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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 228 · 2010Reserved (SC)

Barachatti

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Winner — 2010

JYOTI DEVI
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 50.2%RJD 29.5%11 others 20.4%
Votes
57,550
50.2% share
Winning margin
23,746
20.7% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
51.1%
of 2,24,439

Barachatti is a safe seat — JYOTI DEVI won by 20.7%.

Seat history

1 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2005 vs 2010

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JYOTI DEVI
JD(U)
NDA (NDA)
57,55050.2%
2
SAMTA DEVI
RJD
33,80429.5%
3
SHIV CHARAN MANJHI
IND
3,4963.0%
4
KAMAL DEO PASWAN
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L)
3,0112.6%
5
VANARSHI MANJHI
IND
2,9342.6%
6
BADHAN BHUIYAN
INC
INC
2,6752.3%
7
NEELAM PASWAN
BSP
BSP
2,5992.3%
8
SANJAY KUMAR
JPS
2,1681.9%
9
AMIT KUMAR
JKNPP
1,5141.3%
10
SABO DEVI
JD(S)
1,3671.2%
11
RENUKA DEVI
IND
1,2941.1%
12
VIJAY KUMAR
IND
1,2761.1%
13
SHRAVAN MANJHI
RASED
1,0090.9%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (36th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
20.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.8% · min 2.7% · max 31.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
36th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
178th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
104th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 50.2%RJD 29.5%OTH 20.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.04 Cr

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
43,91,418
Density
883 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,976 km²
SC population30.4%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 11.1%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity16.3%
Sanitation24.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.6%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.4%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.3%
Women literate59.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.8%
Clean cooking fuel34.7%
Health insurance9.7%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom/Garments🏺Stone Art🏺Tilkut
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Vishnupad Temple, Gaya

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