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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 248 · 1962
Barachatti
Winner — 1962
MUSTAQUE ALI KHAN
SWA· Swatantra Party
SWA 38.5%INC 33.9%2 others 27.5%
Votes
8,546
38.5% share
Winning margin
1,016
4.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
45.5%
of 48,713
A closely fought contest. MUSTAQUE ALI KHAN won with a 4.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUSTAQUE ALI KHAN | Swatantra Party | 8,546 | 38.5% |
| 2 | SHREEDHAR NARAIN | INC | 7,530 | 33.9% |
| 3 | RAM CHANDRA YADAVA | Praja Socialist Party | 4,612 | 20.8% |
| 4 | GIRDHARI GOPE | SOC | 1,498 | 6.8% |
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.
A two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean4.6%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 13.2% · min 1.2% · max 26.6%
How contested is turnout?
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64%
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How crowded is the field?
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2.62
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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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2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SWA 38.5%INC 33.9%PSP 20.8%SOC 6.8%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED