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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 294 · 1962Reserved (SC)
Chandil West
Winner — 1962
NATHUNIRAM CHAMAR
INC· INC
INC 31.2%IND 26.3%4 others 42.5%
Votes
4,076
31.2% share
Winning margin
644
4.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
24.2%
of 53,908
A closely fought contest. NATHUNIRAM CHAMAR won with a 4.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NATHUNIRAM CHAMAR | INC | 4,076 | 31.2% |
| 2 | MAHICHANDRA MACHHUA | IND | 3,432 | 26.3% |
| 3 | SHIVACHARAN GHASI | IND | 1,851 | 14.2% |
| 4 | TEJU KALINDI | IND | 1,793 | 13.7% |
| 5 | MOTILAL PARAYA | JP | 967 | 7.4% |
| 6 | ASA DOM | IND | 939 | 7.2% |
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.
A two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe4.9%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 16.6% · min 1.5% · max 40.3%
How contested is turnout?
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56%
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How crowded is the field?
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2.83
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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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2.83EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 31.2%IND 26.3%IND 14.2%IND 13.7%JP 7.4%IND 7.2%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED