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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 206 · 1962
Patna East
Winner — 1962
ZAHRA AHMAD
INC· INC
INC 35.1%BJS 26.4%5 others 38.5%
Votes
13,739
35.1% share
Winning margin
3,381
8.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
53.0%
of 73,960
A clear win with a 8.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZAHRA AHMAD | INC | 13,739 | 35.1% |
| 2 | SANT SINGH | 10,358 | 26.4% | |
| 3 | AHSANUZAFFER | IND | 6,398 | 16.3% |
| 4 | RAM NATH MUNSHI | Left | 4,686 | 12.0% |
| 5 | MANNA LALL VYAS | Swatantra Party | 2,313 | 5.9% |
| 6 | UMANATH | IND | 1,009 | 2.6% |
| 7 | BISHWANATH PANDEY | Praja Socialist Party | 689 | 1.8% |
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 (95th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 0.4% · max 45.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
95th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.47
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
238th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.1%BJS 26.4%IND 16.3%CPI 12.0%SWA 5.9%OTH 4.3%
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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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