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Winner — 1969

RAM NANDAN SINGH
INC· INC
INC 40.2%PSP 38.4%5 others 21.4%
Votes
19,266
40.2% share
Winning margin
862
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
55.9%
of 85,804

Patahi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 862 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM NANDAN SINGH
INC
19,26640.2%
2
RAMAPATI SINGH
Praja Socialist Party
18,40438.4%
3
PRADHYUMAN PRASAD
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
6,76614.1%
4
SYED AHMAD KHAN
IND
1,7113.6%
5
RAM KISHOR SINGH
IND
9542.0%
6
MOSAFIR SINGH
Left
6161.3%
7
S. SHANKER PD. SHRIWASTAVA
2360.5%

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 (49th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 0.7% · max 36.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
49th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
108th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
121st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 40.2%PSP 38.4%BJS 14.1%OTH 7.3%

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%

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?

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