Patna East
Winner — 1985
A closely fought contest. SHARAT KUMAR JAIN won with a 3.8% margin.
All Candidates
23 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHARAT KUMAR JAIN | INC | 25,008 | 33.9% |
| 2 | RAM LAKHAN YADAV | Left | 22,241 | 30.1% |
| 3 | RAMDEO MAHTO | BJP | 19,738 | 26.8% |
| 4 | SARAYU PRASAD | Janata | 4,282 | 5.8% |
| 5 | SHAMBHU NATH SINGH | IND | 519 | 0.7% |
| 6 | IBRAR AHMAD | IND | 414 | 0.6% |
| 7 | LAXMI NARAIN RAI | Lok Dal | 323 | 0.4% |
| 8 | RAM BABU | IND | 190 | 0.3% |
| 9 | MAHENDRA SINGH | IND | 186 | 0.3% |
| 10 | JAGESHWAR SINGH | IND | 143 | 0.2% |
| 11 | BAL KRISHNA SHAH | IND | 118 | 0.2% |
| 12 | VIDYA SAGAR SHARMA | IND | 96 | 0.1% |
| 13 | SUSHIL KUMAR RAI | IND | 94 | 0.1% |
| 14 | SURESH PD. YADAV | IND | 83 | 0.1% |
| 15 | ANUP SINGH | IND | 68 | 0.1% |
| 16 | KARU SINGH | IND | 52 | 0.1% |
| 17 | SUBHASH CHANDRA MEHTA | IND | 40 | 0.1% |
| 18 | TARKESHWAR MAURYA | IND | 38 | 0.1% |
| 19 | VRIJ MOHAN LALL | IND | 34 | 0.1% |
| 20 | AMRENDRA KUMAR SINGH | IND | 31 | 0.0% |
| 21 | VRIJ BHUSHAN PRASAD | IND | 25 | 0.0% |
| 22 | SUSHIL GOPE | ICS | 24 | 0.0% |
| 23 | A. K. AWASTHI | IND | 20 | 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.
Low turnout (196th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
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4 locationsAshoka inscription on the Chandan shahid hill
Ashoka inscription on the Chandan shahid hill
Three rock incriptions adjasent to Tara Chandi temple
Three rock incriptions adjasent to Tara Chandi temple

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