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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 188 · 2005 (Oct)

Patna West

Winner — 2005 (Oct)

NAVIN KISHORE PD. SINHA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 69.3%INC 18.7%11 others 12.0%
Votes
1,17,915
69.3% share
Winning margin
86,119
50.6% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
33.2%
of 5,12,503

Patna West is a safe seat — NAVIN KISHORE PD. SINHA won by 50.6%.

Seat history

2 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.10 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NAVIN KISHORE PD. SINHA
NDA (NDA)
1,17,91569.3%
2
RAJESH KUMAR SINHA
31,79618.7%
3
SATYANAND SHARMA
8,6515.1%
4
KAVI KUMAR
IND
2,6061.5%
5
ANITA KUMARI
CPI(ML)(L)
1,7731.0%
6
ASHOK KUMAR YADAV
BSP
1,6351.0%
7
SURESH KUMAR
IND
1,5760.9%
8
SANTOSH KUMAR
1,2110.7%
9
VIKASH CHANDRA
IJP
6360.4%
10
BAIDYANATH PRASAD
IND
6270.4%
11
SHRIKANT SINGH
ABJS
5960.4%
12
SHILA DEBI
ABHM
5290.3%
13
ANIL KUMAR SINHA
IND
5210.3%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (148th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
50.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 2.4% · max 50.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
148th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.64
fewer partiesmore parties
97th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
106th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.64EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 69.3%INC 18.7%LJP 5.1%OTH 6.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.10 Cr

A 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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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