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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 246 · 1962
Imamganj
Winner — 1962
AMBIKA PRASAD SINGH
SWA· Swatantra Party
SWA 49.1%INC 44.6%1 others 6.2%
Votes
12,662
49.1% share
Winning margin
1,153
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
47.1%
of 54,720
A closely fought contest. AMBIKA PRASAD SINGH won with a 4.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMBIKA PRASAD SINGH | Swatantra Party | 12,662 | 49.1% |
| 2 | JAGLAL MAHTO | INC | 11,509 | 44.6% |
| 3 | KHAIRAT AHMAD KHAN | SOC | 1,606 | 6.2% |
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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safe4.5%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 15.8% · min 2.3% · max 41.8%
How contested is turnout?
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80%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
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2.00
fewer partiesmore parties
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
SWA 49.1%INC 44.6%SOC 6.2%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED