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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 257 · 1980

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Winner — 1980

GANESH SHANKAR VIDYARTHI
CPM· Left
CPM 38.8%INC(U) 25.2%9 others 36.0%
Votes
39,681
38.8% share
Winning margin
13,899
13.6% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
64.1%
of 1,59,537

A clear win with a 13.6% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GANESH SHANKAR VIDYARTHI
CPM
Left
39,68138.8%
2
RAMESHWAR YADAV
INC(U)
25,78225.2%
3
SHAHAN SHAH BAKHT
INC(I)
Congress (I)
21,23420.8%
4
GAURI SHANKAR KESHORI
BJP
BJP
7,9757.8%
5
JANAKDHARI SINGH
IND
4,3224.2%
6
BALESHWAR PRASAD SINGH
JNP(SR)
1,5141.5%
7
RAM RATAN SINGH
JNP(JP)
8450.8%
8
GOWARDHAN CHAUHAN
IND
3340.3%
9
RADHA DEVI
IND
3080.3%
10
RANJIT KUMAR MALVIYA
IND
1390.1%
11
ISHWAR RAM
IND
980.1%

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
13.6%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 15.1% · min 1.1% · max 50.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.36
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
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 38.8%INC(U) 25.2%INC(I) 20.8%BJP 7.8%OTH 7.4%

Who ran, on record?

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