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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 288 · 1967
Saraikella
Winner — 1967
R.P. SARANGI
BJS· SVD (Samyukta Vidhayak Dal)
BJS 48.5%INC 23.0%7 others 28.5%
Votes
16,531
48.5% share
Winning margin
8,710
25.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
40.3%
of 84,441
Saraikella is a safe seat — R.P. SARANGI won by 25.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R.P. SARANGI | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 16,531 | 48.5% |
| 2 | N.N. S. DEO | INC | 7,821 | 23.0% |
| 3 | S. MAHATO | Left | 2,256 | 6.6% |
| 4 | H.DAS | IND | 1,969 | 5.8% |
| 5 | K. MAJHI | IND | 1,560 | 4.6% |
| 6 | J. NANDI | IND | 1,340 | 3.9% |
| 7 | D. MAJHI | Samyukta Socialist Party | 1,090 | 3.2% |
| 8 | H. MAHATO | IND | 832 | 2.4% |
| 9 | U. TRIPATHI | Swatantra Party | 657 | 1.9% |
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.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
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safe25.6%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 15.4% · min 0.8% · max 37.4%
How contested is turnout?
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59%
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How crowded is the field?
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3.20
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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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3.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 48.5%INC 23.0%CPM 6.6%IND 5.8%OTH 16.1%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED