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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 174 · 1969
Barbigha
Winner — 1969
SHIV SHANKAR SINGH
IND
IND 43.4%INC 21.6%5 others 35.1%
Votes
28,524
43.4% share
Winning margin
14,344
21.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
66.6%
of 98,776
Barbigha is a safe seat — SHIV SHANKAR SINGH won by 21.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHIV SHANKAR SINGH | IND | 28,524 | 43.4% |
| 2 | JITENDRA NARAIN SINGH | INC | 14,180 | 21.6% |
| 3 | SHYAM SUNDER SINGH | JAP | 12,732 | 19.4% |
| 4 | BINDESHWARI SINGH | Left | 5,242 | 8.0% |
| 5 | KALIKA NANDAN PD. SINGH | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 3,003 | 4.6% |
| 6 | MAHADEO SAW | SHD | 1,665 | 2.5% |
| 7 | INDRADEEP SINGH | IND | 440 | 0.7% |
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
safe21.8%
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
IND 43.4%INC 21.6%JAP 19.4%CPM 8.0%OTH 7.8%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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