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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 49 · 1980Reserved (SC)

Patepur

Winner — 1980

SHIV NANDAN PAWAN
JNP(SC)
JNP(SC) 45.0%INC(I) 35.9%5 others 19.0%
Votes
28,153
45.0% share
Winning margin
5,699
9.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
54.2%
of 1,15,352

A clear win with a 9.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHIV NANDAN PAWAN
JNP(SC)
28,15345.0%
2
BALESHWAR SINGH
INC(I)
Congress (I)
22,45435.9%
3
MAHENDRA BAITHA
IND
6,65410.6%
4
SUSILA DEVI
Left
3,0054.8%
5
RAJENDRA KUMAR DASS
1,4102.3%
6
FUNDENI PRASAD
JNP(JP)
5830.9%
7
RAMVILAS PASWAN
JNP(SR)
2510.4%

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
safe
9.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.7% · min 0.6% · max 59.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
53rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.35
fewer partiesmore parties
19th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
154th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP(SC) 45.0%INC(I) 35.9%IND 10.6%OTH 8.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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
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.

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