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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 303 · 1985Reserved (ST)

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Winner — 1985

SUSHILA KERKETTA
INC· INC
INC 42.7%IND 29.3%6 others 28.0%
Votes
17,282
42.7% share
Winning margin
5,438
13.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
41.6%
of 97,266

A clear win with a 13.4% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUSHILA KERKETTA
INC
INC
17,28242.7%
2
HERENJ JOHAN PAHAN
IND
11,84429.3%
3
KARIA MUNDA
BJP
BJP
7,74419.1%
4
CHHATRAPAL SINGH MUNDA
IND
1,8804.7%
5
RATNAKAR MUNDA
IND
6141.5%
6
FULMANI ORAON
IND
5761.4%
7
CHONHAS KHALKHO
JMM
3690.9%
8
HATHI RAM MUNDA
IND
1610.4%

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
13.4%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 19.2% · min 1.3% · max 54.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
56%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.72
fewer partiesmore parties

How much NOTA?

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Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.7%IND 29.3%BJP 19.1%OTH 8.9%

Who ran, on record?

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