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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 228 · 2015Reserved (SC)

Barachatti

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Winner — 2015

SAMTA DEVI
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 45.4%LJP 33.2%10 others 21.4%
Votes
70,909
45.4% share
Winning margin
19,126
12.3% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
56.3%
of 2,77,142

A clear win with a 12.3% margin.

Seat history

0 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.03 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2010 vs 2015

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SAMTA DEVI
RJD
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
70,90945.4%
2
SUDHA DEVI
LJP
NDA
51,78333.2%
3
HARENDRA PRASAD
BSP
BSP
7,9995.1%
—
NOTA
NOTA
7,3284.7%
5
MUKESH KUMAR
IND
3,7782.4%
6
SARJU PARSAD
RPI
3,2872.1%
7
RAMOTAR MANJHI
SASAPT
2,6271.7%
8
SREECHAND DAS
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L)
2,4081.5%
9
DILEEP PASWAN
BMUP
2,3031.5%
10
PRAMOD MANZI
PMS
1,3460.9%
11
MUNNI DEVI
KVD
1,3070.8%
12
BALKUNWAR MANJHI
AD
1,0590.7%

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
12.3%
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
RJD 45.4%LJP 33.2%BSP 5.1%OTH 11.6%NOTA 4.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.03 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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