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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 52 · 1980
Vaishali
Winner — 1980
BRISHNA PATEL
JNP(SC)
JNP(SC) 51.6%IND 26.3%5 others 22.0%
Votes
45,004
51.6% share
Winning margin
22,058
25.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
69.4%
of 1,25,528
Vaishali is a safe seat — BRISHNA PATEL won by 25.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRISHNA PATEL | JNP(SC) | 45,004 | 51.6% |
| 2 | YOGENDRA PRASAD SINGH | IND | 22,946 | 26.3% |
| 3 | NAGENDRA PRASAD SINGH | JNP(JP) | 10,599 | 12.2% |
| 4 | RAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 7,436 | 8.5% |
| 5 | UMESH KUMAR SINGH | BJP | 622 | 0.7% |
| 6 | BALDEO SINGH | IND | 387 | 0.4% |
| 7 | NAGENDRA SINGH PRABHAKAR | JNP(SR) | 164 | 0.2% |
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.
High turnout (24th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe25.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.0% · min 2.6% · max 43.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
24th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.28
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
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115th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP(SC) 51.6%IND 26.3%JNP(JP) 12.2%INC(I) 8.5%OTH 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,90,400
Density
897 / km²
Sex ratio
950 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,884 km²
SC population6.7%
ST population3.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
68%MUSLIM
Muslim 68.0%Hindu 31.4%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.3%
Electricity17.5%
Sanitation10.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births54.6%
Children fully vaccinated67.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.8%
Children underweight (under 5)41.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.1%
Women literate48.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.6%
Clean cooking fuel15.3%
Health insurance8.1%
What's nearby?
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