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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 128 · 19572 seats · 1 ST

Dumka

Winner — 1957

SANATH ROUT
JHP
Also elected — same seat
BINJAMIN HANSDA
JHP· 23,906 votes
JHP 27.6%JHP 23.4%7 others 49.0%
Votes
28,249
27.6% share
Winning margin
11,463
11.2% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
39.0%
of 1,31,390

A clear win with a 11.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SANATH ROUT
JHP
28,24927.6%
2
BINJAMIN HANSDA
JHP
23,90623.4%
3
CHOTA ROMANI MARANDI
16,78616.4%
4
JAGDISH NARAYAN ANDAL
14,61914.3%
5
CHANDI PRASAD MODI
IND
8,1678.0%
6
SAMBHUNATH BALIASE
CNPSPJP
4,8294.7%
7
RADHESYAM MISHRA
2,4632.4%
8
CYRIL THOMAS BESRA
IND
1,9951.9%
9
KANHU KISHKU
IND
1,3311.3%

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 (107th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 2.6% · max 45.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
107th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
223rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
130th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JHP 27.6%JHP 23.4%INC 16.4%INC 14.3%IND 8.0%OTH 10.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,95,021
Density
1717 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,036 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity11.1%
Sanitation27.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.6%
Children fully vaccinated71.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.1%
Women literate62.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.9%
Health insurance13.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Banana🏺Honey🏺Sujni Embroidery

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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