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Bihar · PC 21 · 19572 seats · 1 ST

Dumka

Winner — Lok Sabha 1957

SURESH CHANDRA CHUDHURY
Jharkhand Party
Also elected — same seat
DEBI SOREN
Jharkhand Party· 1,33,244 votes
JHP 25.6%JHP 22.9%5 others 51.6%
Votes
1,48,888
25.6% share
Winning margin
52,116
8.9% of votes
Total votes cast
5,82,379
Candidates
7
Seat history
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All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SURESH CHANDRA CHUDHURYElected
JHP
1,48,88825.6%
2
DEBI SORENElected
JHP
1,33,24422.9%
3
BHAGWAT JHA AZAD
INC
96,77216.6%
4
LAL HEMBROM
INC
87,52915.0%
5
NAKUL PRASAD CHOUDHARY
PSP
47,2278.1%
6
KALIDAS GUPTA
IND
37,0936.4%
7
KASHINATH MAHTO
IND
31,6265.4%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (15th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.5% · min 4.7% · max 44.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
15th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
31st of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.2%
lowerhigher
4th of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JHP 25.6%JHP 22.9%INC 16.6%INC 15.0%PSP 8.1%IND 6.4%OTH 5.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,95,021
Density
1717 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,036 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity11.1%
Sanitation27.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.6%
Children fully vaccinated71.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.1%
Women literate62.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.9%
Health insurance13.5%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Banana🏺Honey🏺Sujni Embroidery
🏛️

Jami mosque(Juma mosque)

🏛️MonumentASI

Jami mosque(Juma mosque)

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