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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 246 · 1972
Sherghati
Winner — 1972
JAIRAM GIRI
INC· Congress (R)
INC 61.2%SOP 28.5%3 others 10.3%
Votes
38,788
61.2% share
Winning margin
20,729
32.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
59.7%
of 1,06,260
Sherghati is a safe seat — JAIRAM GIRI won by 32.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAIRAM GIRI | Congress (R) | 38,788 | 61.2% |
| 2 | UPENDRA NATH VERMA | 18,059 | 28.5% | |
| 3 | DEVENDRA PRASAD NIRALA | IND | 3,154 | 5.0% |
| 4 | RAHIM KHAN | Grand Alliance | 2,934 | 4.6% |
| 5 | RANJIT SINGH | IND | 459 | 0.7% |
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.
An essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe32.7%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 15.8% · min 2.3% · max 41.8%
How contested is turnout?
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80%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
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2.00
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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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2.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 61.2%SOP 28.5%OTH 10.3%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED