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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 175 · 1972
Barahiya
Winner — 1972
KAPIL DEO SINGH
SOP 52.8%INC 33.4%3 others 13.8%
Votes
40,463
52.8% share
Winning margin
14,864
19.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
68.1%
of 1,12,434
Barahiya is a safe seat — KAPIL DEO SINGH won by 19.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAPIL DEO SINGH | 40,463 | 52.8% | |
| 2 | SIDHESHWAR PRASAD SINGH | Congress (R) | 25,599 | 33.4% |
| 3 | RAMESHWAR PRASAD SINGH | 6,071 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | SARYUG PRASAD DASS | IND | 2,821 | 3.7% |
| 5 | RAM NARAYAN SINGH | Grand Alliance | 1,657 | 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.
Average turnout (186th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.0% · max 24.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
186th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
195th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
89th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SOP 52.8%INC 33.4%NCO 7.9%OTH 5.8%
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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