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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

MUHAMMAD SAKUR
NCP· NCP
NCP 17.9%BJP 17.5%26 others 64.6%
Votes
18,542
17.9% share
Winning margin
472
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
28
Turnout
57.8%
of 1,78,771

Barari was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 472 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

28 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MUHAMMAD SAKUR
NCP
18,54217.9%
2
VIBHASH CHAND CHOUDHARY
NDA
18,07017.5%
3
MANSOOR ALAM
17,31116.7%
4
SAYOGITA SINGH
13,88713.4%
5
DINA YADEV
5,5075.3%
6
SHIV PUJAN PASWAN
IND
4,0083.9%
7
KALYAN MITRA
IND
2,8132.7%
8
ABDUL HAMID
BSP
2,5552.5%
9
VIMAL KUMAR MANDAL
CPI(ML)(L)
2,2592.2%
10
SUBODH VYAS
IND
2,2142.1%
11
SITARA PARVIN
1,6351.6%
12
CHANDRA SHEKHAR YADAV
IND
1,5261.5%
13
PABHAT KUMAR
SJP(R)
1,3351.3%
14
SHAMBHU MAHALDAR
JDP
1,3341.3%
15
NIRAJ KUMAR KASHYAP
IND
1,2161.2%
16
TANWEER
IND
1,1031.1%
17
SURYA NARAYAN SINGH
FCI
1,0351.0%
18
KAILASH PODDAR
IND
9730.9%
19
PREMNATH JAISWAL
9390.9%
20
PRAKASH GUPTA
7680.7%
21
ARVIND KUMAR SINGH
IND
7480.7%
22
PARSHURAM PASWAN
IND
7320.7%
23
SANJAY SINGH
IND
5960.6%
24
SAMSAD
IND
5620.5%
25
MOHAMMAD ISRAIL
AD
5160.5%
26
SAVIRURAHAMAN KHAN
IND
4790.5%
27
RAJESHWAR CHOUDHARY
IND
3730.4%
28
YAMUNA PRASAD YADAV
IND
3590.3%

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 (82nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 0.9% · max 41.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
82nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.22
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.7%
lowerhigher
28th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NCP 17.9%BJP 17.5%RJD 16.7%LJP 13.4%SP 5.3%OTH 29.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,70,541
Density
1549 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,918 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.0%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity20.2%
Sanitation31.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.0%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.8%
Children underweight (under 5)35.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.9%
Women literate62.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.5%
Clean cooking fuel45.2%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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