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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 174 · 1972
Barbigha
Winner — 1972
RAJO SINGH
IND
IND 48.3%CPI 33.1%2 others 18.6%
Votes
32,710
48.4% share
Winning margin
10,345
15.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
60.3%
of 1,12,184
Barbigha is a safe seat — RAJO SINGH won by 15.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJO SINGH | IND | 32,710 | 48.4% |
| 2 | SHEO SHANKAR SINGH | Left | 22,365 | 33.1% |
| 3 | BHOLA PRASAD YADAV | Grand Alliance | 6,808 | 10.1% |
| 4 | NARMADESHWAR PD. SINGH | IND | 5,772 | 8.5% |
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
safe15.3%
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 48.4%CPI 33.1%BJS 10.1%IND 8.5%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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