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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 244 · 1977

Makhdumpur

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Winner — 1977

RAM JATAN SINHA
JNP· Janata
JNP 48.0%INC 28.7%10 others 23.3%
Votes
38,405
48.0% share
Winning margin
15,426
19.3% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
63.3%
of 1,26,451

Makhdumpur is a safe seat — RAM JATAN SINHA won by 19.3%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM JATAN SINHA
JNP
Janata
38,40548.0%
2
RAMASHRAYA PRASAD SINGH
INC
INC
22,97928.7%
3
RAJENDRA PRASAD
SSD
15,21119.0%
4
LALDAS PRASAD
IND
6270.8%
5
RAM SWARUP YADAV
IND
5120.6%
6
DHARM NARAYAN SHARMA
IND
5100.6%
7
AMBIKA PRASAD YADAV
IND
4120.5%
8
MAHENDRA PRASAD SHARMA
IND
3740.5%
9
UDAY NARAIN SINGH
IND
3340.4%
10
JAGDEO SINGH
IND
3120.4%
11
RENUKA SINGH
IND
1990.3%
12
SIDHESHWAR BNARTI
IND
1430.2%

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 two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
19.3%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 19.9% · min 3.6% · max 40.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.48
fewer partiesmore parties

How much NOTA?

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— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 48.0%INC 28.7%SSD 19.0%OTH 4.3%

Who ran, on record?

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