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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 2 · 1972Reserved (SC)
Bagaha
Winner — 1972
NARSINGH BAITHA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 66.4%SOP 23.6%1 others 10.0%
Votes
27,216
66.4% share
Winning margin
17,539
42.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
37.9%
of 1,08,063
Bagaha is a safe seat — NARSINGH BAITHA won by 42.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NARSINGH BAITHA | Congress (R) | 27,216 | 66.4% |
| 2 | SUWARN BAITHA | 9,677 | 23.6% | |
| 3 | RAMSHARAN | Grand Alliance | 4,102 | 10.0% |
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 (70th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe42.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 25.5% · min 8.3% · max 54.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
70th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
215th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
210th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 66.4%SOP 23.6%BJS 10.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,35,042
Density
753 / km²
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,228 km²
SC population14.1%
ST population6.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Muslim 22.0%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.8%
Electricity8.1%
Sanitation15.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.5%
Children fully vaccinated62.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)30.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate52.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.1%
Clean cooking fuel31.4%
Health insurance20.0%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.