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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 157 · 1957
Bariarpur
Winner — 1957
HARIHAR MAHTON
INC· INC
INC 53.4%PSP 37.7%2 others 8.9%
Votes
19,123
53.4% share
Winning margin
5,633
15.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
59.1%
of 60,594
Bariarpur is a safe seat — HARIHAR MAHTON won by 15.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARIHAR MAHTON | 19,123 | 53.4% | |
| 2 | RAM NARAIN CHOUDHARY | 13,490 | 37.7% | |
| 3 | ANUPLAL RAI | IND | 1,911 | 5.3% |
| 4 | SHARDA PRASAD SINGH | 1,278 | 3.6% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (157th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe15.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 3.9% · max 35.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
157th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
156th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
94th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.4%PSP 37.7%IND 5.3%OTH 3.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,37,766
Density
1182 / km²
Sex ratio
880 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,569 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population2.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.9%Muslim 17.7%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.2%
Electricity31.0%
Sanitation33.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.2%
Children fully vaccinated66.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)40.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.0%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.4%
Clean cooking fuel49.2%
Health insurance16.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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