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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 271 · 2000

Dhanwar

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Winner — 2000

RABINDRA KR. RAY
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 25.6%CPI(ML)(L) 23.5%9 others 50.9%
Votes
34,145
25.6% share
Winning margin
2,841
2.1% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
66.9%
of 1,99,417

A closely fought contest. RABINDRA KR. RAY won with a 2.1% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RABINDRA KR. RAY
BJP
NDA (NDA)
34,14525.6%
2
RAJ KUMAR YADAV
CPI(ML)(L)
31,30423.5%
3
NIJAMUDDIN ANSARI
JMM
27,48020.6%
4
GURU SAHAY MAHTO
RJD
RJD
24,95018.7%
5
ARBIND CHOUDHARY
INC
INC
4,9163.7%
6
DAYANAND KR. SAO
SP
Samajwadi Party
4,5193.4%
7
UMESH MANDAL YADAV
NCP
NCP
3,3432.5%
8
ANAND KR. PANDEY
BJC(R)
1,2370.9%
9
BHIM CHANDRA PD. MAHTO
IND
5840.4%
10
MANOJ YADAV
BSP
BSP
5840.4%
11
DEVANAND SAO
IND
3100.2%

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
lean
2.1%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 14.1% · min 1.4% · max 51.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.97
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
4.97EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 25.6%CPI(ML)(L) 23.5%JMM 20.6%RJD 18.7%OTH 11.6%

Who ran, on record?

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