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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 192 · 1977Reserved (SC)

Barbigha

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Winner — 1977

NAIN TARA DASS
JNP· Janata
JNP 54.1%INC 34.2%7 others 11.7%
Votes
31,681
54.1% share
Winning margin
11,666
19.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
53.0%
of 1,10,592

Barbigha is a safe seat — NAIN TARA DASS won by 19.9%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NAIN TARA DASS
JNP
Janata
31,68154.1%
2
RAMESHWAR PASWAN
INC
INC
20,01534.2%
3
LALKESHWAR DASS
IND
3,6326.2%
4
JAMUNA CHOUDHRY
IND
1,4682.5%
5
KALI PASWAN
IND
7371.3%
6
SAHDEO MOCHI
IND
4320.7%
7
BINDESHER DASS
IND
2970.5%
8
LEELA DEVI
IND
1750.3%
9
HARI NARIAN PD. SHASTRY
IND
1210.2%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (192nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
19.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.8% · min 0.0% · max 65.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
192nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
118th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
62nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 54.1%INC 34.2%IND 6.2%OTH 5.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,28,407
Density
1139 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,395 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 7.3%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity15.0%
Sanitation27.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.9%
Children fully vaccinated61.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate64.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.2%
Clean cooking fuel42.9%
Health insurance9.6%

What's nearby?

1 location
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