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Bihar · PC 27 · 1984Reserved (ST)

Dumka

Winner — Lok Sabha 1984

PRITHIWI CHAND KISKU
INC· INC
INC 52.4%JMM 26.9%6 others 20.7%
Votes
1,99,722
53.9% share
Winning margin
97,187
26.2% of votes
Total votes cast
3,80,961
Candidates
8
Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRITHIWI CHAND KISKU
1,99,72253.9%
2
SHIBU SOREN
1,02,53527.7%
3
BASUDEO BESRA
56,24515.2%
4
BATESHWAR HEMROM
IND
4,8221.3%
5
BUDHU MOHLI
IND
2,8570.8%
6
JONA BIKRAM BESRA
IND
1,9600.5%
7
ADWARD MARANDI
IND
1,2910.3%
8
SEBASTIAN MURMU
IND
1,1560.3%

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 (27th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
26.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 0.8% · max 29.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
27th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.4%
lowerhigher
2nd of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.9%JMM 27.7%CPI 15.2%OTH 3.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,34,763
Density
674 / km²
Sex ratio
907 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,020 km²
SC population12.2%
ST population4.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

Figures are for Banka, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.1%Muslim 12.3%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.0%
Electricity16.4%
Sanitation12.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.9%
Women literate55.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel32.3%
Health insurance13.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Banka Silk🏷️Katarni RiceGI

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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