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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 150 · 1962
Jarmundi
Winner — 1962
SRIKANT JHA
INC· INC
INC 44.4%JP 41.3%2 others 14.3%
Votes
16,958
44.4% share
Winning margin
1,197
3.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
53.6%
of 71,269
A closely fought contest. SRIKANT JHA won with a 3.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SRIKANT JHA | INC | 16,958 | 44.4% |
| 2 | SANATH RAUT | JP | 15,761 | 41.3% |
| 3 | SHAMBHUNATH BALIASE | Swatantra Party | 4,697 | 12.3% |
| 4 | MULIN HANSDA | IND | 764 | 2.0% |
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.
Average turnout (135th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.2% · min 0.8% · max 41.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
135th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.85
fewer partiesmore parties
60th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.7%
lowerhigher
7th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.85EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.4%JP 41.3%SWA 12.3%OTH 2.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,66,886
Density
1122 / km²
Sex ratio
886 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,486 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.5%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.0%
Electricity12.4%
Sanitation23.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births74.2%
Children fully vaccinated64.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.8%
Children underweight (under 5)36.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.5%
Women literate51.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.9%
Clean cooking fuel33.2%
Health insurance15.6%
What's nearby?
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