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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 289 · 1995Reserved (ST)
Potka
Winner — 1995
HARI RAM SARDAR
JMM 24.6%INC 20.5%24 others 54.9%
Votes
28,699
24.6% share
Winning margin
4,744
4.1% of votes
Total candidates
26
Turnout
63.1%
of 1,85,313
A closely fought contest. HARI RAM SARDAR won with a 4.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
26 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARI RAM SARDAR | 28,699 | 24.6% | |
| 2 | BUDHARAM SOY | INC | 23,955 | 20.5% |
| 3 | KHELA RAM BESRA | BJP | 22,706 | 19.4% |
| 4 | SHASHADHAR HANSDA | Left | 7,447 | 6.4% |
| 5 | NARESH KUMAR MURMU | JMM(M) | 5,301 | 4.5% |
| 6 | SHYAMA PRASAD TUDU | IND | 4,181 | 3.6% |
| 7 | KUMAR KRISHNA MURMU | JKP | 4,167 | 3.6% |
| 8 | SAGEN HANSDA | JPP | 4,063 | 3.5% |
| 9 | KUMAR CHANDRA MARDI | IND | 3,233 | 2.8% |
| 10 | MENKA SARDAR | IND | 3,114 | 2.7% |
| 11 | SANATAN SARDAR | IND | 1,125 | 1.0% |
| 12 | KARU RAM MURMU | IND | 1,118 | 1.0% |
| 13 | ASTIK SARDAR | IND | 1,073 | 0.9% |
| 14 | BIRSA HEMBROM KUMAR | BPP | 1,023 | 0.9% |
| 15 | DINESH SARDAR | IND | 882 | 0.8% |
| 16 | MOHAN LAL SARDAR | IND | 866 | 0.7% |
| 17 | SHANKAR KALUNDIA | IND | 507 | 0.4% |
| 18 | ABHOY SHASHI RAM PANTHI RAM | IND | 503 | 0.4% |
| 19 | MRIGENDRA HANSDA | IND | 489 | 0.4% |
| 20 | ANIL KUMAR MURMU | IND | 478 | 0.4% |
| 21 | FUDAN HANSDA | IND | 422 | 0.4% |
| 22 | SHIWAN SINGH SARDAR | IND | 377 | 0.3% |
| 23 | SAYANATH BHOOMIJ | IND | 368 | 0.3% |
| 24 | UPENDRA NATH SARDAR | IND | 278 | 0.2% |
| 25 | ANAND KUMAR SOREN | IND | 271 | 0.2% |
| 26 | SRIKANT SARDAR | IND | 220 | 0.2% |
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.
A fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe4.1%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 21.9% · min 4.1% · max 56.8%
How contested is turnout?
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52%
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How crowded is the field?
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4.95
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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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4.95EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 24.6%INC 20.5%BJP 19.4%CPI 6.4%OTH 29.2%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED