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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAHANTH MAHADEVA NAND GIRI
IND
18,51237.1%
2
RAM VILAS SINGH
INC
17,59735.3%
3
TRIGUNA SINGH
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
8,97318.0%
4
RAJESHWAR PRASAD SINGH
Left
3,3236.7%
5
GOPI KRISHNA PANDE
SUC
6521.3%
6
DINA NATH CHAMAR
IND
5391.1%
7
GAURI SHANKAR MAHTO
SHD
2890.6%

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
lean
1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 1.4% · max 36.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
222nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.46
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.9%
lowerhigher
20th of 243

Where 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 COMPUTED

A 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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