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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 321 · 1985

Bhawanathpur

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Winner — 1985

RAJ RAJENDRA PRATAP DEO
INC· INC
INC 33.8%LKD 23.1%9 others 43.0%
Votes
19,254
33.8% share
Winning margin
6,086
10.7% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
41.6%
of 1,36,662

A clear win with a 10.7% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJ RAJENDRA PRATAP DEO
INC
INC
19,25433.8%
2
RAM CHANDRA PRASAD KESHARI
LKD
Lok Dal
13,16823.1%
3
SHARDA MAHESH PRASAD DEO
IND
9,35516.4%
4
GIRWAR PANDEY
JNP
Janata
3,9096.9%
5
KULDIP NARAYAN SINGH KUSHWAHA
IND
1,9473.4%
6
SHAMBHU NATH SINGH
BJP
BJP
1,9293.4%
7
KHUDI RAM
IND
1,9253.4%
8
MAHABIR SINGH
IND
1,8623.3%
9
KUMAR UMERNDRA PRATAP DEO
CPI
Left
1,8603.3%
10
GORAKH NATH PANDEY
IND
1,0111.8%
11
MUNESHWAR SINGH
IND
6901.2%

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
lean
10.7%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 13.2% · min 3.8% · max 39.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.47
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
4.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 33.8%LKD 23.1%IND 16.4%JNP 6.9%OTH 19.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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