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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 205 · 1962
Patna South
Winner — 1962
BADRI NATH VERMA
INC· INC
INC 39.2%IND 34.6%4 others 26.2%
Votes
17,009
39.2% share
Winning margin
1,969
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
56.9%
of 76,228
A closely fought contest. BADRI NATH VERMA won with a 4.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BADRI NATH VERMA | INC | 17,009 | 39.2% |
| 2 | BIPAT GOPE | IND | 15,040 | 34.6% |
| 3 | JAGDISH SINGH | IND | 4,999 | 11.5% |
| 4 | RAM NARAYAN SINGH | Left | 4,893 | 11.3% |
| 5 | BADRI NATH YADAV | 1,207 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | RAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH | IND | 258 | 0.6% |
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 (110th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.4% · max 46.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
110th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.33
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
214th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.2%IND 34.6%IND 11.5%CPI 11.3%OTH 3.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,26,384
Density
488 / km²
Sex ratio
920 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,332 km²
SC population22.7%
ST population3.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity21.6%
Sanitation16.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.3%
Children fully vaccinated88.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.1%
Children underweight (under 5)47.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.3%
Women literate66.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.0%
Health insurance18.1%
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.