Barh

Demographic profile

In the 2020 Assembly elections, there were a total of 276978 registered voters, of which 146051 were male, 129843 female and 1081 from the third gender. In the 2015 Assembly elections, there were a total of 260453 registered voters, of which 141832 were male, 118621 female and 690 from the third gender. In 2010 elections, there were a total of 216282 registered voters in this constituency, of which 117705 were male and 98577 female and 494 from the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 3 in 2020, 0 in 2015, and 0 in 2010.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2020 was 889, 836 in 2015, and 837 in 2010.

Poll dates

In the 2020 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 1 on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 and the results were declared on Tuesday, November 10, 2020.

In the 2015 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 3 on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 and the results were declared on Sunday, November 8, 2015.

In the 2010 polls, this constituency voted in Phase 4 on Monday, November 1, 2010 and the results were declared on Wednesday, November 24, 2010.

Extent

Assembly constituency no.179. Barh comprises of the following areas of Patna district in the Magadh region of Bihar: CD Blocks Athmalgola, Belchhi & Barh; Gram Panchayats Dhiwar, Parsawan, Goasa Shekhpura & Bihari Bigha of Pandarak CD Block.

This constituency covers an approximate area of 264.76 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Barh is: 25°25'08.0"N 85°41'02.0"E.

A total of five Assembly constituencies in the state of Bihar share borders with Barh constituency, which are: Mohiuddinnagar, Mokama, Asthawan, Harnaut, Bakhtiarpur. This constituency shares an inter-state border with .

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2020, this seat registered a turnout of 53.75%, while it was 55.3% in 2015, and 52.26% in 2010.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections, Gyanendra Kumar Singh of BJP won in this constituency beating Satyendra Bahadur of INC by a margin of 10240 votes which was 6.84% of the total votes cast. In 2015, Gyanendra Kumar Singh of BJP was the winner in this seat beating Manoj Kumar of JDU by a margin of 8359 votes which was 5.81% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2010 Assembly elections, Gyanendra Kumar Singh of JDU won this seat defeating Vijay Krishna of RJD by a margin of 19395 votes which was 17.16% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections, Gyanendra Kumar Singh of BJP had a vote share of 32.94% in this seat. In the 2015 Assembly elections, Gyanendra Kumar Singh of BJP got a vote share of 44.44% , In the 2010 Assembly elections, Gyanendra Kumar Singh of JDU got a vote share of 47.01% in Barh.