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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 174 · 2005 (Feb)Reserved (SC)
Barbigha
Winner — 2005 (Feb)
ASHOK CHAUDHARY
INC· LJP-Congress alliance (UPA)
INC 54.4%JD(U) 36.9%8 others 8.7%
Votes
40,319
54.4% share
Winning margin
12,971
17.5% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
37.9%
of 1,95,552
Barbigha is a safe seat — ASHOK CHAUDHARY won by 17.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASHOK CHAUDHARY | LJP-Congress alliance (UPA) | 40,319 | 54.4% |
| 2 | MITHALESH KUMAR | NDA | 27,348 | 36.9% |
| 3 | SHIV SHANKAR PASWAN | IND | 2,009 | 2.7% |
| 4 | RAGHUNANDAN PRASAD | BSP | 927 | 1.3% |
| 5 | BABITA BHUSHAN | IND | 918 | 1.2% |
| 6 | NANDLAL CHAUDHARY | CPI(ML)(L) | 633 | 0.9% |
| 7 | RAVINDRA KU CHAUDHARY | IND | 599 | 0.8% |
| 8 | RAJENDRA PRASAD | IND | 568 | 0.8% |
| 9 | SANTI DEVI | IND | 466 | 0.6% |
| 10 | UJJAWALKANT HUNKAR | IND | 336 | 0.5% |
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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.
Low turnout (201st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe17.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.4% · min 0.8% · max 44.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
201st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
194th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
51st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.4%JD(U) 36.9%OTH 8.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,77,653
Density
1222 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,355 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.9%
Electricity20.8%
Sanitation30.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.3%
Children fully vaccinated75.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)46.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.0%
Women literate56.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.0%
Clean cooking fuel41.0%
Health insurance12.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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