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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 49 · 1995Reserved (SC)

Patepur

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Winner — 1995

MAHENDRA BAITHA
JD· Janata Dal
JD 66.5%SAP 14.2%13 others 19.3%
Votes
68,495
66.5% share
Winning margin
53,847
52.3% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
60.4%
of 1,70,597

Patepur is a safe seat — MAHENDRA BAITHA won by 52.3%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAHENDRA BAITHA
JD
Janata Dal
68,49566.5%
2
PREMA CHAUDHARY
SAP
14,64814.2%
3
PARASNATH CHAUDHARY
INC
INC
11,21310.9%
4
PARMESHWAR DAYAL
BJP
BJP
3,3573.3%
5
BALESHWAR SINGH PASWAN
IND
1,2931.3%
6
RAMDEO RAM
IND
9830.9%
7
MANI DEVI
IND
6390.6%
8
MANOJ CHAUDHARY
BSP
6350.6%
9
HARI PASWAN
IND
5120.5%
10
SURENDRA BAITHA
IND
3660.4%
11
VEERCHANDRA RAM
IND
2690.3%
12
SURESH KUMAR
IND
2580.3%
13
VISHESHWAR PASWAN
IND
1530.1%
14
VISHWANATH CHAUDHARY
IND
1100.1%
15
VAL KRISHNA PASWAN
IND
1060.1%

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.

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
52.3%
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 66.5%SAP 14.2%INC 10.9%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?

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