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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 245 · 1977
Bhojpur
Winner — 1977
PARAB CHAND LAKHMICHAND
JNP· Janata
JNP 45.5%INC 22.5%7 others 32.0%
Votes
19,389
45.5% share
Winning margin
9,790
23.0% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
59.5%
of 71,679
Bhojpur is a safe seat — PARAB CHAND LAKHMICHAND won by 23.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARAB CHAND LAKHMICHAND | Janata | 19,389 | 45.5% |
| 2 | GULAB CHAND MULCHAND | INC | 9,599 | 22.5% |
| 3 | CHAUHANSINGH BHAWANISINGH | IND | 8,479 | 19.9% |
| 4 | KAMAR MAJID | IND | 1,729 | 4.0% |
| 5 | SHAHID MD. KHAN | IND | 1,037 | 2.4% |
| 6 | KAMALSINGH POORANSINGH | IND | 812 | 1.9% |
| 7 | BHEYALAL GANESH RAM | IND | 774 | 1.8% |
| 8 | SULTAN MD. KHAN | IND | 727 | 1.7% |
| 9 | LAL SINGH | IND | 99 | 0.2% |
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.
An essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe23.0%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 22.1% · min 12.4% · max 29.6%
How contested is turnout?
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59%
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How crowded is the field?
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2.15
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How much NOTA?
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— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
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320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 45.5%INC 22.5%IND 19.9%OTH 12.1%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED