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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 246 · 19572 seats · 1 SC
Chandil
Winner — 1957
DHANANJOY MAHTO
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
JATINDRA NATH RAJAK
IND· 10,531 votes
INC 21.5%IND 19.2%5 others 59.2%
Votes
12,463
21.5% share
Winning margin
1,331
2.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
27.9%
of 1,03,759
A closely fought contest. DHANANJOY MAHTO won with a 2.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHANANJOY MAHTO | 12,463 | 21.5% | |
| 2 | GOBARDHAN MAHTO | IND | 11,132 | 19.2% |
| 3 | JATINDRA NATH RAJAK | IND | 10,531 | 18.2% |
| 4 | NATHUNI RAM CHAMAR | 8,133 | 14.1% | |
| 5 | RAJKISHORE SINGH SARDAR | IND | 5,570 | 9.6% |
| 6 | CHAND PREM | JHP | 5,320 | 9.2% |
| 7 | KALIPADA HANSDA | JHP | 4,721 | 8.2% |
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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safe2.3%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 15.8% · min 2.3% · max 41.8%
How contested is turnout?
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80%
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How crowded is the field?
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2.00
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How much NOTA?
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— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
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318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 21.5%IND 19.2%IND 18.2%INC 14.1%IND 9.6%JHP 9.2%OTH 8.2%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED