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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 134 · 1969
Barsoi
Winner — 1969
SOHAN LAL JAIN
IND
IND 48.8%INC 42.8%4 others 8.4%
Votes
18,552
48.8% share
Winning margin
2,295
6.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
50.0%
of 75,961
A clear win with a 6.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOHAN LAL JAIN | IND | 18,552 | 48.8% |
| 2 | ASKANDAR VAKHTA | INC | 16,257 | 42.8% |
| 3 | MOHAMMAD SIDDIQUE | IND | 1,781 | 4.7% |
| 4 | RADHA PRASAD BHAGAT | Praja Socialist Party | 658 | 1.7% |
| 5 | SHEOCHARAN MANDAL | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 430 | 1.1% |
| 6 | VISHWANATH SINGH | IND | 327 | 0.9% |
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.
High turnout (28th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.3% · max 40.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
28th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
55th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
222nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 48.8%INC 42.8%OTH 8.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,61,566
Density
1467 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,904 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity10.4%
Sanitation18.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.4%
Children fully vaccinated71.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Children underweight (under 5)42.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Clean cooking fuel36.1%
Health insurance19.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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