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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 287 · 2000

Baharagora

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Winner — 2000

DINESH KUMAR SARANGI
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 27.2%JMM 26.1%6 others 46.7%
Votes
30,186
27.2% share
Winning margin
1,301
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
68.6%
of 1,61,523

Baharagora was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 1,301 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1995 vs 2000

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DINESH KUMAR SARANGI
BJP
NDA (NDA)
30,18627.2%
2
BIDYUT MAHATO
JMM
28,88526.1%
3
DEVIPADA UPADHYAY
INC
INC
24,72222.3%
4
RABINDRA NATH DAS
CPI
21,88819.8%
5
DIBAKAR MARDI
CPM
3,0922.8%
6
BHUT NATH PATRA
IND
1,3751.2%
7
DAMAN HEMBRAM
AMB
3490.3%
8
KANAI LAL MURMU
IND
3310.3%

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
1.2%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 8.7% · min 1.2% · max 19.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.31
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
4.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 27.2%JMM 26.1%INC 22.3%CPI 19.8%OTH 4.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
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