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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 283 · 1962Reserved (ST)

Ghatshila

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Winner — 1962

BASTA SOREN
CPI· Left
CPI 32.0%INC 27.7%4 others 40.3%
Votes
6,724
32.0% share
Winning margin
897
4.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
28.9%
of 72,774

A closely fought contest. BASTA SOREN won with a 4.3% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BASTA SOREN
CPI
Left
6,72432.0%
2
GHANI RAM HANSDA
INC
INC
5,82727.7%
3
SHYAM CHARAN MURMU
JP
5,72227.2%
4
HARIPADA SINGH
IND
1,2175.8%
5
RAM CHANDRA MURMU
SWA
Swatantra Party
8514.0%
6
BURDAN CHANDRA TUDU
IND
7003.3%

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.

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An essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.3%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 14.6% · min 0.6% · max 53.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.64
fewer partiesmore parties

How much NOTA?

SEAT
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Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.64EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 32.0%INC 27.7%JP 27.2%IND 5.8%OTH 7.4%

Who ran, on record?

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