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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 281 · 2000

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Winner — 2000

JALESHWAR MAHATO
SAP· NDA (NDA)
SAP 42.6%INC 39.3%12 others 18.2%
Votes
51,391
42.6% share
Winning margin
3,953
3.3% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
59.2%
of 2,03,936

A closely fought contest. JALESHWAR MAHATO won with a 3.3% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JALESHWAR MAHATO
SAP
NDA (NDA)
51,39142.6%
2
OM PRAKASH LAL
INC
INC
47,43839.3%
3
SUKHDEO BIDROHI
RJD
RJD
9,4147.8%
4
SARYU RAM
BSP
BSP
2,7152.3%
5
MANSU PRASAD MAHATO
JMM
2,6112.2%
6
HALDHAR MAHATO
MCO
2,2131.8%
7
DURYODHAN RAWANI
SWJP
1,4791.2%
8
RAJ KISHORE RAWANI
AJBP
1,3491.1%
9
NISAR AHMAD
IND
8490.7%
10
JAGENDRA SINGH
IND
4570.4%
11
DINESH AZAD
IND
3590.3%
12
RAM ASHISH RAM
IND
1760.1%
13
SIRAJUDOULA MIA
IND
1660.1%
14
NOUSAD MIA
IND
1320.1%

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 two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.3%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 17.1% · min 1.0% · max 34.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.91
fewer partiesmore parties

How much NOTA?

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— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.91EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAP 42.6%INC 39.3%RJD 7.8%OTH 10.4%

Who ran, on record?

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