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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 228 · 2025Reserved (SC)
Barachatti
Winner — 2025
JYOTI DEVI
HAMS· NDA (NDA)
HAMS 47.4%RJD 43.5%10 others 9.0%
Votes
1,08,271
47.4% share
Winning margin
8,893
3.9% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
73.4%
of 3,10,945
A closely fought contest. JYOTI DEVI won with a 3.9% margin.
Seat history
2 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.73 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JYOTI DEVI | HAMS NDA (NDA) | 1,08,271 | 47.4% |
| 2 | TANUSHREE KUMARI | 99,378 | 43.5% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,329 | 1.9% |
| 4 | HEMANT KUMAR | JANSURAJ | 3,967 | 1.7% |
| 5 | G S RAMCHANDRA DAS | 3,150 | 1.4% | |
| 6 | MANOJ PASWAN | PPID | 2,661 | 1.2% |
| 7 | INDRADEV PASWAN | RJBP | 1,496 | 0.7% |
| 8 | VINAY PASWAN | IND | 1,346 | 0.6% |
| 9 | SHIVNATH KUMAR NIRALA | RASLJP | 1,192 | 0.5% |
| 10 | ARJUN BHUIYAN | VVCIP | 866 | 0.4% |
| 11 | RAHUL KUMAR | IND | 859 | 0.4% |
| 12 | SANJAY MANDAL | SP(I) | 720 | 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 (36th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.8% · min 2.7% · max 31.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
36th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
178th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
104th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
HAMS 47.4%RJD 43.5%OTH 7.1%NOTA 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.73 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%
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 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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