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Bihar · PC 35 · 1996

Patna

Winner — Lok Sabha 1996

RAMKRIPAL YADAV
JD· United Front
JD 49.7%BJP 44.6%46 others 5.7%
Votes
3,88,513
50.2% share
Winning margin
39,467
5.1% of votes
Total votes cast
7,81,874
Candidates
48
Seat history
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All Candidates

48 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMKRIPAL YADAV
JD
3,88,51350.2%
2
S.N.ARYA
BJP
3,49,04645.1%
3
KRISHNADEO YADAV
CPI(ML)(L)
15,1762.0%
4
BNASUDEV PRASAD
INC
10,8081.4%
5
BADRI NARAIN SINGH
IND
1,0440.1%
6
HASAN MAJJUR HASMI
IND
6580.1%
7
SHIV CHANDRA SINHA
BSP
6250.1%
8
VIVEKANAND YADAV
IND
5650.1%
9
NAGESHAR SINGH
IND
5550.1%
10
BASUDEV SINGH
ABDBM
4940.1%
11
KAMESHWAR SINGH
IND
4710.1%
12
RAM BHAJAN SINGH NISHAD
IND
4620.1%
13
RAJ KISHORE SHARMA
IND
4120.1%
14
MITHILESH KUMAR
IND
3930.1%
15
KALI HIJARA
IND
3870.1%
16
TARKESHWAR SINGH MAURYA
IND
3230.0%
17
RAMJI SINGH
AIIC(T)
3190.0%
18
MAHBOOB ALAM ANSARI
IND
2790.0%
19
RAJIV LOCHAN
IND
2780.0%
20
VIVEKANAND PRASAD
IND
2480.0%
21
RAKESH KAPPOR
IND
2250.0%
22
PREMNATH OJHA
IND
2160.0%
23
DEVENDRA KUMAR
IND
2070.0%
24
DEEP NARAYAN GUPTA
IND
1660.0%
25
BAIDYANATH PRASAD
IND
1480.0%
26
SHAYAM KUMAR
IND
1420.0%
27
JAI NR. YADAV
IND
1370.0%
28
MN.K.BENIPURI
IND
1360.0%
29
ARUN KUMAR
IND
1330.0%
30
RAM NIWAS VISHWAKARMA
IND
1280.0%
31
BHARAT SINGH
IND
1250.0%
32
SHIVJI GOND
IND
1230.0%
33
RAMANAND KESHRI
IND
1090.0%
34
DEEPAK NR. LAL
IND
1060.0%
35
BASHIST NARAIN SINHA
IND
1020.0%
36
MANISHA ANAND
IND
1010.0%
37
CHANDESHWAR SINGH
IND
970.0%
38
UPENDRA NARAYAN SINHA
IND
950.0%
39
LALIT NA SINHA
IND
920.0%
40
BHUBNESHWAR PD. BHASKER
SHS
880.0%
41
SHASHI BHUSHAN SHARMNA
IND
840.0%
42
RAM NARAYAN SINGH
IND
780.0%
43
OM PRAKASH
IND
770.0%
44
MRITYUJAN PRASAD SINGH
BKUS
720.0%
45
GANGA PRASAD AGRAWAL
IND
720.0%
46
HIRA PRASAD SINHA
IND
660.0%
47
ASHOK KUMAR ALIAS ASHOK KUMAR SINHA
IND
550.0%
48
NAWAL KISHORE SAH
IND
490.0%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
5.1%
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
JD 50.2%BJP 45.1%OTH 4.7%

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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Tomb of Shamsher Khan

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