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Bihar · PC 27 · 2002 by-electionReserved (ST)

Dumka(ST)

Winner — 2002 by-election

JMM 45.5%BJP 29.0%11 others 25.5%
Votes
2,56,360
45.5% share
Winning margin
92,825
16.5% of votes
Total votes cast
5,63,660
Candidates
13
Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHIBU SOREN
2,56,36045.5%
2
RAMESH HEMBRAM
1,63,53529.0%
3
SIMON MARANDI
73,53113.1%
4
BHUTHNATH SOREN
27,7054.9%
5
SATISH SOREN
9,9461.8%
6
SONATHAN HANSDA
IND
6,9191.2%
7
SUNIL HEMBRAM
CPI(ML)
6,3841.1%
8
BABURAM KISKU
JVD
4,5500.8%
9
KALESHWAR SOREN
IND
3,2700.6%
10
MOTILAL TUDU
IND
3,2430.6%
11
PADUMNI HANSDA
IND
3,2190.6%
12
KRISHNA SOREN
IND
2,9540.5%
13
JAGDISH HEMBRUM
IND
2,0440.4%

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.

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
16.5%
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 45.5%BJP 29.0%INC 13.1%OTH 12.5%

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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