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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 168 · 1962Reserved (ST)
Chakai
Winner — 1962
LAKHAN MURMU
SOC
SOC 49.2%INC 32.1%2 others 18.7%
Votes
6,944
49.2% share
Winning margin
2,404
17.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
29.8%
of 47,335
Chakai is a safe seat — LAKHAN MURMU won by 17.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAKHAN MURMU | SOC | 6,944 | 49.2% |
| 2 | BHAGWAT MURMU | INC | 4,540 | 32.1% |
| 3 | MOTI MURMU | JP | 1,422 | 10.1% |
| 4 | SAMVELT FALENDER HEMBRAM | Swatantra Party | 1,219 | 8.6% |
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 (185th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe17.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.1% · min 0.6% · max 45.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
185th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
139th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
58th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SOC 49.2%INC 32.1%JP 10.1%SWA 8.6%
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
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Pulses (Masoor)🏺Tomato
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.