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Election in India
February 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|
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| Turnout | 46.50% |
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Majority party
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Minority party
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Third party
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File:Bharatiya Janata Party logo.svg
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| Leader
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Rabri Devi
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Nitish Kumar
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Gopal Narayan Singh
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| Party
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RJD
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JD(U)
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BJP
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| Alliance
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UPA
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NDA
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NDA
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| Leader since
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1997
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2005
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2003
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| Leader's seat
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Raghopur
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Did not contest
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Did not contest
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| Last election
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115
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19
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33
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| Seats won
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75
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55
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37
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| Seat change
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 40
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 36
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4
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| Popular vote
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6,140,223
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3,564,930
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2,686,290
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| Percentage
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25.07%
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14.55%
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10.97%
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| Swing
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3.27%
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8.08%
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3.67%
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Fourth party
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Fifth party
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| Leader
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Ram Vilas Paswan
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Ramjatan Sinha
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| Party
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LJP
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INC
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| Alliance
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UPA
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| Leader since
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2000
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2003
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| Leader's seat
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Did not contest
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Did not contest
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| Last election
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New
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18
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| Seats won
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29
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10
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| Seat change
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New
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8
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| Popular vote
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3,091,173
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1,223,835
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| Percentage
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12.62%
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5.00%
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| Swing
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New
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6.06%
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 District map of Bihar |
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Bihar Assembly elections were held twice in the year 2005. There was a fractured verdict in February 2005 Assembly Election. Since no government could be formed in Bihar, fresh elections were held in October–November the same year.
Schedule
| Poll Event and Place
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Phase-I
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Phase-II
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Phase-III
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| Announcement
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17.12.2004 (Friday)
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17.12.2004 (Friday)
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17.12.2004 (Friday)
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| Issue of notification
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10.1.2005 (Monday)
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20.1.2005 (Thursday)
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29.1.2005 (Saturday)
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| Last Date for making nominations
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17.1.2005 (Monday)
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27.1.2005 (Thursday)
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5.2.2005 (Saturday)
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| Scrutiny of nominations
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18.1.2005 (Tuesday)
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28.1.2005 (Friday)
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7.2.2005 (Monday)
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| Last Date for withdrawal of candidature
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20.1.2005 (Thursday)
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31.1.2005 (Monday)
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9.2.2005 (Wednesday)
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| Counting of Votes
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27.2.2005 (Sunday)
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27.2.2005 (Sunday)
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27.2.2005 (Sunday)
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| Status
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Done
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Done
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Done
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| Total No. of Assembly Constituencies
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243
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| Assembly Constituencies reserved for Scheduled Castes
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39
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| No. of Electors
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5.27 crores
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| No. of Polling Booths
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Estimated 50,063 Polling Booths.
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| Source: India Election[permanent dead link]
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Result
Source: ECI[1]
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| Party
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No. of candidates
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No. of elected
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No. of votes
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% share
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Bharatiya Janata Party
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103
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37
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2686290
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10.97%
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Bahujan Samaj Party
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238
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2
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1080745
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4.41%
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Communist Party of India
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17
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3
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386236
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1.58%
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Communist Party of India
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12
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1
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156656
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0.64%
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Indian National Congress
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84
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10
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1223835
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5.00%
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Nationalist Congress Party
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31
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3
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240862
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0.98%
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Janata Dal
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138
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55
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3564930
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14.55%
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Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
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18
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0
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76671
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0.31%
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Rashtriya Janata Dal
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210
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75
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6140223
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25.07%
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All India Forward Bloc
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3
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0
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5555
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0.03%
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Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation
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109
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7
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610345
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2.49%
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Janata Dal
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4
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0
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22428
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0.09%
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Indian Union Muslim League
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1
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0
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4225
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0.02%
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Rashtriya Lok Dal
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23
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0
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25618
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0.10%
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Shiv Sena
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26
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0
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25698
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0.10%
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Samajwadi Party
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142
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4
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658791
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2.69%
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Adarsh Political Party
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1
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0
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736
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0.00%
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Akhil Bharatiya Ashok Sena
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1
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0
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858
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0.00%
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Akhil Bharatiya Desh Bhakt Morcha
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1
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0
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326
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0.00%
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Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha
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5
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0
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4603
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0.02%
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Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh
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19
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0
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10990
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0.04%
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Apna Dal
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64
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0
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73109
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0.30%
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All India Forward Bloc
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1
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0
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27045
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0.11%
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Akhand Jharkhand People's Front
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7
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0
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9800
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0.04%
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Awami Party
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3
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0
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24400
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0.10%
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Bajjikanchal Vikas Party
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4
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0
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4693
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0.02%
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Bharatiya Momin Front
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3
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0
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2008
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0.01%
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Bharat Mangalam Parishad
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1
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0
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397
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0.00%
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Federal Congress of India
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2
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0
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1752
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0.01%
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Gondvana Ganatantra Party
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1
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0
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1460
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0.01%
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Indian Justice Party
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15
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0
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20227
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0.08%
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Indian Union Muslim League
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1
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0
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758
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0.00%
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Jai Hind Party
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1
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0
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1467
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0.01%
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Jai Jawan Jai Kisan Mazdoor Congress
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7
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0
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6695
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0.03%
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Janata Party
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2
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0
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1071
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0.00%
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Janhit Samaj Party
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4
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0
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4770
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0.02%
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Jawan Kisan Morcha
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5
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0
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2705
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0.01%
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Jharkhand Disom Party
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10
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0
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18717
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0.08%
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Kamjor Varg Sangh, Bihar
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1
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0
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1529
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0.01%
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Kosi Vikas Party
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1
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0
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19267
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0.08%
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Krantikari Samyavadi Party
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8
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0
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10327
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0.04%
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Lok Dal
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3
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0
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1496
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0.01%
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Lok Janshakti Party
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178
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29
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3091173
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12.62%
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Lok Sewa Dal
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3
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0
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1807
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0.01%
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Lokpriya Samaj Party
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3
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0
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3438
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0.01%
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Loktantrik Samajwadi Party
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1
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0
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1774
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0.1%
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Marxist Communist Party of India
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3
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0
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3420
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0.01%
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National Loktantrik Party
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5
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0
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4003
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0.02%
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Navbharat Nirman Party
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1
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0
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2220
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0.01%
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Pragatisheel Manav Samaj Party
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1
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0
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1011
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0.00%
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Proutist Sarva Samaj Party
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3
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0
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3075
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0.01%
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Rashtravadi Janata Party
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9
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0
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11227
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0.05%
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Rashtriya Garib Dal
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2
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0
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1802
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0.01%
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Rashtriya Krantikari Samajwadi Party
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4
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0
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3908
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0.02%
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Rashtriya Lok Seva Morcha
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15
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0
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21571
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0
09%
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Rashtriya Samanta Dal
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3
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0
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2891
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0,01%
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Rashtriya Swabhimaan Party
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10
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0
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23122
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0.09%
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Samajwadi Jan Parishad
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5
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0
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5466
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0.02%
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Samajwadi Janata Party
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31
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0
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60528
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0.25%
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Samata Party
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73
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0
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105438
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0.43%
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Sanatan Samaj Party
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1
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0
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705
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0.00%
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Sarvhara Dal
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1
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0
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1238
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0.01%
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Shoshit Samaj Dal
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7
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0
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9303
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0.04%
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Shoshit Samaj Party
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3
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0
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3729
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0.02%
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Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party
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3
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0
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13655
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0.06%
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Independent politicians
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1493
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17
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3957945
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16.16%
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| Total
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3193
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243
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24,494,763
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Elected members
See also
References
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