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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Winner — 2009
YOGENDRA SAW
INC· UPA (UPA)
INC 25.9%BJP 25.0%20 others 49.1%
Votes
38,683
25.9% share
Winning margin
1,364
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
22
Turnout
54.6%
of 2,73,225
Barkagaon was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 1,364 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
6 of 22 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.09 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
22 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YOGENDRA SAW | UPA (UPA) | 38,683 | 25.9% |
| 2 | LOKNATH MAHTO | NDA | 37,319 | 25.0% |
| 3 | ROSHAN LAL CHOUDHARY | 26,945 | 18.1% | |
| 4 | SANJEEV KUMAR | UPA | 17,990 | 12.1% |
| 5 | BINDHYACHAL | 10,329 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | QUAMUDDIN ANSARI | CPI(ML)(L) | 2,269 | 1.5% |
| 7 | KRISHNA ORAON | IND | 1,897 | 1.3% |
| 8 | RAMA SONI | NSAM | 1,757 | 1.2% |
| 9 | MAHABIR TIWARI | BSP | 1,672 | 1.1% |
| 10 | SAMIM MIYAN |  AITCUPA | 1,642 | 1.1% |
| 11 | ANIRUDH KUMAR | IND | 1,071 | 0.7% |
| 12 | AYODHYA PANDEY | BSA | 1,050 | 0.7% |
| 13 | ASHOK KUMAR PATHAK | IND | 944 | 0.6% |
| 14 | SATYADEO RAM DANGI | IND | 920 | 0.6% |
| 15 | ANUPAM KUMAR PATHAK | IND | 902 | 0.6% |
| 16 | DEONATH MAHTO | IND | 711 | 0.5% |
| 17 | PROF. RAM SEWAK | Samajwadi Party | 667 | 0.5% |
| 18 | MD. MUMTAZ | IND | 605 | 0.4% |
| 19 | ANAND KISHORE PASWAN | IND | 600 | 0.4% |
| 20 | MULCHAND SAHU | IND | 561 | 0.4% |
| 21 | SHYAM BIHARI PRAJAPATI | IND | 413 | 0.3% |
| 22 | PRABHU ORAON | IND | 299 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (47th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.4% · min 0.2% · max 14.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
47th of 81How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.83
fewer partiesmore parties
28th of 81How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
69th of 81Where does the house stand?
SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.83EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 25.9%BJP 25.0%AJSUP 18.1%JMM 12.1%CPI 6.9%OTH 12.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
6/22
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.09 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,34,495
Density
488 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,555 km²
SC population17.5%
ST population7.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.6%Muslim 16.2%Other 3.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.1%
Electricity58.7%
Sanitation19.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births82.0%
Children fully vaccinated70.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.1%
Women literate67.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.6%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance55.0%
What's nearby?
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