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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 213 · 1972
Barhara
Winner — 1972
RAM VILASH SINGH
NCO 38.5%INC 21.2%6 others 40.3%
Votes
19,473
38.5% share
Winning margin
8,727
17.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
44.7%
of 1,13,308
Barhara is a safe seat — RAM VILASH SINGH won by 17.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM VILASH SINGH | 19,473 | 38.5% | |
| 2 | MAHA DEVA NAND GIRI | Congress (R) | 10,746 | 21.2% |
| 3 | TRIGUNA SINGH | IND | 10,051 | 19.9% |
| 4 | RAJESHWAR PRASAD | IND | 5,609 | 11.1% |
| 5 | HARI NARAYAN PANDEY | IND | 1,470 | 2.9% |
| 6 | PASU PAT NATH SINGH | SUC | 1,432 | 2.8% |
| 7 | RAJ KUMAR SINGH | IND | 1,302 | 2.6% |
| 8 | RAM JEE SINGH | 539 | 1.1% |
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
lean17.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 1.4% · max 36.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
222nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.46
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.9%
lowerhigher
20th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NCO 38.5%INC 21.2%IND 19.9%IND 11.1%OTH 9.4%
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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