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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 245 · 1998
Bhojpur
Winner — 1998
SUNDAR LAL PATWA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 56.7%INC 37.8%4 others 5.6%
Votes
53,736
56.7% share
Winning margin
17,929
18.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
59.3%
of 1,59,986
Bhojpur is a safe seat — SUNDAR LAL PATWA won by 18.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUNDAR LAL PATWA | BJP (NDA) | 53,736 | 56.7% |
| 2 | VIJAY DHAKAR | INC | 35,807 | 37.8% |
| 3 | TARACHAND SAHU | AJBP | 2,656 | 2.8% |
| 4 | BANNULAL | 1,597 | 1.7% | |
| 5 | BANSHILAL | JP | 568 | 0.6% |
| 6 | GANGARAM GAUR | AD | 474 | 0.5% |
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.
An essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe18.9%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 22.1% · min 12.4% · max 29.6%
How contested is turnout?
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59%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
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2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
How much NOTA?
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— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
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320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 56.7%INC 37.8%OTH 5.6%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED