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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 188 · 1972
Bariarpur
Winner — 1972
RAM JIWAN SINGH
SOP 50.6%INC 42.0%2 others 7.4%
Votes
33,106
50.6% share
Winning margin
5,668
8.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
57.0%
of 1,14,699
A clear win with a 8.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM JIWAN SINGH | 33,106 | 50.6% | |
| 2 | BHUB NESHWAR PRASAD | Congress (R) | 27,438 | 42.0% |
| 3 | DEO NANDAN SINGH | IND | 4,129 | 6.3% |
| 4 | DINA NATH SINGH | IND | 691 | 1.1% |
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 (148th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe8.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 2.4% · max 50.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
148th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.64
fewer partiesmore parties
97th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
106th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.64EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SOP 50.6%INC 42.0%IND 6.3%OTH 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%
What's nearby?
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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.