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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 213 · 1969
Barhara
Winner — 1969
MAHANTH MAHADEVA NAND GIRI
IND
IND 37.1%INC 35.3%5 others 27.6%
Votes
18,512
37.1% share
Winning margin
915
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
50.4%
of 99,038
Barhara was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 915 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHANTH MAHADEVA NAND GIRI | IND | 18,512 | 37.1% |
| 2 | RAM VILAS SINGH | INC | 17,597 | 35.3% |
| 3 | TRIGUNA SINGH | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 8,973 | 18.0% |
| 4 | RAJESHWAR PRASAD SINGH | Left | 3,323 | 6.7% |
| 5 | GOPI KRISHNA PANDE | SUC | 652 | 1.3% |
| 6 | DINA NATH CHAMAR | IND | 539 | 1.1% |
| 7 | GAURI SHANKAR MAHTO | SHD | 289 | 0.6% |
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.
Low turnout (222nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 1.4% · max 36.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
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222nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.46
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.9%
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20th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 37.1%INC 35.3%BJS 18.0%CPI 6.7%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
29,59,918
Density
763 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,881 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population1.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.4%Muslim 10.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.6%
Electricity25.2%
Sanitation28.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated86.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)48.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.9%
Women literate76.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel47.4%
Health insurance17.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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