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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 207 · 1962
Patna West
Winner — 1962
KRISHNA BALLABH SAHAY
INC· INC
INC 73.6%BJS 14.9%3 others 11.5%
Votes
27,925
73.6% share
Winning margin
22,288
58.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
58.8%
of 64,540
Patna West is a safe seat — KRISHNA BALLABH SAHAY won by 58.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KRISHNA BALLABH SAHAY | INC | 27,925 | 73.6% |
| 2 | MUNSHI SAO | 5,637 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | LAKSHIMI NARAIN YADAV | IND | 2,228 | 5.9% |
| 4 | SHIVA NAND SINGH | Swatantra Party | 1,565 | 4.1% |
| 5 | RAM NARAIN OJHA | SOC | 569 | 1.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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 (153rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe58.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.6% · min 2.3% · max 58.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
153rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.87
fewer partiesmore parties
58th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
197th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 73.6%BJS 14.9%IND 5.9%OTH 5.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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%
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 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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