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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 285 · 1977

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Winner — 1977

SURYA DEO SINGH
JNP· Janata
JNP 33.6%CPI 23.4%15 others 43.0%
Votes
18,539
33.6% share
Winning margin
5,650
10.2% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
46.1%
of 1,19,577

A clear win with a 10.2% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SURYA DEO SINGH
JNP
Janata
18,53933.6%
2
SHIV KUMAR ROY
CPI
Left
12,88923.4%
3
MOIJUDDIN KHAN
IND
5,57110.1%
4
RAM DEV SINGH
IND
5,51110.0%
5
RAJ KUMAR ROY
IND
3,3856.1%
6
NAGINA PASWAN
IND
2,5124.5%
7
HEM CH. CHAKRAVARTHY
SUC
2,1103.8%
8
HARINANDAN SINGH
IND
9621.7%
9
BUDHAN RAM
JKD
7311.3%
10
RAM PRASAD SINGH
IND
6211.1%
11
RAM JANAM SINGH
IND
5481.0%
12
R.K. RAWAT
IND
4700.8%
13
DEV DUTT MISHRA
IND
3960.7%
14
RAJRALI MALLAH
IND
2810.5%
15
RAM AKNAL PANDEY
IND
2370.4%
16
RAJENDRA PRASAD AGRAWAL
IND
2150.4%
17
RAM REKHA ROY
IND
1930.3%

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 fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
10.2%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 22.2% · min 2.8% · max 34.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
55%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.02
fewer partiesmore parties

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 33.6%CPI 23.4%IND 10.1%IND 10.0%IND 6.1%OTH 16.8%

Who ran, on record?

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