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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 143 · 1962Reserved (ST)

Shikaripara

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Winner — 1962

BARIAR HEMBROM
JP
JP 54.8%INC 24.4%4 others 20.9%
Votes
10,559
54.8% share
Winning margin
5,862
30.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
33.5%
of 57,574

Shikaripara is a safe seat — BARIAR HEMBROM won by 30.4%.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1957 vs 1962

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BARIAR HEMBROM
JP
10,55954.8%
2
CHANDRA MURMU
INC
INC
4,69724.4%
3
BHAGAN DEHRI
CPI
Left
1,5998.3%
4
SHIBU MURMU
IND
1,2826.7%
5
GOPINATH TUDU
IND
6623.4%
6
SUSHIL HEMBROM
IND
4862.5%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

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

Average turnout (83rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
30.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 0.1% · max 40.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
83rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.40
fewer partiesmore parties
180th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
215th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JP 54.8%INC 24.4%CPI 8.3%IND 6.7%OTH 6.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,70,541
Density
1549 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,918 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.0%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity20.2%
Sanitation31.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.0%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.8%
Children underweight (under 5)35.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.9%
Women literate62.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.5%
Clean cooking fuel45.2%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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