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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · PC 27 · 1996Reserved (ST)
Dumka
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
SHIBU SOREN
JMM· United Front
JMM 31.3%BJP 30.3%11 others 38.5%
Votes
1,65,411
31.9% share
Winning margin
5,478
1.1% of votes
Total votes cast
5,28,690
Candidates
13
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHIBU SOREN | 1,65,411 | 31.9% | |
| 2 | BABU LAL MARANDI | 1,59,933 | 30.9% | |
| 3 | BASUDEV BESRA | 1,36,244 | 26.3% | |
| 4 | THAKUR TUDU | 34,524 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | HELEN SOREN | IND | 4,724 | 0.9% |
| 6 | PARMESHWAR BASKI | IND | 4,397 | 0.8% |
| 7 | SHYAM LAL KISKU | IND | 3,572 | 0.7% |
| 8 | PHILEMON SOREN | IND | 2,738 | 0.5% |
| 9 | MATHU MURMU | IND | 2,017 | 0.4% |
| 10 | JONATHAN TUDU | JKPP | 1,546 | 0.3% |
| 11 | RAM DULAL DEHARI | IND | 1,311 | 0.3% |
| 12 | PANCHANAN TUDU | IND | 895 | 0.2% |
| 13 | BUDHU MOHALI | IND | 491 | 0.1% |
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
lean1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 0.8% · max 29.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
27th of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.4%
lowerhigher
2nd of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 31.9%BJP 30.9%JD 26.3%INC 6.7%OTH 4.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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%
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.