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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 170 · 2015
Barbigha
Winner — 2015
SUDARSHAN KUMAR
INC· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
INC 41.7%BLSP 27.6%10 others 30.8%
Votes
46,406
41.7% share
Winning margin
15,717
14.1% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
54.5%
of 2,04,279
A clear win with a 14.1% margin.
Seat history
4 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.45 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUDARSHAN KUMAR | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 46,406 | 41.7% |
| 2 | SHEO KUMAR | BLSP | 30,689 | 27.6% |
| 3 | RADHEY SHARMA | IND | 8,122 | 7.3% |
| 4 | RAVI CHAUDHARY | IND | 5,789 | 5.2% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 5,626 | 5.0% |
| 6 | ANIL SHANKAR SINHA | 4,420 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | PREETAM KUMARI | BSP | 2,661 | 2.4% |
| 8 | RAJESHWARI PRASAD | 2,460 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | AMRITASH ANAND | IND | 1,461 | 1.3% |
| 10 | MRITUNJAY KUMAR | IND | 1,452 | 1.3% |
| 11 | YUGESHWAR MANJHI | IND | 1,188 | 1.1% |
| 12 | KRISHNA MURARI KUMAR | IND | 1,102 | 1.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (199th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.1% · max 33.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
199th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.46
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
4.3%
lowerhigher
2nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.7%BLSP 27.6%IND 7.3%IND 5.2%OTH 13.2%NOTA 5.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.45 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,36,342
Density
924 / km²
Sex ratio
930 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
689 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.7%Muslim 5.9%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.9%
Electricity19.3%
Sanitation28.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.2%
Children fully vaccinated82.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.6%
Children underweight (under 5)37.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.5%
Women literate55.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.1%
Clean cooking fuel40.3%
Health insurance9.7%
What's nearby?
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