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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 189 · 2005 (Feb)
Patna Central
Winner — 2005 (Feb)
ARUN KUMAR SINHA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 55.9%INC 18.9%25 others 25.2%
Votes
77,536
55.9% share
Winning margin
51,317
37.0% of votes
Total candidates
27
Turnout
38.4%
of 3,61,043
Patna Central is a safe seat — ARUN KUMAR SINHA won by 37.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
27 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARUN KUMAR SINHA | NDA (NDA) | 77,536 | 55.9% |
| 2 | RAM JATAN SINHA | 26,219 | 18.9% | |
| 3 | AQUIL HAIDER | 25,027 | 18.0% | |
| 4 | JITENDRA KUMAR AMBHSTHA | BSP | 937 | 0.7% |
| 5 | AMIT KUMAR ALBELA | IND | 928 | 0.7% |
| 6 | TOTA CHOUDHARY | CPI(ML)(L) | 835 | 0.6% |
| 7 | NIRMAL KUMAR | IND | 779 | 0.6% |
| 8 | LALAN KUMAR | IND | 690 | 0.5% |
| 9 | USHA DEVI | 684 | 0.5% | |
| 10 | NIRMAL CHANDRA | IND | 629 | 0.5% |
| 11 | RISIKESH NARAYAN SINHA | RVNP | 571 | 0.4% |
| 12 | SHANKAR PRASAD | IND | 528 | 0.4% |
| 13 | DEO SWARUP PANDEY | 428 | 0.3% | |
| 14 | FAZAL AHSAN | IND | 391 | 0.3% |
| 15 | MANOJ KUMAR SINGH | IND | 326 | 0.2% |
| 16 | INDRA MOHAN KUMAR | IND | 282 | 0.2% |
| 17 | VIKASH CHANDRA GUDDU BABA | IND | 215 | 0.2% |
| 18 | NAGARMAL VAJORIA DHARTI PAKAR | ABHM | 209 | 0.2% |
| 19 | VIJAY KUMAR | IND | 204 | 0.1% |
| 20 | HASAN MANZUR HASHMI | NLP | 189 | 0.1% |
| 21 | MAYA VERMA | RLSM | 181 | 0.1% |
| 22 | MANOJ KUMAR RAMPUR (MUSALLAHAPUR HAT) | IND | 180 | 0.1% |
| 23 | SARSWATI SHARMA | 179 | 0.1% | |
| 24 | ANJANI KUMAR | IND | 171 | 0.1% |
| 25 | LALLU SINGH | IND | 148 | 0.1% |
| 26 | MANOJ KUMAR (EAST LOHANIPUR) | IND | 98 | 0.1% |
| 27 | RAM BABU KUMAR SANKRITY | IND | 98 | 0.1% |
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.
Average turnout (105th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe37.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 3.4% · max 46.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
105th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
177th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
60th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 55.9%INC 18.9%NCP 18.0%OTH 7.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%
What's nearby?
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