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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 137 · 1972
Barari
Winner — 1972
MUHAMAD SAKOOR
INC· Congress (R)
INC 44.9%SOP 32.4%3 others 22.7%
Votes
21,853
44.9% share
Winning margin
6,078
12.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
50.8%
of 95,949
A clear win with a 12.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUHAMAD SAKOOR | Congress (R) | 21,853 | 44.9% |
| 2 | MAHEDRA NARAYAN YADAV | 15,775 | 32.4% | |
| 3 | JIBNESHWAR PRASAD SINGH | Grand Alliance | 5,400 | 11.1% |
| 4 | INDRANAN MANDAL | Left | 3,859 | 7.9% |
| 5 | RAM SAGAR MANDAL | 1,821 | 3.7% |
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 (80th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.3% · min 2.3% · max 22.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
80th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.40
fewer partiesmore parties
179th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
189th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.9%SOP 32.4%BJS 11.1%CPM 7.9%OTH 3.7%
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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