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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 167 · 1962Reserved (ST)
Katoria
Winner — 1962
KAMPA MURMU
SWA· Swatantra Party
SWA 43.5%INC 40.9%1 others 15.6%
Votes
6,386
43.5% share
Winning margin
389
2.6% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
29.3%
of 50,153
A closely fought contest. KAMPA MURMU won with a 2.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAMPA MURMU | Swatantra Party | 6,386 | 43.5% |
| 2 | MUNSA MURMU | INC | 5,997 | 40.9% |
| 3 | DHUKHIT MURMUR | JP | 2,288 | 15.6% |
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 (145th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 2.3% · max 45.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
145th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.15
fewer partiesmore parties
31st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
109th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SWA 43.5%INC 40.9%JP 15.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,00,912
Density
815 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,228 km²
SC population15.3%
ST population0.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.8%
Electricity27.1%
Sanitation31.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births75.8%
Children fully vaccinated68.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.6%
Women literate57.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.1%
Clean cooking fuel42.6%
Health insurance15.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.