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Bihar · PC 34 · 1962

Barh

Winner — Lok Sabha 1962

TARKESHWARI SINHA
INC· INC
INC 54.2%SWA 34.2%3 others 11.6%
Votes
1,03,802
55.9% share
Winning margin
38,221
20.6% of votes
Total votes cast
1,91,615
Candidates
5
Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
TARKESHWARI SINHA
1,03,80255.9%
2
NAND KISHORE PRASAD SINGH
65,58135.3%
3
VASDEO SINGH
SOC
7,1613.9%
4
BODH NARAIN PRASAD
4,6352.5%
5
RAMNANDAN SINGH
IND
4,6082.5%

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 (20th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
20.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 1.6% · max 38.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
20th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
29th of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 55.9%SWA 35.3%OTH 8.8%

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%

Figures are for Kaimur (Bhabua), this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

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?

7 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Ashoka inscription on the Chandan shahid hill

🏛️MonumentASI

Ashoka inscription on the Chandan shahid hill

Rohtas garh fort

Rohtas garh fort

🏛️MonumentASI

Rohtas garh fort

Temple of Mundeshwari Devi

Temple of Mundeshwari Devi

🏛️MonumentASI

Temple of Mundeshwari Devi

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Three rock incriptions adjasent to Tara Chandi temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Three rock incriptions adjasent to Tara Chandi temple

Tomb at Bakhtiyar Khan

Tomb at Bakhtiyar Khan

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb at Bakhtiyar Khan

Tomb of Hasan Sur Shah

Tomb of Hasan Sur Shah

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Hasan Sur Shah

Tomb of Sher Shah Suri

Tomb of Sher Shah Suri

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Sher Shah Suri

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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