Patna Sahib
Winner — 2015
Patna Sahib was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 2,792 votes separated winner from runner-up.
4 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.12 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
17 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAND KISHORE YADAV | NDA (NDA) | 88,108 | 46.9% |
| 2 | SANTOSH MEHTA | 85,316 | 45.4% | |
| 3 | NANDU KUMAR | 2,694 | 1.4% | |
| 4 | VIRENDRA THAKUR | 1,857 | 1.0% | |
| 5 | ANAY KUMAR ALIAS ANAY MEHTA | CPI(ML)(L) CPI(ML)(L) | 1,710 | 0.9% |
| 6 | VIJAY SAH | IND | 1,595 | 0.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,332 | 0.7% |
| 8 | ARSHAD AYUB | BSP | 1,082 | 0.6% |
| 9 | MITHILESH KUMAR | IND | 1,019 | 0.5% |
| 10 | RAJENDRA MISTRI | 738 | 0.4% | |
| 11 | NANDITA RAJ LAKSHMI | SKLP | 448 | 0.2% |
| 12 | IMRANUL HODA | 409 | 0.2% | |
| 13 | MUNNI DEVI | KVD | 400 | 0.2% |
| 14 | OM PRAKASH YADAV | RSADP | 329 | 0.2% |
| 15 | JITENDRA KUMAR | GAAP | 311 | 0.2% |
| 16 | IRSHAD HUSSAIN | RSMD | 278 | 0.1% |
| 17 | GOPI KRISHNA KUSHWAHA | LAD | 277 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (216th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.12 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
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10 locations
Mir Ashraf's mosque, Ablution tank and Pucca well
Mir Ashraf's mosque, Ablution tank and Pucca well
Mounds known as the five stupas or panch pahari
Mounds known as the five stupas or panch pahari
Remains of wooden foundations and ancient Mauryan wall
Remains of wooden foundations and ancient Mauryan wall
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