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Winner — 2000

BHUNEWASHWAR PRASAD SINGH ALIAS PAPPU JEE
SAP· NDA (NDA)
SAP 59.1%RJD 37.7%8 others 3.2%
Votes
73,404
59.1% share
Winning margin
26,594
21.4% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
64.1%
of 1,93,842

Barh is a safe seat — BHUNEWASHWAR PRASAD SINGH ALIAS PAPPU JEE won by 21.4%.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHUNEWASHWAR PRASAD SINGH ALIAS PAPPU JEE
NDA (NDA)
73,40459.1%
2
VIJAY KRISHNA
RJD
46,81037.7%
3
SUNIL SINGH DHATIRAJ
INC
1,4981.2%
4
SHIV KUMAR PRASAD
BSP
1,2781.0%
5
SUNIL KUMAR
IND
3280.3%
6
JAWAHAR SAW
IND
2500.2%
7
SHALLENDRA KUMAR
IND
2460.2%
8
RAJENDRA SINGH
IND
1700.1%
9
AWADHESH SINGH
IND
1240.1%
10
SURESH KUMAR SINGH
IND
680.1%

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 (193rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
21.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 0.2% · max 34.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
193rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.63
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
171st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.63EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAP 59.1%RJD 37.7%OTH 3.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Hand Embroidery🏺Mentha🏺Sonachud Rice

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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