NandanpurAssembly by-election result, 1998
Sk. Dr. Omar Ali (CPM) won Nandanpur in the 1998 assembly by-election with 50.4% of the vote, beating Saumen Mahapatra (AITC) by 1,148 votes.
Seat boundaries were redrawn before the 1977 election. In 1972, seat no. 199 was Contai South. Seat boundaries were redrawn after 2006. From 2011, seat no. 199 is Pursurah. See the seat history for this ground's earlier results.
Winner
Nandanpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 1,148 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes · %Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SK. Dr. Omar Ali | 53,65750.4% | |
| 2 | Saumen Mahapatra  AITC | AITC | 52,50949.3% |
| 3 | Sri Tapan Kumar Maity IND | IND | 3120.3% |
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A close contest, an essentially two-way race.
How safe is this seat?
winning margin, share of votes
How many parties were really in the race?
CPM and AITC took 100% of the votes.
Parties in the race 2.01 Effective number of parties — counts each party by its share of the vote.
How did the vote split?
This seat number was reused from 2011. The district data on file describe the seat as contested from 2011, so they are not shown for earlier elections.
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