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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 206 · 1985

Patna West

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Winner — 1985

RAM NANDAN PRASAD ALIAS RAMANAND YADAV
IND
IND 30.9%CPM 19.7%29 others 49.4%
Votes
28,062
30.9% share
Winning margin
10,210
11.3% of votes
Total candidates
31
Turnout
38.4%
of 2,36,069

A clear win with a 11.3% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

31 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM NANDAN PRASAD ALIAS RAMANAND YADAV
IND
28,06230.9%
2
YOGESHWAR GOPE
CPM
Left
17,85219.7%
3
INDRA SINGH
INC
INC
17,04718.8%
4
URMILA DEVI
CPI
Left
7,6398.4%
5
P. K. SINHA
LKD
Lok Dal
4,7495.2%
6
GYANDEO SHARMA
BJP
BJP
4,5195.0%
7
CHHOTAN SINGH
JNP
Janata
2,3102.5%
8
BRAJESH KU. SINGH
ICS
1,7752.0%
9
ASHOK KUMAR SINGH
IND
1,5761.7%
10
ARUN KUMAR VERMA
IND
1,1471.3%
11
SHARHA NAND RAI
IND
1,0551.2%
12
DINESHWAR PD. SINGH
IND
4710.5%
13
TARAKANT PRAKASH
RSP
4090.5%
14
ASHA SINGH
IND
4040.5%
15
SHIVSHANKER SHARMA
IND
2520.3%
16
KEWAL KUMAR
IND
2020.2%
17
MD. ABBAS
IND
1950.2%
18
K. P. SINGH
IND
1570.2%
19
RAMJI PRASAD
IND
1370.1%
20
ASRAR JAMAI
IND
1180.1%
21
KAMLESHWAR SHARMA
IND
1100.1%
22
RAVINDRA KUMAR SINGH
IND
770.1%
23
DRIGONMESHWAR
IND
720.1%
24
SOHAN PASWAN
IND
670.1%
25
DILIP KUMAR
IND
660.1%
26
MU. HALIM
IND
530.1%
27
RAM EQBAL SINGH
IND
510.1%
28
AWADH KISHORE SINGH
IND
510.1%
29
MADHUSUDAN SINGH
IND
440.1%
30
RAJ KISHORE SINGH
IND
290.0%
31
SARAYUG PASWAN
IND
280.0%

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
11.3%
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
IND 30.9%CPM 19.7%INC 18.8%CPI 8.4%LKD 5.2%OTH 16.9%

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

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Tomb at Bakhtiyar Khan

Tomb at Bakhtiyar Khan

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb at Bakhtiyar Khan

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