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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 141 · 1972Reserved (ST)

Barhait

Winner — 1972

MASIH SOREN
IND
IND 58.4%PHJ 16.5%5 others 25.1%
Votes
18,566
58.4% share
Winning margin
13,326
41.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
35.8%
of 88,827

Barhait is a safe seat — MASIH SOREN won by 41.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MASIH SOREN
IND
18,56658.4%
2
LAJRAS LAKHAN BASKI
PHJ
5,24016.5%
3
JAI BI BESRA
Congress (R)
4,85815.3%
4
MISI MARANDI
Grand Alliance
1,3854.4%
5
MAISA SINGH PAHARIA
IND
8852.8%
6
BABURAM TUDU
Grand Alliance
5551.8%
7
MOHAN HEMRAM
JKP
3061.0%

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
41.9%
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
IND 58.4%PHJ 16.5%INC 15.3%OTH 9.9%

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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