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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 207 · 2000

Patna Central

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Winner — 2000

SUSHIL KUMAR MODI
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 61.5%RJD 14.2%18 others 24.4%
Votes
85,832
61.5% share
Winning margin
66,069
47.3% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
46.9%
of 2,97,547

Patna Central is a safe seat — SUSHIL KUMAR MODI won by 47.3%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUSHIL KUMAR MODI
BJP
NDA (NDA)
85,83261.5%
2
KANCHANWALA
RJD
RJD
19,76314.2%
3
AQUIL HAIDER
NCP
NCP
13,2729.5%
4
MAHMOOD ALAM
INC
INC
7,4715.3%
5
RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD
SHS
4,6573.3%
6
NAGINA PRASAD YADAV
CPI
2,7231.9%
7
KALIM INAM
IND
2,5441.8%
8
ATISH KUMAR
IND
8350.6%
9
RAMANAND RAI
IND
6230.5%
10
NAIM AKHTAR
IUML
4580.3%
11
SUMAN KR. MALLICK
AJBP
3930.3%
12
VARUN KUMAR SINGH
IND
3150.2%
13
HASSAN MANJOOR HASHMI
BSP
BSP
2170.2%
14
MUKUL KR. SHARAN
SP
Samajwadi Party
2160.1%
15
LAL BAHADUR SINGH
AD
1230.1%
16
PANNA LAL GUPTA
IND
610.0%
17
RAJESH SHANKAR SINHA
IND
490.0%
18
ABHAY KUMAR
IND
460.0%
19
MD. RASHID
IND
350.0%
20
RAVINDRA KUMAR SINHA
IND
210.0%

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 (153rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
47.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.6% · min 2.3% · max 58.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
153rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.87
fewer partiesmore parties
58th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
197th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 61.5%RJD 14.2%NCP 9.5%INC 5.3%OTH 9.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,59,918
Density
763 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,881 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population1.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.4%Muslim 10.2%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.6%
Electricity25.2%
Sanitation28.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated86.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)48.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.9%
Women literate76.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel47.4%
Health insurance17.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Menthol🏺Sonachud Rice🏺Tomato
Rohtas garh fort

Rohtas garh fort

🏛️MonumentASI

Rohtas garh fort

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