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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 193 · 2010
Barhara
Winner — 2010
RAGHWENDRA PRATAP SINGH
RJD· RJD-LJP alliance
RJD 41.5%JD(U) 40.5%12 others 17.9%
Votes
46,102
41.5% share
Winning margin
1,083
1.0% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
47.7%
of 2,32,971
Barhara was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.0% — fewer than 1,083 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
3 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAGHWENDRA PRATAP SINGH | RJD-LJP alliance | 46,102 | 41.5% |
| 2 | ASHA DEVI | NDA | 45,019 | 40.5% |
| 3 | BHAI BRAHMESHWER | INC | 6,084 | 5.5% |
| 4 | RAJIV RANJAN | CPI(ML)(L) CPI(ML)(L) | 3,672 | 3.3% |
| 5 | DR. SIYA MATI RAI | IND | 1,690 | 1.5% |
| 6 | ARUN KUMAR SINGH | 1,656 | 1.5% | |
| 7 | MRITUNJAY BHARDWAJ | BVM | 1,361 | 1.2% |
| 8 | VIJAY BAHADUR SINGH | IND | 1,192 | 1.1% |
| 9 | VIJAY SINGH | IND | 1,110 | 1.0% |
| 10 | VIMAL KUMAR | BSP | 1,070 | 1.0% |
| 11 | NIRMAL SINGH | IND | 993 | 0.9% |
| 12 | SHYAM SUNDER PANDEY | 410 | 0.4% | |
| 13 | CHITRANJAN SINGH | IND | 387 | 0.3% |
| 14 | SUKHLAL YADAV | LTSD | 303 | 0.3% |
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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.
Low turnout (228th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 0.5% · max 30.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
228th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.07
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
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103rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 41.5%JD(U) 40.5%INC 5.5%OTH 12.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.14 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,28,407
Density
1139 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,395 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 7.3%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity15.0%
Sanitation27.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.9%
Children fully vaccinated61.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate64.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.2%
Clean cooking fuel42.9%
Health insurance9.6%
What's nearby?
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