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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 289 · 2000Reserved (ST)

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Winner — 2000

MENKA SARDAR
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 29.6%JMM 20.8%10 others 49.6%
Votes
30,132
29.6% share
Winning margin
8,897
8.7% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
51.9%
of 1,96,285

A clear win with a 8.7% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MENKA SARDAR
BJP
NDA (NDA)
30,13229.6%
2
KRISHNA MARDI
JMM
21,23520.8%
3
SURYA SINGH BESRA
IND
20,42120.1%
4
HARI RAM SARDAR
INC
INC
16,68316.4%
5
GUNADHAR SINGH
CPI
4,1344.1%
6
AASTIK SARDAR
RJD
RJD
4,1274.0%
7
BABULAL MURMU
SP
Samajwadi Party
2,1962.2%
8
LAXMAN MURMU
IND
1,0401.0%
9
SALUKA TIU
IND
7790.8%
10
LAXMAN KISKU
JKP
5630.6%
11
HIKIM CHANDRA TUDU
BSP
BSP
3530.3%
12
AMULYA SINGH
IND
2110.2%

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.

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A fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.7%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 21.9% · min 4.1% · max 56.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
52%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.95
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
4.95EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 29.6%JMM 20.8%IND 20.1%INC 16.4%OTH 13.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
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