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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 68 · 2020
Barari
Winner — 2020
Bijay Singh
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 44.7%RJD 39.0%13 others 16.3%
Votes
81,752
44.7% share
Winning margin
10,438
5.7% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
67.2%
of 2,71,982
A clear win with a 5.7% margin.
Seat history
5 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.31 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bijay Singh | NDA (NDA) | 81,752 | 44.7% |
| 2 | Neeraj Kumar | 71,314 | 39.0% | |
| 3 | Bibhash Chandra Choudhary | Lok Janshakti Party | 7,920 | 4.3% |
| 4 | Rakesh Kumar Raushan | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (unaligned) | 6,598 | 3.6% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,652 | 2.0% |
| 6 | Srikant Mandal | IND | 1,943 | 1.1% |
| 7 | Md. Parvez Alam | LJD | 1,594 | 0.9% |
| 8 | Kavindra Kumar Paul | BHRTSBLP | 1,358 | 0.7% |
| 9 | Md. Babar | IND | 1,309 | 0.7% |
| 10 | Tanuja Khatoon | TPLRSP | 1,172 | 0.6% |
| 11 | Md. Shamsad Alam | 1,083 | 0.6% | |
| 12 | Nasim akhtar | 1,076 | 0.6% | |
| 13 | MD. Saghir Alam | JANADIP | 1,049 | 0.6% |
| 14 | Shailesh kumar singh | PPID | 564 | 0.3% |
| 15 | Lal krishna prasad | APKSP | 467 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (2nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 4.8% · max 35.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
2nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.48
fewer partiesmore parties
147th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
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169th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 44.7%RJD 39.0%OTH 14.3%NOTA 2.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.31 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,71,029
Density
1005 / km²
Sex ratio
919 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,057 km²
SC population8.6%
ST population5.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
55%HINDU
Hindu 54.9%Muslim 44.5%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.3%
Electricity9.9%
Sanitation17.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.9%
Children fully vaccinated73.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.9%
Children underweight (under 5)48.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.4%
Women literate49.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel16.9%
Health insurance8.4%
What's nearby?
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