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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 206 · 1977

Patna West

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Winner — 1977

THAKUR PRASAD
JNP· Janata
JNP 66.3%CPI 22.8%20 others 10.9%
Votes
45,935
66.3% share
Winning margin
30,115
43.5% of votes
Total candidates
22
Turnout
43.1%
of 1,60,817

Patna West is a safe seat — THAKUR PRASAD won by 43.5%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

22 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
THAKUR PRASAD
JNP
Janata
45,93566.3%
2
SURENDRA PRASAD YADAV
CPI
Left
15,82022.8%
3
ARUN KUMAR VERMA
IND
1,6602.4%
4
RAM NANDAN RAI
IND
1,3812.0%
5
KESHWAR PRASAD
IND
9241.3%
6
SHEO PRASAD RAI
IND
8001.1%
7
SATYANAND SHARMA
IND
7191.0%
8
RAJENDRA KUMAR SINHA
IND
3640.5%
9
DINA NATH PRASAD
IND
2430.3%
10
SHEO PRASAD GUPTA
IND
2050.3%
11
SHIBAJI PRASAD SINGH
FBL
1850.3%
12
LAXMI NARAYAN MISTRY
IND
1820.3%
13
BRIJNANDAN NIRMAL
IND
1570.2%
14
GIRIJA NANDAN PRASAD SINHA
IND
1330.2%
15
YOGESHWAR PRASAD SINGH
IND
1240.2%
16
KRISHNAN SINHA
IND
1070.1%
17
SHAKUNTALA DEVI
IND
1030.1%
18
NARESH KUMAR VERMA
IND
870.1%
19
SACHIDA NAND SAHAY
IND
560.1%
20
VIJAY KUMAR SINGH
IND
360.1%
21
RAVINDAR NATH CHOUBEY
IND
330.1%
22
B.N. SINHA
IND
320.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (95th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
43.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 0.4% · max 45.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
95th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.47
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
238th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 66.3%CPI 22.8%OTH 10.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Carpet🏺Rice
Temple of Mundeshwari Devi

Temple of Mundeshwari Devi

🏛️MonumentASI

Temple of Mundeshwari Devi

📍Google MapsOSM
Tomb at Bakhtiyar Khan

Tomb at Bakhtiyar Khan

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb at Bakhtiyar Khan

📍Google MapsOSM

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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