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Bihar · PC 27 · 1991Reserved (ST)

Dumka

Winner — Lok Sabha 1991

SHIBU SOREN
JMM 57.2%BJP 27.8%11 others 15.0%
Votes
2,60,169
58.3% share
Winning margin
1,33,641
29.9% of votes
Total votes cast
4,54,812
Candidates
13
Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHIBU SOREN
2,60,16958.3%
2
BABULAL MARANDI
1,26,52828.3%
3
SET HAMRAJ
40,9629.2%
4
JONATHAN TUDU
IND
4,2200.9%
5
KUNJI RAM TUDU
IND
3,2600.7%
6
MAHADEO MARANDI
JP
2,0500.5%
7
BUDHU MOHLI
DMM
1,8430.4%
8
MATTOO MURMU
IND
1,4220.3%
9
JONA VIKRAM BESRA
IND
1,3820.3%
10
BABULAL HANSDA
IND
1,3760.3%
11
ALWIN SOREN
IND
1,3640.3%
12
SARSHIL MARANDI
1,3510.3%
13
PREMA NAND SOREN
IND
4880.1%

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
29.9%
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
JMM 58.3%BJP 28.3%INC 9.2%OTH 4.2%

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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