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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 279 · 1962Reserved (ST)
Nirsa
Winner — 1962
LAKSHMINARAYAN MANJHI
INC· INC
INC 36.4%SWA 31.6%3 others 32.0%
Votes
10,381
36.5% share
Winning margin
1,384
4.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
39.0%
of 72,976
A closely fought contest. LAKSHMINARAYAN MANJHI won with a 4.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAKSHMINARAYAN MANJHI | INC | 10,381 | 36.5% |
| 2 | KISHAN KUMAR HEMBROM | Swatantra Party | 8,997 | 31.6% |
| 3 | BUDHU MUNDA | Left | 7,084 | 24.9% |
| 4 | MANULAL MURMU | JP | 1,041 | 3.7% |
| 5 | D. K .NAG | SOC | 978 | 3.4% |
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 fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean4.9%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 11.1% · min 0.3% · max 31.8%
How contested is turnout?
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56%
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How crowded is the field?
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3.58
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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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3.58EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.5%SWA 31.6%CPI 24.9%OTH 7.1%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED