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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 261 · 1956 by-elections

Para and Chas

Winner — 1956 by-elections

S. SHARMA
INC 44.2%IND 28.4%1 others 27.4%
Votes
9,671
44.2% share
Winning margin
3,443
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
3

Para and Chas was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 3,443 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S. SHARMA
9,6710.0%
2
P.C. MAHATTO
IND
6,2280.0%
3
S.P. SINGHA
IND
5,9980.0%

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.

A fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.0%
NOT REPORTED
mean 13.5% · min 0.4% · max 46.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
5.46
fewer partiesmore parties

How much NOTA?

SEAT
NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
2 seats · 2 majority

How did the vote split?

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DOESN'T APPLY

Who ran, on record?

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NOT YET COMPUTED

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