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Winner — 1980

SARAD KUMAR JAIN
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 23.5%BJP 23.0%16 others 53.5%
Votes
15,691
23.5% share
Winning margin
280
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
50.5%
of 1,32,371

Patna East was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 280 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SARAD KUMAR JAIN
INC(I)
Congress (I)
15,69123.5%
2
RAM DEO MAHTO
BJP
15,41123.0%
3
RAM LAKHAN SINGH
Left
12,36218.5%
4
JAMUNA PRASAD SINGH
10,59615.8%
5
RAJENDRA PRASAD VERMA
IND
7,64111.4%
6
TAQUI RAHIM
JNP(JP)
2,3603.5%
7
VIJAI KUMAR LAL
JNP(SC)
1,6852.5%
8
RAM KRISHNA YADAV
IND
2220.3%
9
BASANT KUMAR PATHIK
IND
1720.3%
10
SHAMBHU NATH YADAV
IND
1100.2%
11
RAGHUNATH GUPTA
IND
1070.2%
12
SUBODH KUMAR SAH
JNP(SR)
1000.1%
13
LAKSHMI NARAIN
IND
890.1%
14
RAJA RAM SINGH
IND
880.1%
15
SATYA NARAIN PRASAD
IND
830.1%
16
LAL MAHTO
IND
590.1%
17
ASAF KHAN
IND
580.1%
18
ANUP SINGH
IND
450.1%

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.

Low turnout (196th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 0.4% · max 49.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
196th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.79
fewer partiesmore parties
67th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
240th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.79EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 23.5%BJP 23.0%CPI 18.5%INC(U) 15.8%IND 11.4%OTH 7.7%

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?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Menthol🏺Sonachud Rice🏺Tomato
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Ashoka inscription on the Chandan shahid hill

🏛️MonumentASI

Ashoka inscription on the Chandan shahid hill

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Three rock incriptions adjasent to Tara Chandi temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Three rock incriptions adjasent to Tara Chandi temple

Tomb of Hasan Sur Shah

Tomb of Hasan Sur Shah

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Hasan Sur Shah

Tomb of Sher Shah Suri

Tomb of Sher Shah Suri

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Sher Shah Suri

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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