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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 151 · 1962Reserved (ST)

Dumka

Winner — 1962

PAUL MURMU
JP
JP 51.1%INC 41.8%2 others 7.1%
Votes
16,927
51.1% share
Winning margin
3,075
9.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
45.1%
of 73,430

A clear win with a 9.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PAUL MURMU
JP
16,92751.1%
2
LAL HEMBROM
INC
13,85241.8%
3
CYRIL THOMAS BESRA
IND
1,3634.1%
4
KANHU KISKU
IND
1,0003.0%

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 (121st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 0.5% · max 33.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
121st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
240th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
80th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JP 51.1%INC 41.8%OTH 7.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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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