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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 49 · 2005 (Feb)Reserved (SC)

Patepur

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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

MAHENDRA BAITHA
LJP· LJP-Congress alliance (UPA)
LJP 38.2%RJD 36.5%9 others 25.2%
Votes
35,217
38.2% share
Winning margin
1,538
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
47.1%
of 1,95,714

Patepur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 1,538 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAHENDRA BAITHA
LJP
LJP-Congress alliance (UPA)
35,21738.2%
2
PREMA CHOUDHARY
RJD
33,67936.5%
3
MAHESH RAM
BJP
NDA
9,77610.6%
4
SURYADEO PASWAN
IND
3,1683.4%
5
SUKHDEV PASWAN
IND
2,6282.9%
6
RAM KUMARI DEVI
IND
2,4722.7%
7
SHRI RAM
BSP
BSP
1,4831.6%
8
NARESH CHOUDHARY
IND
1,3621.5%
9
HARIWANSH PASWAN
NCP
9211.0%
10
SANJAY PASWAN
IND
7840.9%
11
BIRENDRA PASWAN URF BIRCHANDRA PASWAN
IND
6580.7%

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
1.7%
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
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LJP 38.2%RJD 36.5%BJP 10.6%OTH 14.6%

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
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