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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 49 · 1990Reserved (SC)

Patepur

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Winner — 1990

RAMSUNDAR DAS
JD· National Front
JD 75.4%INC 20.6%11 others 4.0%
Votes
78,899
75.4% share
Winning margin
57,318
54.8% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
69.2%
of 1,51,220

Patepur is a safe seat — RAMSUNDAR DAS won by 54.8%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMSUNDAR DAS
JD
National Front
78,89975.4%
2
BALESHWAR SINGH PASWAN
INC
INC
21,58120.6%
3
GANESH PRASAD
PBI
1,1301.1%
4
RAMSEWAK PA.
IND
9980.9%
5
DEVENDRA MAHTO
IND
9740.9%
6
RAM BAHADUR PASWAN
IND
4500.4%
7
LAL BABU PASWAN
IND
1490.1%
8
RAMSUKH PASWAN
DDP
1120.1%
9
RADHE CHANDRA TEYAGI
BSP
900.1%
10
SHASIBHUSHAN PA.
HMS
850.1%
11
MAHESH PASWAN
IND
720.1%
12
MUNSHILAL CHAUDHARY
IND
620.1%
13
GANGABISHUN CHAU
IND
320.0%

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 (53rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
54.8%
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
JD 75.4%INC 20.6%OTH 4.0%

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?

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