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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 306 · 1996 by-elections
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Winner — 1996 by-elections
Chandreshwar Prasad Singh
BJP 40.3%JD 34.4%19 others 25.3%
Votes
46,513
40.3% share
Winning margin
6,851
5.9% of votes
Total candidates
21
A clear win with a 5.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
21 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chandreshwar Prasad Singh | 46,513 | 40.3% | |
| 2 | Jai Singh Yadav | 39,662 | 34.4% | |
| 3 | R P Raja | 23,896 | 20.7% | |
| 4 | Bhuneshwar Anuj | 1,258 | 1.1% | |
| 5 | Raju Mahto | JPP | 773 | 0.7% |
| 6 | Dharmraj Yadav |  FBL | 558 | 0.5% |
| 7 | Mansoor Alam | IND | 465 | 0.4% |
| 8 | Suresh Sharma | IND | 405 | 0.3% |
| 9 | Somnath Oraon | JP | 354 | 0.3% |
| 10 | Teja Singh | IND | 302 | 0.3% |
| 11 | Satyadeo Sahu | IND | 250 | 0.2% |
| 12 | Azam Ahamd | IND | 190 | 0.2% |
| 13 | Praveen Prabhakar | IND | 163 | 0.1% |
| 14 | Alim Khan | IND | 139 | 0.1% |
| 15 | Vimal Kumar Poddar | IND | 104 | 0.1% |
| 16 | Meera Kumari | IND | 84 | 0.1% |
| 17 | Matloob Imam | AIIC(T) | 63 | 0.1% |
| 18 | Dinesh Singh | IND | 62 | 0.1% |
| 19 | Kalim | IND | 58 | 0.1% |
| 20 | Abha Roba | IND | 55 | 0.1% |
| 21 | Kapil Nath Sahu | IND | 40 | 0.0% |
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 two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe5.9%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 17.6% · min 1.5% · max 37.6%
How contested is turnout?
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48%
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How crowded is the field?
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2.67
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How much NOTA?
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— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
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14 seats · 8 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.67EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 40.3%JD 34.4%INC 20.7%OTH 4.6%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED