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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PAUL MURMU | JP | 16,927 | 51.1% |
| 2 | LAL HEMBROM | INC | 13,852 | 41.8% |
| 3 | CYRIL THOMAS BESRA | IND | 1,363 | 4.1% |
| 4 | KANHU KISKU | IND | 1,000 | 3.0% |
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
lean9.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 0.5% · max 33.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
121st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
240th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
80th of 243Where 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 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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