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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 215 · 1977
Barhara
Winner — 1977
AMBIKA SARAN SINGH
JNP· Janata
JNP 54.6%INC 22.9%17 others 22.5%
Votes
36,853
54.6% share
Winning margin
21,368
31.6% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
52.0%
of 1,30,020
Barhara is a safe seat — AMBIKA SARAN SINGH won by 31.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
19 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMBIKA SARAN SINGH | Janata | 36,853 | 54.6% |
| 2 | SHEO MURAT YADAV | INC | 15,485 | 22.9% |
| 3 | KANHAIYA PRASAD SINGH | IND | 3,882 | 5.8% |
| 4 | BANARSHI DEVI | IND | 2,894 | 4.3% |
| 5 | CHUNNI LALL RAI | IND | 1,613 | 2.4% |
| 6 | RAM PRIT SINGH | IND | 1,589 | 2.4% |
| 7 | ABHAI KUMAR DUBEY | IND | 1,335 | 2.0% |
| 8 | SIDHESHWAR SINGH | IND | 1,301 | 1.9% |
| 9 | RAM BADAN RAI | IND | 629 | 0.9% |
| 10 | BHARATJEE PANDEY | SUC | 531 | 0.8% |
| 11 | UMESH KUMAR SINGH | IND | 523 | 0.8% |
| 12 | RAMAYAN PASWAN | IND | 322 | 0.5% |
| 13 | RAM LADU SINGH | IND | 152 | 0.2% |
| 14 | SIDHNATH MISHRA | IND | 146 | 0.2% |
| 15 | DIP NARAYAN CHAMAR | IND | 97 | 0.1% |
| 16 | RAM NATH PATHAK | IND | 66 | 0.1% |
| 17 | RAJDEO SAHAI | IND | 53 | 0.1% |
| 18 | RAMJEE PRASAD SINGH | IND | 44 | 0.1% |
| 19 | RAJNATH SINGH | IND | 33 | 0.1% |
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 (175th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean31.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.5% · max 31.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
175th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
94th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
205th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 54.6%INC 22.9%IND 5.8%OTH 16.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,00,843
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
928 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
638 km²
SC population20.2%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.5%Muslim 9.2%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.4%
Electricity1.9%
Sanitation23.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.2%
Children fully vaccinated84.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Children underweight (under 5)52.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.9%
Women literate62.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.5%
Clean cooking fuel29.3%
Health insurance15.6%
What's nearby?
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