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Winner — 2005 (Oct)

GYANENDRA KUMAR SINGH
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 41.6%RJD 26.6%8 others 31.8%
Votes
37,667
41.6% share
Winning margin
13,636
15.1% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
41.1%
of 2,20,302

Barh is a safe seat — GYANENDRA KUMAR SINGH won by 15.1%.

Seat history

2 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GYANENDRA KUMAR SINGH
NDA (NDA)
37,66741.6%
2
ANIL KUMAR SINGH
24,03126.6%
3
SHEELA DEVI
16,61918.4%
4
SATYENDRA PRASAD SINGH
IND
3,1493.5%
5
LALA DAS
BSP
2,1602.4%
6
PRADEEP KUMAR PASWAN
IND
1,8552.1%
7
TAPENDRA NARAYAN
1,6601.8%
8
MANOJ KUMAR
LD
1,4741.6%
9
DEVENDRA PANDIT
IND
1,1661.3%
10
DHARAKH YADAV
IND
6860.8%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Low turnout (216th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
15.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 0.2% · max 48.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
216th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
239th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
223rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 41.6%RJD 26.6%LJP 18.4%OTH 13.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.04 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%

What's nearby?

10 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Kumhrar

Kumhrar

Heritage SiteWikidata
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Mir Ashraf's mosque, Ablution tank and Pucca well

🏛️MonumentASI

Mir Ashraf's mosque, Ablution tank and Pucca well

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Mounds known as the five stupas or panch pahari

🏛️MonumentASI

Mounds known as the five stupas or panch pahari

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Remains of wooden foundations and ancient Mauryan wall

🏛️MonumentASI

Remains of wooden foundations and ancient Mauryan wall

The grove known as the Bulandibagh

The grove known as the Bulandibagh

🏛️MonumentASI

The grove known as the Bulandibagh

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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