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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 199 · 2015
Barhampur
Winner — 2015
SHAMBHU NATH YADAV
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 52.0%BJP 35.0%12 others 13.0%
Votes
94,079
52.0% share
Winning margin
30,776
17.0% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
57.2%
of 3,16,046
Barhampur is a safe seat — SHAMBHU NATH YADAV won by 17.0%.
Seat history
6 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.65 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAMBHU NATH YADAV | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 94,079 | 52.0% |
| 2 | VIVEK THAKUR | NDA | 63,303 | 35.0% |
| 3 | AJIT CHAUDHARY | BSP | 5,690 | 3.1% |
| 4 | AYODHAYA KUMAR SINGH | CPI(ML)(L) CPI(ML)(L) | 3,330 | 1.8% |
| 5 | RAMESH KUMAR | IND | 2,736 | 1.5% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,638 | 1.5% |
| 7 | PRABIND KUMAR SINGH | 1,733 | 1.0% | |
| 8 | VYAS MUNI OJHA | IND | 1,493 | 0.8% |
| 9 | MANOJ KUMAR SINGH | 1,435 | 0.8% | |
| 10 | SUBHASH PANDEY | IND | 1,394 | 0.8% |
| 11 | PRAPHULL TIWARI | IND | 908 | 0.5% |
| 12 | SUNIL CHATURVEDI | 906 | 0.5% | |
| 13 | DAMODAR YADAV | JAPL | 864 | 0.5% |
| 14 | PARSHU RAM PRASAD | BMUP | 404 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (220th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe17.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.3% · min 1.6% · max 38.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
220th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
187th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
198th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 52.0%BJP 35.0%OTH 11.5%NOTA 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
6/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.65 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,06,352
Density
1002 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,703 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population1.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.3%Muslim 6.2%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity17.8%
Sanitation24.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.5%
Children fully vaccinated75.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.6%
Children underweight (under 5)45.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.2%
Women literate68.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.8%
Clean cooking fuel44.7%
Health insurance11.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.