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Winner — 1991 by-elections

L.MAHTO
JD 58.1%INC 25.4%7 others 16.5%
Votes
51,802
58.1% share
Winning margin
29,132
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
9

Patepur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 29,132 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
L.MAHTO
51,8020.0%
2
B.RAM
22,6700.0%
3
R.RAM
6,2900.0%
4
P.CHAUDHARY
IND
5,5210.0%
5
P.K.PASWAN
IND
1,6810.0%
6
G.PARWAN
JP
6270.0%
7
V.KUMAR
IND
5100.0%
8
B.RAVIDAS
IND
820.0%
9
B.PASWAN
IND
280.0%

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 (53rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.7% · min 0.6% · max 59.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
53rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.35
fewer partiesmore parties
19th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
154th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
12 seats · 7 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
DOESN'T APPLY

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,11,569
Density
993 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,830 km²
SC population13.6%
ST population1.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
57%HINDU
Hindu 56.7%Muslim 43.0%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity7.7%
Sanitation9.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.2%
Children fully vaccinated61.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Children underweight (under 5)47.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.9%
Women literate43.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel15.2%
Health insurance19.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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