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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 283 · 2000 by-elections
Nirsa
Winner — 2000 by-elections
Arup Chaterjee
MCO
MCO 48.7%FBL 35.2%2 others 16.1%
Votes
58,241
48.7% share
Winning margin
16,204
13.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
A clear win with a 13.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arup Chaterjee | MCO | 58,241 | 48.7% |
| 2 | Subrat Sengupta |  FBL | 42,037 | 35.2% |
| 3 | Ashok Mandal | 19,013 | 15.9% | |
| 4 | Md. Farukh | IND | 209 | 0.2% |
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.
An essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean13.6%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 14.6% · min 0.6% · max 53.8%
How contested is turnout?
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57%
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How crowded is the field?
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1.64
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How much NOTA?
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— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
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3 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
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1.64EFFECTIVE PARTIES
MCO 48.7%FBL 35.2%BJP 15.9%OTH 0.2%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED