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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 144 · 2005 (Oct)
Barsoi
Winner — 2005 (Oct)
MUNNAF ALAM
CPI(ML)(L)· CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L) 33.3%BJP 31.8%11 others 34.9%
Votes
39,872
33.3% share
Winning margin
1,837
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
55.5%
of 2,15,430
Barsoi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 1,837 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
6 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.03 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUNNAF ALAM | CPI(ML)(L) CPI(ML)(L) | 39,872 | 33.3% |
| 2 | DULAL CHANDRA GOSWAMI | NDA | 38,035 | 31.8% |
| 3 | KHWAJA SHAHID | 13,408 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | HABIBUR RAHMAN | IND | 6,786 | 5.7% |
| 5 | MD. RAKIB KHAN | IND | 6,010 | 5.0% |
| 6 | PREM KUMAR ROY | 2,907 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | MD. NOMAN RAHMANI | 2,875 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | MD IMRAN ALI | SJP(R) | 1,900 | 1.6% |
| 9 | DINESH ROY | IND | 1,732 | 1.4% |
| 10 | HANSRAJ YADAV | IND | 1,693 | 1.4% |
| 11 | RAMANI YADAV | IND | 1,537 | 1.3% |
| 12 | SK. MAHMUDDIN | IND | 1,491 | 1.2% |
| 13 | MANIK CHANDRA ROY | BSP | 1,371 | 1.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (93rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 0.1% · max 42.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
93rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
216th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
120th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI(ML)(L) 33.3%BJP 31.8%NCP 11.2%IND 5.7%IND 5.0%OTH 13.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
6/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.03 Cr
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%
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?
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