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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 297 · 1977Reserved (ST)

Jaganathpur

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Winner — 1977

BARJU HANSDA
JNP· Janata
JNP 47.9%JKP 42.3%3 others 9.7%
Votes
9,562
48.0% share
Winning margin
1,122
5.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
26.7%
of 74,734

A clear win with a 5.6% margin.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1972 vs 1977

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BARJU HANSDA
JNP
Janata
9,56248.0%
2
MANGAL SINGH LAMAI
JKP
8,44042.3%
3
PURNA CHANDRA BIRUA
IND
7093.6%
4
NARKANT BIRUA
IND
6423.2%
5
C.A. PANKAJ
JKD
5903.0%

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
lean
5.6%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 12.9% · min 3.2% · max 29.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.46
fewer partiesmore parties

How much NOTA?

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Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 48.0%JKP 42.3%OTH 9.7%

Who ran, on record?

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