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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 259 · 2000
Gobindpur
Winner — 2000
GAYATRI DEVI
RJD· RJD
RJD 34.6%SAP 27.9%15 others 37.4%
Votes
45,930
34.6% share
Winning margin
8,919
6.7% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
71.5%
of 1,85,562
A clear win with a 6.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
17 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GAYATRI DEVI | RJD | 45,930 | 34.6% |
| 2 | MOHAN SINGH | 37,011 | 27.9% | |
| 3 | KAUSHAL YADAV | INC | 29,885 | 22.5% |
| 4 | PROF. K. V. PRASAD | NDA | 7,778 | 5.9% |
| 5 | AMRIT PRASAD | BJC(R) | 5,349 | 4.0% |
| 6 | KRISHNA VALLAV YADAV | Samajwadi Party | 3,640 | 2.8% |
| 7 | SAVITRI DEVI | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,664 | 1.3% |
| 8 | SUBODH KUMAR | NCP | 319 | 0.2% |
| 9 | DHANESAR YADAV | IND | 281 | 0.2% |
| 10 | RAMASHRAY PRASAD | NDA | 211 | 0.2% |
| 11 | RENU SINHA | IND | 144 | 0.1% |
| 12 | BIRENDRA PRASAD | IND | 124 | 0.1% |
| 13 | GOWANK RAM | IND | 73 | 0.1% |
| 14 | SURENDRA YADAV | IND | 60 | 0.1% |
| 15 | AKHLU RAM | IND | 53 | 0.0% |
| 16 | AVDHESH SINGH | IND | 45 | 0.0% |
| 17 | VIDYANAND PRASAD | NDA | 31 | 0.0% |
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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 fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe6.7%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 15.0% · min 1.5% · max 45.2%
How contested is turnout?
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71%
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How crowded is the field?
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3.93
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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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3.93EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 34.6%SAP 27.9%INC 22.5%BJP 5.9%OTH 9.0%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED