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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 202 · 1980
Barh
Winner — 1980
VISHWA MOHAN CHOUDHRY
IND
IND 38.8%JNP(SC) 37.2%8 others 24.0%
Votes
38,472
38.8% share
Winning margin
1,586
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
72.0%
of 1,37,563
Barh was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 1,586 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VISHWA MOHAN CHOUDHRY | IND | 38,472 | 38.8% |
| 2 | BIJAY KRISHNA SINGH | JNP(SC) | 36,886 | 37.2% |
| 3 | GAURI SHANKAR SINGH |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 12,830 | 12.9% |
| 4 | RANA SHEO LAKH PATI SINGH | 4,957 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | JITENDRA PRASAD SINGH | IND | 2,581 | 2.6% |
| 6 | RAM NARESH SINGH | BJP | 1,160 | 1.2% |
| 7 | AMIR HAIDER | IND | 993 | 1.0% |
| 8 | DEVENDRA PRASAD SINGH | IND | 869 | 0.9% |
| 9 | SATHI GIRISH NANDAN SINGH | IND | 230 | 0.2% |
| 10 | MANIKANT AZAD | IND | 140 | 0.1% |
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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 (193rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 0.2% · max 34.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
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193rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.63
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
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171st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.63EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 38.8%JNP(SC) 37.2%INC(I) 12.9%INC(U) 5.0%OTH 6.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,06,352
Density
1002 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,703 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population1.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.3%Muslim 6.2%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity17.8%
Sanitation24.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.5%
Children fully vaccinated75.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.6%
Children underweight (under 5)45.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.2%
Women literate68.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.8%
Clean cooking fuel44.7%
Health insurance11.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.