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Bihar · PC 35 · 1977

Patna

Winner — Lok Sabha 1977

MAHA MAYA PRASAD SINHA
Janata Party· Janata Party
JNP 75.5%CPI 11.7%8 others 12.8%
Votes
3,82,363
76.6% share
Winning margin
3,23,125
64.7% of votes
Total votes cast
5,06,567
Candidates
10
Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAHA MAYA PRASAD SINHA
3,82,36376.6%
2
RAMAVATAR SHASTRI
59,23811.9%
3
RAJENDRA PRATAP SINHA
41,1538.3%
4
GANPAT RAI
IND
7,8061.6%
5
BHOLA NATH CHAUDHARY
IND
2,1980.4%
6
RAM RAJ DUBEY 'RAJESH'
IND
1,7150.3%
7
VALDEO YADAV
IND
1,3350.3%
8
MANORAMA DEVI
SSD
1,2430.3%
9
KRISHNA KUMAR RAZAK
IND
1,0230.2%
10
SACHIDANAND SAHAY
IND
1,0050.2%

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.

Average turnout (26th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
64.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 2.8% · max 64.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
26th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.71
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
20th of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 76.6%CPI 11.9%INC 8.3%OTH 3.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,59,918
Density
763 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,881 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population1.1%

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

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.4%Muslim 10.2%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.6%
Electricity25.2%
Sanitation28.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated86.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)48.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.9%
Women literate76.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel47.4%
Health insurance17.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Known forDISTRICT
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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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