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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 315 · 1995Reserved (ST)

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Winner — 1995

SADHNU BHAGAT
BJP· BJP
BJP 31.0%INC 28.2%14 others 40.8%
Votes
28,084
31.0% share
Winning margin
2,558
2.8% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
62.2%
of 1,45,610

A closely fought contest. SADHNU BHAGAT won with a 2.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SADHNU BHAGAT
BJP
BJP
28,08431.0%
2
INDRA NATH BHAGAT
INC
INC
25,52628.2%
3
JOKHAN BHAGAT
JD
Janata Dal
20,26022.4%
4
ABHAY KUJUR
JMM
2,5222.8%
5
EKUS DHAN
JMM(M)
2,2272.5%
6
AJAY KUMAR KUJUR
IND
2,1722.4%
7
KARMA ORAON
IND
1,5601.7%
8
PINJU BHAGAT
JPP
1,5211.7%
9
SHISHIR TOPPO
IND
1,4131.6%
10
ARUN ORAON
IND
1,2951.4%
11
GEORGE KUJUR
SAP
1,2401.4%
12
BASUDEO ORAON
IND
7620.8%
13
VIJAY KUMAR KHAKRA
JKP
7330.8%
14
BASANT KUMAR BESRA
IND
6270.7%
15
RAJENDRA ORAON
IND
4540.5%
16
SOMRA ORAON
IND
2010.2%

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
2.8%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 25.3% · min 1.8% · max 56.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
32%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.47
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
3.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 31.0%INC 28.2%JD 22.4%OTH 18.5%

Who ran, on record?

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