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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 144 · 2000

Barsoi

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Winner — 2000

MAHBOOB ALAM
CPI(ML)(L)· CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L) 51.8%BJP 29.9%9 others 18.3%
Votes
62,644
51.8% share
Winning margin
26,559
22.0% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
64.8%
of 1,86,447

Barsoi is a safe seat — MAHBOOB ALAM won by 22.0%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAHBOOB ALAM
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L)
62,64451.8%
2
DULAL CHANDRA GOSWAMI
BJP
NDA
36,08529.9%
3
AHMED ASHFAQUE KARIM
INC
INC
8,4017.0%
4
ABDUL KASIM
CPM
3,3062.7%
5
BEULAH DOJA
NCP
NCP
2,5442.1%
6
RAMNI YADAV
IND
2,4202.0%
7
RAJ NARAYAN DAS
BSP
BSP
1,9901.6%
8
YUGAL KISHOR DAS
SHS
1,3851.1%
9
SHEBU MARANDI
IND
1,2921.1%
10
RADHA NATH CHOWDHARY
AJBP
6470.5%
11
MAHADEO PRASAD SAH
BMF
1440.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (93rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
22.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 0.1% · max 42.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
93rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
216th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
120th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI(ML)(L) 51.8%BJP 29.9%INC 7.0%OTH 11.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,70,541
Density
1549 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,918 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.0%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity20.2%
Sanitation31.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.0%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.8%
Children underweight (under 5)35.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.9%
Women literate62.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.5%
Clean cooking fuel45.2%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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