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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 174 · 1967
Barbigha
Winner — 1967
S.S. SINHA
INC· INC
INC 66.5%IND 28.0%2 others 5.5%
Votes
35,658
66.5% share
Winning margin
20,614
38.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
57.6%
of 93,192
Barbigha is a safe seat — S.S. SINHA won by 38.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S.S. SINHA | INC | 35,658 | 66.5% |
| 2 | M.N. SINGH | IND | 15,044 | 28.0% |
| 3 | S. SHARMA | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 1,775 | 3.3% |
| 4 | S. SHASTRI | Praja Socialist Party | 1,184 | 2.2% |
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.
Low turnout (201st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe38.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.4% · min 0.8% · max 44.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
201st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
194th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
51st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 66.5%IND 28.0%OTH 5.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,77,653
Density
1222 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,355 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.9%
Electricity20.8%
Sanitation30.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.3%
Children fully vaccinated75.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)46.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.0%
Women literate56.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.0%
Clean cooking fuel41.0%
Health insurance12.8%
What's nearby?
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