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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 206 · 2000

Patna West

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Winner — 2000

NAVIN KISHOR PD. SINHA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 54.9%RJD 30.9%19 others 14.2%
Votes
84,096
54.9% share
Winning margin
36,857
24.1% of votes
Total candidates
21
Turnout
41.7%
of 3,67,332

Patna West is a safe seat — NAVIN KISHOR PD. SINHA won by 24.1%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

21 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NAVIN KISHOR PD. SINHA
BJP
NDA (NDA)
84,09654.9%
2
SHIV NATH YADAV ALIAS BABBAN YADAV
RJD
RJD
47,23930.9%
3
M. K. SINHA
INC
INC
5,2853.5%
4
RAMESH KUMAR
BSP
BSP
2,8511.9%
5
RANJAN KUMAR
IND
2,5931.7%
6
RAKESH RANJAN
RLD
NDA
1,7471.1%
7
MOHAN KR. YADAV
IND
1,5511.0%
8
ASHOK KUMAR YADAV
IND
1,2610.8%
9
ANITA KUMARI
CPI(ML)(L)
1,1840.8%
10
SAMBAL
SP
Samajwadi Party
1,1230.7%
11
PUNITA DEVI
IND
1,0950.7%
12
DEEPAK KUMAR
IND
5620.4%
13
SUMAN LALL
IND
5030.3%
14
CHANDRA SHEKHAR PRASAD
IND
4500.3%
15
RANJEET SINGH
AD
4320.3%
16
REETESH RANJAN SINGH
IND
3340.2%
17
AJAY KUMAR
IND
3240.2%
18
SANJAY KUMAR
JP
1660.1%
19
ARUN KR. UPADHAYAY
IND
1260.1%
20
SUMAN KUMAR
NCP
NCP
1110.1%
21
GANESH TIWARY
IND
500.0%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (95th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
24.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 0.4% · max 45.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
95th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.47
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
238th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 54.9%RJD 30.9%OTH 14.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,26,384
Density
488 / km²
Sex ratio
920 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,332 km²
SC population22.7%
ST population3.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity21.6%
Sanitation16.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.3%
Children fully vaccinated88.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.1%
Children underweight (under 5)47.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.3%
Women literate66.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.0%
Health insurance18.1%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Carpet🏺Rice
Temple of Mundeshwari Devi

Temple of Mundeshwari Devi

🏛️MonumentASI

Temple of Mundeshwari Devi

📍Google MapsOSM
Tomb at Bakhtiyar Khan

Tomb at Bakhtiyar Khan

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb at Bakhtiyar Khan

📍Google MapsOSM

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