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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 141 · 1969Reserved (ST)

Barhait

Winner — 1969

MASIH SOREN
PHJ
PHJ 50.0%INC 25.9%7 others 24.1%
Votes
9,890
50.0% share
Winning margin
4,772
24.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
25.3%
of 78,087

Barhait is a safe seat — MASIH SOREN won by 24.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MASIH SOREN
PHJ
9,89050.0%
2
BABULAL TUDU
INC
5,11825.9%
3
BABURAM TUDU
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
2,15410.9%
4
NAIKI MURMU
IND
1,0235.2%
5
HARIPAL MARMU
Left
5482.8%
6
RAM MARANDI
LTC
4812.4%
7
BHIM BASKI
SHD
2981.5%
8
AMIN HEMBROM
IND
1981.0%
9
HOPA BESRA
IND
740.4%

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.

Average turnout (82nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
24.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 0.9% · max 41.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
82nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.22
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.7%
lowerhigher
28th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PHJ 50.0%INC 25.9%BJS 10.9%IND 5.2%OTH 8.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,70,541
Density
1549 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,918 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.0%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity20.2%
Sanitation31.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.0%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.8%
Children underweight (under 5)35.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.9%
Women literate62.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.5%
Clean cooking fuel45.2%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · 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.

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