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279. Bokaro

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Bihar Assembly Election, 1985

BR-BOKARO

BJP 44.8%won by 23.0%LKD 21.8%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: JNPSC (JNPSC) lost it to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which now leads by 23.0%.

  • BJP vote shareBJP went from 24.4% to 44.8% of the vote here (+20.4%).
  • New challengerLKD (LKD) finished second with 21.8% — it did not contest here in 1980.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 66.6% of the vote between them, up from 59.1% — a tighter two-way contest.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
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Turnout
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Valid votes
79,991
Margin
18,367
22.96%

Candidates

47 contested · winner BJP
  1. 1SAMARESH SINGHBharatiya Janata Party · BJP35,83444.8%
  2. 2AKLU RAM MAHTOLKD · LKD17,46721.8%
  3. 3GAYA SINGHCommunist Party of India · CPI10,74713.4%
  4. 4DINESH KUMAR CHOUBEYIndian National Congress · INC7,9529.9%
  5. 5GAJENDRA PRASAD HIMANSHUIndependent · IND1,0301.3%
  6. 6UMA SHANKER PANDEIndependent · IND6240.8%
  7. 7SURYA KANT RAYIndependent · IND5840.7%
  8. 8SUNDER PODDARIndependent · IND5420.7%
  9. 9NIGAM ANSARIIndependent · IND4270.5%
  10. 10YOGESHWAR MAHTOJharkhand Mukti Morcha · JMM4200.5%
  11. 11SATYANDRA KUMARIndependent · IND3820.5%
  12. 12RAM SUWESH SHASTRIIndependent · IND3250.4%
  13. 13RAM CHANDRA BIRUWAIndependent · IND2600.3%
  14. 14RAKESH KUMARIndependent · IND2570.3%
  15. 15D.P.MANDALIndependent · IND2220.3%
  16. 16SANJAY KUMAR MISHRAIndependent · IND2130.3%
  17. 17DEODEEP SINGHIndependent · IND1820.2%
  18. 18SHAILENDRA KUMAR LAKHPURIAIndependent · IND1710.2%
  19. 19SIDHAR MANJHIIndependent · IND1710.2%
  20. 20HALDAR MAHTOIndependent · IND1660.2%
  21. 21BARHU RAMIndependent · IND1500.2%
  22. 22PANCHIM BHASKARIndependent · IND1380.2%
  23. 23ABDUL RAYUFIndependent · IND1340.2%
  24. 24DEWAN MANJHIIndependent · IND1270.2%
  25. 25NANNKU DASICJ · ICJ1190.1%
  26. 26SAMEERUDDIN ANSARIIndependent · IND1190.1%
  27. 27SUBOSH KUMAR SENIndependent · IND1110.1%
  28. 28MOHAN LAL TANTIIndependent · IND1090.1%
  29. 29SHARMA SINGHIndependent · IND1070.1%
  30. 30SIDHESHWAR TEWARIFBL · FBL1000.1%
  31. 31LAKHI RAM MANJHIIndependent · IND960.1%
  32. 32RAVINDRA SHARMAIndependent · IND720.1%
  33. 33MATA PRASADIndependent · IND690.1%
  34. 34TARKESHWAR DEIndependent · IND660.1%
  35. 35NARESH KUMAR SINHAIndependent · IND560.1%
  36. 36BHUBNESHWAR SINGHIndependent · IND530.1%
  37. 37BUDHAN RAMIndependent · IND520.1%
  38. 38MUKTESHWAR MAHTOIndependent · IND520.1%
  39. 39ASHOK KUMAR MAHTOIndependent · IND450.1%
  40. 40IBRAR AHMADIndependent · IND420.1%
  41. 41R.N.OJHAIndependent · IND420.1%
  42. 42A.P.SHARMAIndependent · IND390.0%
  43. 43T.N.TRIPATHYIndependent · IND280.0%
  44. 44MEHBOOB ALAM SIDDIQUEIndependent · IND280.0%
  45. 45MURARI LALIndependent · IND230.0%
  46. 46VINAY KUMAR SINGHIndependent · IND200.0%
  47. 47SHEO VARDHAN SAHRMAIndependent · IND180.0%

Since 1980

Derived
Winner then
JNPSC
Winner now
BJPflipped
BJP–LKD swing
−1.4%
BJP share
24.4% → 44.8%
LKD share
0.0% → 21.8%
Turnout
— → —
278. Bermo280. Tundi
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