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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 285 · 1985

Jharia

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Winner — 1985

SURYADEO SINGH
JNP· Janata
JNP 48.2%INC 28.4%21 others 23.4%
Votes
30,607
48.1% share
Winning margin
12,555
19.8% of votes
Total candidates
23
Turnout
40.4%
of 1,57,157

Jharia is a safe seat — SURYADEO SINGH won by 19.8%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

23 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SURYADEO SINGH
JNP
Janata
30,60748.1%
2
RAMESH PRASAD SINGH
INC
INC
18,05228.4%
3
SHEO KUMAR RAI
CPI
Left
7,90912.4%
4
S.M.ISLAM
IND
1,4962.4%
5
HARISH KUMAR JOSHI
BJP
BJP
1,2391.9%
6
L.N.SABERA
LKD
Lok Dal
1,1841.9%
7
DUDHESHWAR MISHRA
IND
6081.0%
8
RAGHUNANDAN RAI
IND
5350.8%
9
JABAR KHAN
IND
2680.4%
10
ANJUSHRI NANDI
IND
2570.4%
11
RANA PRATAP SINGH
IND
2390.4%
12
MAHADEO HARI
IND
1920.3%
13
SATI RAM
JMM
1700.3%
14
NIRANJAN RAJAK
IND
1580.3%
15
RAMWATAR CHOUHAN
IND
1290.2%
16
RAJENDER NISAD
IND
1220.2%
17
BUDHAN RAM
IND
990.2%
18
RAM AWATAR AGARWAL
IND
640.1%
19
ANAND PRASAD MANDAL
IND
620.1%
20
ANJANI KUMAR JHA
IND
500.1%
21
AWDESHWAR JHA
IND
430.1%
22
HANSRAJ PRASAD
IND
390.1%
23
MOIJUDDIN
IND
390.1%

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
safe
19.8%
— 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 48.1%INC 28.4%CPI 12.4%OTH 11.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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