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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 170 · 2020
Barbigha
Winner — 2020
SUDARSHAN KUMAR
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 33.2%INC 33.1%9 others 33.7%
Votes
39,878
33.2% share
Winning margin
113
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
53.1%
of 2,26,165
Barbigha was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 113 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
4 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.34 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUDARSHAN KUMAR | NDA (NDA) | 39,878 | 33.2% |
| 2 | GAJANAND SHAHI | 39,765 | 33.1% | |
| 3 | MADHUKAR KUMAR | Lok Janshakti Party | 18,930 | 15.8% |
| 4 | RAKESH RANJAN | IND | 7,139 | 5.9% |
| 5 | GOPAL KUMAR | RJnJnP | 4,458 | 3.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,639 | 3.0% |
| 7 | DEEPAK KUMAR SHARMA | IND | 1,770 | 1.5% |
| 8 | MRITUNJAY KUMAR | 1,763 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | RAJENDRA PRASAD | IND | 1,110 | 0.9% |
| 10 | MOHAMAD AZAM KHAN | IND | 880 | 0.7% |
| 11 | NAVIN KUMAR | 834 | 0.7% |
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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 (199th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.1%
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
JD(U) 33.2%INC 33.1%LJP 15.8%IND 5.9%OTH 9.0%NOTA 3.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.34 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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