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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 49 · 1991 by-elections
Patepur
Winner — 1991 by-elections
L.MAHTO
JD 58.1%INC 25.4%7 others 16.5%
Votes
51,802
58.1% share
Winning margin
29,132
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
9
Patepur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 29,132 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L.MAHTO | 51,802 | 0.0% | |
| 2 | B.RAM | 22,670 | 0.0% | |
| 3 | R.RAM | 6,290 | 0.0% | |
| 4 | P.CHAUDHARY | IND | 5,521 | 0.0% |
| 5 | P.K.PASWAN | IND | 1,681 | 0.0% |
| 6 | G.PARWAN | JP | 627 | 0.0% |
| 7 | V.KUMAR | IND | 510 | 0.0% |
| 8 | B.RAVIDAS | IND | 82 | 0.0% |
| 9 | B.PASWAN | IND | 28 | 0.0% |
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
safe0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.7% · min 0.6% · max 59.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
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53rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.35
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19th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
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154th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
12 seats · 7 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
— DOESN'T APPLYWho ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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%
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
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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.