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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 202 · 1985
Barh
Winner — 1985
BHUNESHWAR SINGH
INC· INC
INC 56.4%BJP 37.1%11 others 6.5%
Votes
62,421
56.4% share
Winning margin
21,356
19.3% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
70.9%
of 1,56,020
Barh is a safe seat — BHUNESHWAR SINGH won by 19.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHUNESHWAR SINGH | INC | 62,421 | 56.4% |
| 2 | VISHWA MOHAN CHAUDHARY | BJP | 41,065 | 37.1% |
| 3 | RANA SHIVALAKHPATI SINGH | ICS | 4,288 | 3.9% |
| 4 | WAGESHWER PRASAD SINGH | Left | 1,897 | 1.7% |
| 5 | NATHO MUNI SAO | IND | 408 | 0.4% |
| 6 | AWADESH KUMAR | IND | 102 | 0.1% |
| 7 | RAM LAKHAN SINGH | IND | 98 | 0.1% |
| 8 | VIJAYANAND PURI | IND | 72 | 0.1% |
| 9 | KRISHNA NANDAN SINGH | IND | 71 | 0.1% |
| 10 | DEENA NATH SINGH | IND | 64 | 0.1% |
| 11 | SIDHESHWAR SINGH | IND | 60 | 0.1% |
| 12 | BHARAT BHOOSHAN VERMA | IND | 60 | 0.1% |
| 13 | RAM KISHUN SINGH | IND | 27 | 0.0% |
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 (193rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.3%
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
INC 56.4%BJP 37.1%OTH 6.4%
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
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