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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 174 · 2005 (Oct)Reserved (SC)

Barbigha

Winner — 2005 (Oct)

RAMSUNDAR RAM KANAUJIA
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 48.4%INC 34.8%4 others 16.8%
Votes
34,223
48.4% share
Winning margin
9,673
13.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
36.1%
of 1,95,552

A clear win with a 13.7% margin.

Seat history

0 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.07 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMSUNDAR RAM KANAUJIA
NDA (NDA)
34,22348.4%
2
MAHAVIR CHOUDHARY
24,55034.8%
3
UMESH KUMAR SUMAN
6,2398.8%
4
ALANANDAN PASWAN
IND
2,5143.6%
5
USHA KUMARI
BSP
1,6052.3%
6
AJAY KUMAR
IND
1,5152.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Low turnout (201st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
13.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.4% · min 0.8% · max 44.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
201st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
194th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
51st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 48.4%INC 34.8%LJP 8.8%OTH 8.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/6

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.07 Cr

A 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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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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