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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 206 · 1969
Patna West
Winner — 1969
A . K . SEN
CPI· Left
CPI 31.2%BJS 28.1%7 others 40.7%
Votes
17,051
31.2% share
Winning margin
1,705
3.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
53.2%
of 1,02,735
A closely fought contest. A . K . SEN won with a 3.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A . K . SEN | Left | 17,051 | 31.2% |
| 2 | RAM PRASAD LAL | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 15,346 | 28.1% |
| 3 | SYED MD. MOINUL HAQUE | INC | 9,206 | 16.8% |
| 4 | MAHAMAYA PRASAD SINHA | 9,121 | 16.7% | |
| 5 | NARMADESHWAR PRASAD | Samyukta Socialist Party | 1,184 | 2.2% |
| 6 | RAM NANDAN RAI | IND | 950 | 1.7% |
| 7 | CHHOLILAL SINHA | SHD | 909 | 1.7% |
| 8 | BAIJNATH YADAV | IND | 639 | 1.2% |
| 9 | SWARN SINGH | BCP | 265 | 0.5% |
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 (95th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 0.4% · max 45.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
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95th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.47
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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238th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 31.2%BJS 28.1%INC 16.8%BKD 16.7%OTH 7.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,26,384
Density
488 / km²
Sex ratio
920 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,332 km²
SC population22.7%
ST population3.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity21.6%
Sanitation16.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.3%
Children fully vaccinated88.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.1%
Children underweight (under 5)47.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.3%
Women literate66.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.0%
Health insurance18.1%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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.