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Barkatha

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Winner — 2000

BHUBNESHWAR PRASAD MEHTA
CPI· CPI
CPI 28.6%BJP 27.8%6 others 43.6%
Votes
33,169
28.6% share
Winning margin
875
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
59.8%
of 1,93,875

Barkatha was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 875 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHUBNESHWAR PRASAD MEHTA
CPI
CPI
33,16928.6%
2
KHAGENDRA PRASAD
BJP
NDA
32,29427.8%
3
JANKI YADAV
RJD
RJD
23,56220.3%
4
BASUDEO YADAV
INC
INC
16,39214.1%
5
TUKLAL NAYAK
BSP
BSP
5,4934.7%
6
BIRBAL PRASAD MEHTA
NCP
NCP
2,8632.5%
7
FULESHWAR RAM
IND
1,4971.3%
8
GAJANAND SINGH
IND
7190.6%

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
0.8%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 27.8% · min 0.8% · max 71.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.47
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
4.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 28.6%BJP 27.8%RJD 20.3%INC 14.1%OTH 9.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
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