max 37.9%
How contested is turnout?
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60%
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How crowded is the field?
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4.62
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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4.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 30.3%INC 29.1%JMM 19.9%IND 9.8%OTH 10.9%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED