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Winner — 1962

KAMLESH RAI
PSP· Praja Socialist Party
PSP 58.3%INC 33.7%2 others 7.9%
Votes
24,883
58.3% share
Winning margin
10,493
24.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
54.6%
of 78,102

Patepur is a safe seat — KAMLESH RAI won by 24.6%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KAMLESH RAI
Praja Socialist Party
24,88358.3%
2
MANZOOR AHSAN AZAZI
INC
14,39033.7%
3
ANIRUDH JHA
Swatantra Party
1,8634.4%
4
GOPAL CHANDRA PRASAD
IND
1,5153.5%

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.

High turnout (24th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
24.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.0% · min 2.6% · max 43.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
24th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.28
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
115th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 58.3%INC 33.7%OTH 7.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,90,400
Density
897 / km²
Sex ratio
950 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,884 km²
SC population6.7%
ST population3.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
68%MUSLIM
Muslim 68.0%Hindu 31.4%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.3%
Electricity17.5%
Sanitation10.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births54.6%
Children fully vaccinated67.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.8%
Children underweight (under 5)41.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.1%
Women literate48.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.6%
Clean cooking fuel15.3%
Health insurance8.1%

What's nearby?

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