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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 257 · 1967
Govindpur
Winner — 1967
A. PRASAD
INC· INC
INC 33.1%IND 24.6%5 others 42.4%
Votes
15,196
33.1% share
Winning margin
3,909
8.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
48.0%
of 95,813
A clear win with a 8.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. PRASAD | INC | 15,196 | 33.1% |
| 2 | T. N. P. YADAV | IND | 11,287 | 24.6% |
| 3 | B. N. SINGH | Left | 10,322 | 22.5% |
| 4 | G. PANDE | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 4,280 | 9.3% |
| 5 | U. N. SINGH | Praja Socialist Party | 3,164 | 6.9% |
| 6 | B. SINGH | IND | 1,355 | 3.0% |
| 7 | S. R. SAD | IND | 350 | 0.8% |
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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safe8.5%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 15.1% · min 1.1% · max 50.8%
How contested is turnout?
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76%
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How crowded is the field?
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2.36
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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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2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 33.1%IND 24.6%CPI 22.5%BJS 9.3%PSP 6.9%OTH 3.7%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED