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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 188 · 1962
Bariarpur
Winner — 1962
HARIHAR MAHTO
INC· INC
INC 56.6%PSP 27.6%2 others 15.7%
Votes
19,105
56.6% share
Winning margin
9,784
29.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
51.6%
of 65,382
Bariarpur is a safe seat — HARIHAR MAHTO won by 29.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARIHAR MAHTO | INC | 19,105 | 56.6% |
| 2 | RAMJIWAN PRASAD SINGH | Praja Socialist Party | 9,321 | 27.6% |
| 3 | JANARDAN PRASAD SINGH | Left | 4,099 | 12.2% |
| 4 | RAMPHAL MAHTO | Swatantra Party | 1,215 | 3.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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 (148th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe29.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 2.4% · max 50.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
148th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.64
fewer partiesmore parties
97th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
106th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.64EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 56.6%PSP 27.6%CPI 12.2%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
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%
What's nearby?
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