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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 207 · 1980

Patna Central

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Winner — 1980

SHALINDRA NATH SHRIVASTAVA
BJP· BJP
BJP 31.3%INC(I) 25.1%16 others 43.7%
Votes
21,694
31.3% share
Winning margin
4,281
6.2% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
44.0%
of 1,57,857

A clear win with a 6.2% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHALINDRA NATH SHRIVASTAVA
BJP
BJP
21,69431.3%
2
ANIL HAIDER
INC(I)
Congress (I)
17,41325.1%
3
MOHAN PRASAD
CPI
Left
9,66813.9%
4
SHONANDAN PRASAD CHANDERVANSHI
JNP(SC)
9,39313.5%
5
JAMIL AHMAD
INC(U)
6,0958.8%
6
MD. SAHABUDIN
JNP(JP)
2,8154.1%
7
SIYAWAR SHARAN SINGH
IND
1,0081.4%
8
IQBAL IMAM
JNP(SR)
3090.5%
9
MD. SHAHABUDDIN
IND
2410.3%
10
PANNA LAL GUPTA
IND
1930.3%
11
RAMBALI MAHTO
IND
1000.1%
12
SURAJ NATH SHRIVASTAVA
IND
1000.1%
13
BINOY KUMAR SINHA
IND
810.1%
14
VIRENDRA VACHASPATI
IND
760.1%
15
MD. YUNUS
IND
640.1%
16
RAMANAND ROY
IND
620.1%
17
VIRENDRA KUMAR SINGH
IND
490.1%
18
MD. NASEEM
IND
470.1%

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 (153rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
6.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.6% · min 2.3% · max 58.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
153rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.87
fewer partiesmore parties
58th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
197th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 31.3%INC(I) 25.1%CPI 13.9%JNP(SC) 13.5%INC(U) 8.8%OTH 7.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,59,918
Density
763 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,881 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population1.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.4%Muslim 10.2%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.6%
Electricity25.2%
Sanitation28.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated86.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)48.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.9%
Women literate76.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel47.4%
Health insurance17.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Menthol🏺Sonachud Rice🏺Tomato
Rohtas garh fort

Rohtas garh fort

🏛️MonumentASI

Rohtas garh fort

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