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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 55 · 1985
Baruraj
Winner — 1985
SHASHI KUMAR RAI
LKD· Lok Dal
LKD 57.0%INC 21.5%7 others 21.5%
Votes
58,000
57.0% share
Winning margin
36,084
35.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
73.3%
of 1,38,861
Baruraj is a safe seat — SHASHI KUMAR RAI won by 35.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHASHI KUMAR RAI | Lok Dal | 58,000 | 57.0% |
| 2 | JAMUNA SINGH | INC | 21,916 | 21.5% |
| 3 | BALENDRA PD. SINGH | Left | 17,886 | 17.6% |
| 4 | RAJDEO TIWARI | IND | 3,009 | 3.0% |
| 5 | BHAWCHANDRA BHANU | Janata | 476 | 0.5% |
| 6 | DINESH CHANDRA PRASAD SAHI | IND | 160 | 0.2% |
| 7 | NAND KISHORE KUMAR | IND | 141 | 0.1% |
| 8 | SHAMBHU SINGH | IND | 125 | 0.1% |
| 9 | TRIBENI ROY | IND | 70 | 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.
High turnout (12th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe35.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.4% · min 0.0% · max 81.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
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12th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.07
fewer partiesmore parties
45th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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207th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LKD 57.0%INC 21.5%CPI 17.6%OTH 3.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,90,400
Density
897 / km²
Sex ratio
950 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,884 km²
SC population6.7%
ST population3.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
68%MUSLIM
Muslim 68.0%Hindu 31.4%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.3%
Electricity17.5%
Sanitation10.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births54.6%
Children fully vaccinated67.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.8%
Children underweight (under 5)41.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.1%
Women literate48.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.6%
Clean cooking fuel15.3%
Health insurance8.1%
What's nearby?
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