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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 223 · 1957
Barhi
Winner — 1957
RAMESHWAR PRASAD MAHTHA
CNPSPJP
CNPSPJP 80.8%INC 16.2%1 others 3.0%
Votes
16,458
80.8% share
Winning margin
13,149
64.5% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
32.2%
of 63,229
Barhi is a safe seat — RAMESHWAR PRASAD MAHTHA won by 64.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMESHWAR PRASAD MAHTHA | CNPSPJP | 16,458 | 80.8% |
| 2 | MUNI RAM GUPTA | 3,309 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | KEDAR NATH SINGH | IND | 609 | 3.0% |
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 (171st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean64.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.1% · max 64.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
171st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.79
fewer partiesmore parties
68th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
132nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.79EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CNPSPJP 80.8%INC 16.2%OTH 3.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,40,073
Density
769 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,305 km²
SC population24.1%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.3%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity11.5%
Sanitation21.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.5%
Children fully vaccinated89.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.2%
Children underweight (under 5)48.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.3%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance15.4%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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