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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 236 · 2005 (Oct)Reserved (SC)

Barachatti

Winner — 2005 (Oct)

JITAN RAM MANJHI
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 35.8%RJD 30.7%7 others 33.5%
Votes
29,298
35.8% share
Winning margin
4,142
5.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
39.6%
of 2,06,803

A clear win with a 5.1% margin.

Seat history

4 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.03 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JITAN RAM MANJHI
NDA (NDA)
29,29835.8%
2
SAMTA DEVI
25,15630.7%
3
KRISHNA PASWAN
8,97711.0%
4
PANKAJ KUMAR
BSP
5,0436.2%
5
JAGDISH CHAUDHARY
IND
4,6005.6%
6
GANESH DAS
CPI(ML)(L)
2,5553.1%
7
RAMDEO MANJHI
IJP
2,4983.1%
8
SHIVNATH KUMAR NIRALA
1,8992.3%
9
SHRAVAN KUMAR
AP
1,8332.2%

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

Low turnout (226th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.3% · max 41.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
226th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.18
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
59th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 35.8%RJD 30.7%LJP 11.0%BSP 6.2%IND 5.6%OTH 10.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/9

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.03 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,19,146
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,494 km²
SC population25.5%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Muslim 11.0%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation22.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.9%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Children underweight (under 5)37.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate62.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Clean cooking fuel40.7%
Health insurance8.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom🏺Magahi Paan/ Betel Vine

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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