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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 214 · 1951Reserved (ST)
Dumka
Winner — 1951
DEVI SOREN
JHP
JHP 56.0%INC 42.1%1 others 1.9%
Votes
20,634
56.0% share
Winning margin
5,143
14.0% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
54.3%
of 67,885
A clear win with a 14.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEVI SOREN | JHP | 20,634 | 56.0% |
| 2 | RAMAI MURANDI | 15,491 | 42.1% | |
| 3 | KANHU KISKU | IND | 703 | 1.9% |
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 (181st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 4.4% · max 35.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
181st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.72
fewer partiesmore parties
83rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
228th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
330 seats · 166 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JHP 56.0%INC 42.1%OTH 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,00,843
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
928 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
638 km²
SC population20.2%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.5%Muslim 9.2%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.4%
Electricity1.9%
Sanitation23.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.2%
Children fully vaccinated84.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Children underweight (under 5)52.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.9%
Women literate62.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.5%
Clean cooking fuel29.3%
Health insurance15.6%
What's nearby?
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