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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 49 · 2000Reserved (SC)

Patepur

Winner — 2000

PREMA CHAUDHARY
RJD· RJD
RJD 51.6%JD(U) 41.3%5 others 7.0%
Votes
60,572
51.6% share
Winning margin
12,115
10.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
67.8%
of 1,73,025

A clear win with a 10.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PREMA CHAUDHARY
RJD
60,57251.6%
2
MAHENDRA BAITHA
NDA
48,45741.3%
3
VEERCHANDRA PASWAN
INC
3,3052.8%
4
BALESHWAR SINGH PASWAN
2,1921.9%
5
UMESH BAITHA
CPI(ML)(L)
1,4331.2%
6
SANJAY PASWAN
IND
8430.7%
7
VIRENDRA RAJAK
BSP
4750.4%

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.

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
10.3%
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
RJD 51.6%JD(U) 41.3%OTH 7.0%

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.

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