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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 52 · 1985
Vaishali
Winner — 1985
BRISHIN PATEL
LKD· Lok Dal
LKD 60.3%INC 19.6%14 others 20.1%
Votes
50,788
60.3% share
Winning margin
34,293
40.7% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
61.8%
of 1,36,155
Vaishali is a safe seat — BRISHIN PATEL won by 40.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRISHIN PATEL | Lok Dal | 50,788 | 60.3% |
| 2 | RAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH | INC | 16,495 | 19.6% |
| 3 | RAM KISHORE SINGH | IND | 4,326 | 5.1% |
| 4 | UMESH KUMAR SINGH | BJP | 3,003 | 3.6% |
| 5 | SITA RAM PRASAD PRABHAKAR | IND | 2,368 | 2.8% |
| 6 | SITARAM SINGH | IND | 2,348 | 2.8% |
| 7 | NAGENDRA PRASAD SINGH | IND | 1,928 | 2.3% |
| 8 | KAMALA SINGH | Janata | 1,845 | 2.2% |
| 9 | NAGESHWAR SINGH | IND | 377 | 0.5% |
| 10 | KAMLESHWAR BHAGAT | IND | 280 | 0.3% |
| 11 | DNANESHWAR RAI | IND | 115 | 0.1% |
| 12 | SAILENDRA NATH PRASAD | IND | 86 | 0.1% |
| 13 | HARENDRA PANDEY | IND | 71 | 0.1% |
| 14 | SURENDRA RAI | IND | 54 | 0.1% |
| 15 | BHUPEDRA SHARMA | IND | 45 | 0.1% |
| 16 | MANORANJAM PRASAD | IND | 37 | 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.
High turnout (24th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe40.7%
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%
lowerhigher
115th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LKD 60.3%INC 19.6%IND 5.1%OTH 14.9%
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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