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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 49 · 1977Reserved (SC)
Patepur
Winner — 1977
PALTAN RAM
JNP· Janata
JNP 78.7%CPI 19.4%1 others 1.9%
Votes
28,546
78.7% share
Winning margin
21,521
59.3% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
34.0%
of 1,06,586
Patepur is a safe seat — PALTAN RAM won by 59.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PALTAN RAM | Janata | 28,546 | 78.7% |
| 2 | RIJAHAN RAM | Left | 7,025 | 19.4% |
| 3 | KAPILESHWAR RAM 'KESARI' | IND | 697 | 1.9% |
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 (53rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe59.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.7% · min 0.6% · max 59.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
53rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.35
fewer partiesmore parties
19th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
154th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 78.7%CPI 19.4%OTH 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,11,569
Density
993 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,830 km²
SC population13.6%
ST population1.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
57%HINDU
Hindu 56.7%Muslim 43.0%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity7.7%
Sanitation9.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.2%
Children fully vaccinated61.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Children underweight (under 5)47.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.9%
Women literate43.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel15.2%
Health insurance19.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.