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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 255 · 2000Reserved (SC)
Fatehpur
Winner — 2000
SHYAMDEO PASWAN
RJD· RJD
RJD 52.2%JD(U) 27.2%10 others 20.6%
Votes
53,589
52.2% share
Winning margin
25,702
25.0% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
56.1%
of 1,83,030
Fatehpur is a safe seat — SHYAMDEO PASWAN won by 25.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHYAMDEO PASWAN | RJD | 53,589 | 52.2% |
| 2 | TAPESHWAR PRASAD | NDA | 27,887 | 27.2% |
| 3 | BARHO RAJBANSHI | IND | 6,249 | 6.1% |
| 4 | VIJAY KUMAR CHOUDHARY | NDA | 3,371 | 3.3% |
| 5 | JITENDRA KUMAR | INC | 3,050 | 3.0% |
| 6 | RAM PARIKSHIT MANJHI | IND | 2,461 | 2.4% |
| 7 | JANKI PASWAN | 1,729 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | KAMLA DEVI | BSP | 1,598 | 1.6% |
| 9 | DHARMENDRA KUMAR | IND | 1,016 | 1.0% |
| 10 | ANUP BHUIAN | IND | 766 | 0.8% |
| 11 | WACHO DEVI | IND | 539 | 0.5% |
| 12 | ARJUN MANJHI | IND | 420 | 0.4% |
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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 two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe25.0%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 15.4% · min 0.1% · max 44.2%
How contested is turnout?
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56%
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How crowded is the field?
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2.83
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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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2.83EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 52.2%JD(U) 27.2%IND 6.1%OTH 14.6%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED