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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 318 · 1985
Panki
Winner — 1985
SANKTESHWAR SINGH
INC· INC
INC 52.1%CPI 11.7%11 others 36.2%
Votes
26,783
52.1% share
Winning margin
20,766
40.4% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
45.5%
of 1,12,924
Panki is a safe seat — SANKTESHWAR SINGH won by 40.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SANKTESHWAR SINGH | INC | 26,783 | 52.1% |
| 2 | LALLU SINGH | Left | 6,017 | 11.7% |
| 3 | INDRAJIT SINGH | Left | 4,604 | 9.0% |
| 4 | VIRENDRA ARUN | BJP | 4,026 | 7.8% |
| 5 | MADHU SINGH | IND | 2,847 | 5.5% |
| 6 | BHAGWATI SINGH | IND | 2,447 | 4.8% |
| 7 | MOHAN SINGH | Janata | 1,269 | 2.5% |
| 8 | BABAN NARAIN CHAUBEY | Lok Dal | 747 | 1.4% |
| 9 | KAMAL KISHORE PANDEY | IND | 700 | 1.4% |
| 10 | CHATURGUN RAM | IND | 630 | 1.2% |
| 11 | DEO RAM MAHTO | IND | 552 | 1.1% |
| 12 | JAGDISH SINGH | IND | 471 | 0.9% |
| 13 | PANT KUMAR GIRI | ICJ | 313 | 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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safe40.4%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 17.4% · min 0.1% · max 45.2%
How contested is turnout?
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44%
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How crowded is the field?
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6.32
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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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6.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 52.1%CPI 11.7%CPM 9.0%BJP 7.8%IND 5.5%OTH 13.9%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED