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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 295 · 1995Reserved (ST)

Chaibasa

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Winner — 1995

JAWAHARLAL BANRA
BJP· BJP
BJP 20.5%INC 18.7%19 others 60.8%
Votes
16,299
20.5% share
Winning margin
1,418
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
21
Turnout
59.2%
of 1,34,469

Chaibasa was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 1,418 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

21 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAWAHARLAL BANRA
BJP
BJP
16,29920.5%
2
KRISHANA SUNDI
INC
INC
14,88118.7%
3
SONA DEOGAM
JMM(M)
13,03416.4%
4
HEBAR GURIA
JMM
10,33713.0%
5
DEEPAK BIRUA
IND
8,49410.7%
6
ANTU HEMBROM
JD
Janata Dal
6,3488.0%
7
ASMAN SUNDI
JPP
3,4454.3%
8
LAXMI SUMBURUI
IND
9601.2%
9
MAHABIR BIRULI
BPP
8741.1%
10
FELISH TIGGA
SAP
8511.1%
11
SANJOY BALMUCHU
IND
6530.8%
12
SUKHDEO BANRA
IND
6160.8%
13
JOGI SINGH LAGURI
IND
4520.6%
14
PATRASH TOPPNO
IND
4270.5%
15
SATARI BANRA
IND
4150.5%
16
MEWALAL HONHAGA
IND
3480.4%
17
JAMADAR PURTY
IND
3040.4%
18
SHIVARAM DORAIBURU
JKP
2620.3%
19
BIRANCHI BIRUA
JLF
2440.3%
20
SONARAM BODRA
IND
1960.3%
21
MADHU SUDAN SUNDI
IND
1920.2%

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
1.8%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 10.9% · min 0.7% · max 36.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.03
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
4.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 20.5%INC 18.7%JMM(M) 16.4%JMM 13.0%IND 10.7%JD 8.0%OTH 12.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
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