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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 309 · 1962Reserved (ST)

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Winner — 1962

PAUL DAYAL
JP
JP 36.7%INC 29.1%2 others 34.2%
Votes
8,436
36.7% share
Winning margin
1,742
7.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
37.2%
of 61,923

A clear win with a 7.6% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PAUL DAYAL
JP
8,43636.7%
2
SOMA BHAGAT
INC
INC
6,69429.1%
3
GANESH KACHCHAP
SWA
Swatantra Party
6,55828.5%
4
HARMAN LAKRA
IND
1,3215.7%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

A fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.6%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 11.3% · min 0.1% · max 37.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
44%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
5.12
fewer partiesmore parties

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
5.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JP 36.7%INC 29.1%SWA 28.5%IND 5.7%

Who ran, on record?

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