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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 319 · 1985

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Winner — 1985

ISHWAR CHANDRA PANDEY
INC· INC
INC 39.4%BJP 32.4%15 others 28.2%
Votes
22,664
39.4% share
Winning margin
4,053
7.0% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
40.0%
of 1,43,921

A clear win with a 7.0% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ISHWAR CHANDRA PANDEY
INC
INC
22,66439.4%
2
INDER SINGH NAMDHARI
BJP
BJP
18,61132.4%
3
SHAILENDRA KUMAR
CPI
Left
4,6288.1%
4
PURAN CHAND
LKD
Lok Dal
3,5566.2%
5
SRIPATI SINGH
JNP
Janata
2,0773.6%
6
SANTANU SUKLA
IND
1,9233.3%
7
KEWAL TOPO
IND
1,4112.5%
8
BALESHWAR RAM
IND
6031.1%
9
KAMESHWAR TIWARI
IND
4400.8%
10
ASHOK KUMAR SINHA
IND
4190.7%
11
SHYAM NARAYAN SINGH
IND
2840.5%
12
SHAMBHU SHARAN PRASAD
IND
2340.4%
13
MOHAN YADAV
IND
1490.3%
14
RAMNARESHRAM
IND
1460.3%
15
SOMNATH PANDEY
IND
1430.3%
16
YUDHISTHIR TIWARI
IND
1080.2%
17
MUSHAN SUKLA
IND
960.2%

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
7.0%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 20.0% · min 7.0% · max 36.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
49%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.90
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
3.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.4%BJP 32.4%CPI 8.1%LKD 6.2%OTH 14.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
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