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Bihar · PC 2 · 1951

Patna Central

Winner — Lok Sabha 1951

KAILASH PATI SINHA
INC 50.9%IND 15.7%3 others 33.4%
Votes
66,982
50.9% share
Winning margin
46,401
35.3% of votes
Total votes cast
1,31,506
Candidates
5
Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KAILASH PATI SINHA
66,98250.9%
2
CHANDRIKA SINGH
IND
20,58115.7%
3
BODH NARAYAN PRASAD
19,22514.6%
4
NAGESHWAR PRASAD
17,85113.6%
5
CHANDRA MAULA PRASAD
IND
6,8675.2%

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.

High turnout (7th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
35.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.9% · min 4.3% · max 56.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
7th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
36th of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.9%IND 15.7%HMS 14.6%SP 13.6%IND 5.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,35,042
Density
753 / km²
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,228 km²
SC population14.1%
ST population6.3%

Figures are for Pashchim Champaran, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Muslim 22.0%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.8%
Electricity8.1%
Sanitation15.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.5%
Children fully vaccinated62.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)30.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate52.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.1%
Clean cooking fuel31.4%
Health insurance20.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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