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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 164 · 2005 (Oct)
Chautham
Winner — 2005 (Oct)
PANNA LAL SINGH 'PATEL'
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 30.8%LJP 29.8%5 others 39.4%
Votes
30,292
30.8% share
Winning margin
1,022
1.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
48.2%
of 2,04,018
Chautham was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.0% — fewer than 1,022 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.12 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PANNA LAL SINGH 'PATEL' | NDA (NDA) | 30,292 | 30.8% |
| 2 | SUNITA SHARMA | 29,270 | 29.8% | |
| 3 | BHARAT KUMAR YADAV | KVSP | 27,071 | 27.6% |
| 4 | YUVRAJ JAY KRITI SINGH | 3,829 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | ANOOP LAL GUPTA | IND | 3,673 | 3.7% |
| 6 | DHIRENDRA KUMAR SINGH | 2,084 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | PAWAN KUMAR | BSP | 2,028 | 2.1% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (162nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 0.3% · max 42.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
162nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
234th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
168th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 30.8%LJP 29.8%KVSP 27.6%OTH 11.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.12 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,67,765
Density
964 / km²
Sex ratio
876 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,419 km²
SC population13.4%
ST population1.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.6%Muslim 8.1%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.7%
Electricity34.3%
Sanitation38.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.2%
Children fully vaccinated73.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate69.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.7%
Clean cooking fuel59.4%
Health insurance15.2%
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.