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Bihar · PC 28 · 1957
Barh
Winner — Lok Sabha 1957
TARKESHWARI DEVI
INC 47.0%PSP 22.4%3 others 30.6%
Votes
78,929
47.0% share
Winning margin
41,299
24.6% of votes
Total votes cast
1,67,987
Candidates
5
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TARKESHWARI DEVI | 78,929 | 47.0% | |
| 2 | RAM LAKHAN CHANDAPURI | 37,630 | 22.4% | |
| 3 | PARMATMA SINGH | IND | 30,431 | 18.1% |
| 4 | KAMAL NARIN CHAUDHARY | IND | 11,541 | 6.9% |
| 5 | RAMLAKHAN SINGH | 9,456 | 5.6% |
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 (24th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe24.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.0% · min 7.1% · max 44.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
24th of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
24th of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.0%PSP 22.4%IND 18.1%IND 6.9%CNSPJP 5.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,67,765
Density
964 / km²
Sex ratio
876 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,419 km²
SC population13.4%
ST population1.6%
Figures are for Munger, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.6%Muslim 8.1%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.7%
Electricity34.3%
Sanitation38.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.2%
Children fully vaccinated73.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate69.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.7%
Clean cooking fuel59.4%
Health insurance15.2%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · 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.