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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 280 · 1972

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Winner — 1972

A. K. ROY
IND
IND 48.3%INC 40.4%4 others 11.3%
Votes
18,238
48.3% share
Winning margin
2,981
7.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
40.5%
of 93,368

A clear win with a 7.9% margin.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1969 vs 1972

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
A. K. ROY
IND
18,23848.3%
2
JAGAT BALLAV SINGH
INC
Congress (R)
15,25740.4%
3
KHAGENDRA NATH MANDAL
BJS
Grand Alliance
1,8614.9%
4
MAHARAJ SINGH
IND
1,3463.6%
5
SARJU PRASAD SHAHI
NCO
8112.1%
6
SHANTI RAM MAHTO
IND
2590.7%

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.

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A fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.9%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 8.9% · min 0.0% · max 22.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.59
fewer partiesmore parties

How much NOTA?

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Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 48.3%INC 40.4%OTH 11.3%

Who ran, on record?

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