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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 149 · 1985Reserved (ST)
Barhait
Winner — 1985
THOMAS HANSDA
INC· INC
INC 60.0%JMM 30.9%5 others 9.1%
Votes
37,753
60.0% share
Winning margin
18,300
29.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
57.6%
of 1,09,349
Barhait is a safe seat — THOMAS HANSDA won by 29.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THOMAS HANSDA | INC | 37,753 | 60.0% |
| 2 | MASIH SOREN | 19,453 | 30.9% | |
| 3 | HEM LAL MURMU | Left | 4,211 | 6.7% |
| 4 | NARAYAN TUDU | IND | 654 | 1.0% |
| 5 | BABUJI BASKEY | IND | 335 | 0.5% |
| 6 | CHANDAN TUDU | IND | 329 | 0.5% |
| 7 | ISWAR MARANDI | IND | 219 | 0.3% |
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 (85th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe29.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 1.7% · max 39.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
85th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
173rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
87th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 60.0%JMM 30.9%CPI 6.7%OTH 2.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,66,886
Density
1122 / km²
Sex ratio
886 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,486 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.5%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.0%
Electricity12.4%
Sanitation23.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births74.2%
Children fully vaccinated64.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.8%
Children underweight (under 5)36.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.5%
Women literate51.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.9%
Clean cooking fuel33.2%
Health insurance15.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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