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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 316 · 1985Reserved (SC)

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Winner — 1985

HARIDARSHAN RAM
INC· INC
INC 35.6%BJP 30.0%16 others 34.4%
Votes
8,233
35.6% share
Winning margin
1,312
5.7% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
22.0%
of 1,04,924

A clear win with a 5.7% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HARIDARSHAN RAM
INC
INC
8,23335.6%
2
RAMDEO RAM
BJP
BJP
6,92130.0%
3
K.K.PRIYADARSHNI
IND
2,1449.3%
4
LUNKA GANJHU
IND
1,4846.4%
5
RITA DEVI
IND
1,2725.5%
6
GOLAB CHAND RAM
IND
4101.8%
7
RAM BACHAN RAM
IND
3891.7%
8
JORAWAR RAM
LKD
Lok Dal
3811.6%
9
KANHAI RAM
IND
3451.5%
10
MAHABIR PAHAN
IND
3421.5%
11
LALJI RAM
IND
2961.3%
12
BIJOY KUMAR
IND
2661.1%
13
RAM LAGAN BHAGAT
IND
2461.1%
14
BIGU RAM
IND
1110.5%
15
RAM NARAIN AZAD
IND
950.4%
16
AYODHAYA RAJAK
IND
740.3%
17
BAIJNATH RAM
IND
460.2%
18
ANIL KUMAR HEMAIT
IND
410.2%

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 fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
5.7%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 16.8% · min 1.9% · max 65.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
17%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.88
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
4.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.6%BJP 30.0%IND 9.3%IND 6.4%IND 5.5%OTH 13.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
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