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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 2 · 1962Reserved (SC)
Bagaha
Winner — 1962
NARSINGH BAITHA
INC· INC
INC 57.1%PSP 13.8%4 others 29.2%
Votes
21,064
57.1% share
Winning margin
15,988
43.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
42.5%
of 86,768
Bagaha is a safe seat — NARSINGH BAITHA won by 43.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NARSINGH BAITHA | INC | 21,064 | 57.1% |
| 2 | BHOLA RAUT MESTAR | Praja Socialist Party | 5,076 | 13.8% |
| 3 | BALDEO MAHTO | Left | 4,722 | 12.8% |
| 4 | SHEO PRASAD HARIJAN | Swatantra Party | 4,580 | 12.4% |
| 5 | KHOBHARI HARIJAN | IND | 1,006 | 2.7% |
| 6 | SAJAN CHAMAR | IND | 466 | 1.3% |
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 (70th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe43.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 25.5% · min 8.3% · max 54.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
70th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
215th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
210th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 57.1%PSP 13.8%CPI 12.8%SWA 12.4%OTH 4.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,35,042
Density
753 / km²
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,228 km²
SC population14.1%
ST population6.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Muslim 22.0%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.8%
Electricity8.1%
Sanitation15.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.5%
Children fully vaccinated62.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)30.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate52.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.1%
Clean cooking fuel31.4%
Health insurance20.0%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.