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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 192 · 1985Reserved (SC)
Barbigha
Winner — 1985
MAHAVIR CHAUDHARY
INC· INC
INC 52.5%CPI 35.9%7 others 11.6%
Votes
42,991
52.5% share
Winning margin
13,604
16.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
62.6%
of 1,30,669
Barbigha is a safe seat — MAHAVIR CHAUDHARY won by 16.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHAVIR CHAUDHARY | INC | 42,991 | 52.5% |
| 2 | LOKHNATH AZAD | Left | 29,387 | 35.9% |
| 3 | RAMJI PRASAD | Janata | 6,838 | 8.3% |
| 4 | LALKESAR DAS | IND | 798 | 1.0% |
| 5 | PARMANAND PASWAN | Lok Dal | 673 | 0.8% |
| 6 | LAL DHARI MOCHI | BJP | 596 | 0.7% |
| 7 | PRASAD RAVIDAS | IND | 328 | 0.4% |
| 8 | HARINARAYAN PRASAD | IND | 143 | 0.2% |
| 9 | CHANDESHWAR DAS | IND | 112 | 0.1% |
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 (192nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe16.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.8% · min 0.0% · max 65.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
192nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
118th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
62nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 52.5%CPI 35.9%JNP 8.3%OTH 3.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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