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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 237 · 1957Reserved (ST)

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Winner — 1957

SUPAI SOREN
JHP
JHP 38.8%INC 26.4%3 others 34.8%
Votes
7,623
38.8% share
Winning margin
2,437
12.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
29.6%
of 66,354

A clear win with a 12.4% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUPAI SOREN
JHP
7,62338.8%
2
HARDPADA SINGH
INC
5,18626.4%
3
PHULCHAND SINGH
IND
3,49817.8%
4
MAJHI RASRAJ TUDU
IND
3,03115.4%
5
LAKSHMAN MAJHI
IND
3201.6%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (239th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
12.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 1.4% · max 55.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
239th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.43
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
138th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JHP 38.8%INC 26.4%IND 17.8%IND 15.4%OTH 1.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,19,146
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,494 km²
SC population25.5%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Muslim 11.0%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation22.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.9%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Children underweight (under 5)37.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate62.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Clean cooking fuel40.7%
Health insurance8.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom🏺Magahi Paan/ Betel Vine

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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