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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 207 · 1977
Patna Central
Winner — 1977
MOHAMMAD SHAHABUDDIN
JNP· Janata
JNP 66.8%INC 16.4%30 others 16.8%
Votes
42,182
66.8% share
Winning margin
31,827
50.4% of votes
Total candidates
32
Turnout
48.2%
of 1,31,188
Patna Central is a safe seat — MOHAMMAD SHAHABUDDIN won by 50.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
32 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOHAMMAD SHAHABUDDIN | Janata | 42,182 | 66.8% |
| 2 | SHAMAYAL NABI | INC | 10,355 | 16.4% |
| 3 | RAJENDRA PRASAD VERMA | IND | 2,930 | 4.6% |
| 4 | RAM PRASAD YADAV | IND | 1,752 | 2.8% |
| 5 | RAMBALI MAHTO | IND | 1,001 | 1.6% |
| 6 | MASOOM SARFI | IND | 768 | 1.2% |
| 7 | HARIMANGAL PRASAD SINGH | IND | 556 | 0.9% |
| 8 | MEWA LAL YADAV | IND | 431 | 0.7% |
| 9 | NARENDRA KUMAR SINGH | IND | 315 | 0.5% |
| 10 | BIMAL KUMAR SINHA | IND | 299 | 0.5% |
| 11 | KEDAR MISTRI | IND | 274 | 0.4% |
| 12 | NAWAL KISHORE SINGH | IND | 271 | 0.4% |
| 13 | SAIYED AHMAD IMAM | IND | 226 | 0.4% |
| 14 | ASHOK KUMAR SINHA | IND | 222 | 0.3% |
| 15 | RAMESHWAR PRASAD SINHA | IND | 218 | 0.3% |
| 16 | MUKUT DHARI SINGH | IND | 215 | 0.3% |
| 17 | HALDEO SINGH | IND | 170 | 0.3% |
| 18 | KRISHAN PRASAD SINGH | IND | 150 | 0.2% |
| 19 | PANNA LAL GUPTA | IND | 126 | 0.2% |
| 20 | SURAJ NATH SRIVASTAVA | IND | 121 | 0.2% |
| 21 | SARDAR BHAGAT SINGH | IND | 102 | 0.2% |
| 22 | JAI NARAIN SHARMA | IND | 85 | 0.1% |
| 23 | DHIRENDRA KUMAR | IND | 81 | 0.1% |
| 24 | BHARTENDRA KRANTI KARI | IND | 67 | 0.1% |
| 25 | DHIRENDRA NATH | IND | 64 | 0.1% |
| 26 | RAM GOPAL MUNSHI | IND | 39 | 0.1% |
| 27 | SAYAD MUHAMMAD ASIF | IND | 39 | 0.1% |
| 28 | AMERENDAR PRASAD | IND | 33 | 0.1% |
| 29 | BRIJ NANDAN | IND | 27 | 0.0% |
| 30 | RAJENDRA PRASAD | IND | 26 | 0.0% |
| 31 | BISHNUDEO TIWARI | IND | 22 | 0.0% |
| 32 | BINO KUMAR SINHA | IND | 14 | 0.0% |
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 (153rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe50.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.6% · min 2.3% · max 58.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
153rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.87
fewer partiesmore parties
58th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
197th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 66.8%INC 16.4%OTH 16.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,59,918
Density
763 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,881 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population1.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.4%Muslim 10.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.6%
Electricity25.2%
Sanitation28.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated86.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)48.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.9%
Women literate76.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel47.4%
Health insurance17.2%
What's nearby?
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