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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 284 · 1980

Dhanbad

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Winner — 1980

YOGESHWAR PRASAD YOGESH
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 60.3%CPM 25.4%18 others 14.3%
Votes
41,638
60.3% share
Winning margin
24,061
34.8% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
44.9%
of 1,53,940

Dhanbad is a safe seat — YOGESHWAR PRASAD YOGESH won by 34.8%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
YOGESHWAR PRASAD YOGESH
INC(I)
Congress (I)
41,63860.3%
2
GOPI KANT BAKSHI
CPM
Left
17,57725.4%
3
SUKH NARAYAN SINGH
JNP(SC)
2,7474.0%
4
S. P. ROY
INC(U)
1,1741.7%
5
RAMDEO SINGH
IND
1,1221.6%
6
SURYANAND PRASAD
IND
1,0921.6%
7
BINDESHWARI PRASAD SINGH
IND
8221.2%
8
BHAGRATH SINGH
IND
6560.9%
9
MAHATAM PRASAD SINGH
JNP(JP)
6390.9%
10
A. N. DUBEY
IND
2890.4%
11
KRISHNA PRASAD MAJUMBAR
IND
2310.3%
12
JAGDISH NARAYAN PRASAD
IND
2030.3%
13
PAWAN KUMAR SINGH
JNP(SR)
1700.3%
14
SUDARSHAN PRASAD MISHRA
IND
1590.2%
15
RAM SUNDER BHARATI
IND
1580.2%
16
MOHAMMAD KHURSHID KHAN
IND
1180.2%
17
GULAM SAKLAIN
IND
1120.2%
18
MAHABIR JHA
IND
820.1%
19
WASIR AHMAD
IND
590.1%
20
KALAWATI DEVI
IND
330.1%

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 fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
34.8%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 12.2% · min 0.9% · max 34.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
52%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.14
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
3.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 60.3%CPM 25.4%OTH 14.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
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