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Bihar · PC 4 · 1951

Patna and Shahabad

Winner — Lok Sabha 1951

INC 50.7%SP 17.3%3 others 32.0%
Votes
69,428
50.7% share
Winning margin
45,740
33.4% of votes
Total votes cast
1,36,851
Candidates
5
Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BALRAM BHAGAT
69,42850.7%
2
DEVENDRA PRASAD SINGH
23,68817.3%
3
GOPAL DUTTA SHASTRI
RRP
20,65515.1%
4
ISHWAR DAAL SINGH
IND
15,07111.0%
5
BIRENDRADHARI SINHA
IND
8,0095.8%

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.

Average turnout (18th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
33.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.7% · min 1.3% · max 41.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
18th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.9%
lowerhigher
9th of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.7%SP 17.3%RRP 15.1%IND 11.0%IND 5.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,99,371
Density
1285 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,968 km²
SC population12.7%
ST population0.2%

Figures are for Purba Champaran, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 19.4%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity7.6%
Sanitation18.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births61.5%
Children fully vaccinated68.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)37.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate50.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance19.4%

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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