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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 172 · 1957
Patna East
Winner — 1957
ZAHRA AHMAD
INC· INC
INC 41.2%BJS 15.5%6 others 43.3%
Votes
9,971
41.2% share
Winning margin
6,222
25.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
40.6%
of 59,636
Patna East is a safe seat — ZAHRA AHMAD won by 25.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZAHRA AHMAD | 9,971 | 41.2% | |
| 2 | BRIJ MOHAN LAL | 3,749 | 15.5% | |
| 3 | AHSANUZ ZAHIR | IND | 3,338 | 13.8% |
| 4 | MANNA LAL VYAS | IND | 2,995 | 12.4% |
| 5 | LACHMI NARAYN MAHTO | IND | 2,443 | 10.1% |
| 6 | NAGESHWAR PRASAD | 1,016 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | GOPI RAM | IND | 450 | 1.9% |
| 8 | RAM CHARITAR MAHTO | IND | 232 | 1.0% |
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.
Low turnout (240th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe25.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.2% · min 0.1% · max 49.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
240th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
143rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
136th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.2%BJS 15.5%IND 13.8%IND 12.4%IND 10.1%OTH 7.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,77,653
Density
1222 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,355 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.9%
Electricity20.8%
Sanitation30.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.3%
Children fully vaccinated75.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)46.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.0%
Women literate56.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.0%
Clean cooking fuel41.0%
Health insurance12.8%
What's nearby?
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