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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 288 · 1985Reserved (ST)

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Winner — 1985

KARAN CHANDRA MARDI
INC· INC
INC 34.9%JMM 32.0%7 others 33.2%
Votes
21,954
34.9% share
Winning margin
1,820
2.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
53.1%
of 1,18,693

A closely fought contest. KARAN CHANDRA MARDI won with a 2.9% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KARAN CHANDRA MARDI
INC
INC
21,95434.9%
2
SURYA SINGH BASERA
JMM
20,13432.0%
3
TIKA RAM MAJHI
CPI
Left
15,78025.1%
4
SITA RAM TUDU
IND
2,6004.1%
5
BHADO HASDA
IND
7401.2%
6
DEORAJ BIRUA
IND
7171.1%
7
MAIDAS BASKEY
BJP
BJP
6841.1%
8
GHANI RAM MURMU
IND
1920.3%
9
HIKIM CHANDRA TUDU
IND
1920.3%

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
2.9%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 15.4% · min 0.8% · max 37.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.20
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
3.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 34.9%JMM 32.0%CPI 25.1%OTH 8.1%

Who ran, on record?

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