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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 142 · 1967Reserved (ST)

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Winner — 1967

B. MURMU
IND
IND 33.9%BJS 24.1%5 others 42.0%
Votes
6,113
33.9% share
Winning margin
1,775
9.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
24.9%
of 72,490

A clear win with a 9.8% margin.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1962 vs 1967

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
B. MURMU
IND
6,11333.9%
2
S. BASKI
BJS
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
4,33824.1%
3
R.C. KISKU
INC
INC
3,70320.5%
4
K. MARANDI
CPI
Left
2,43713.5%
5
B. HEMBRAM
SWA
Swatantra Party
6963.9%
6
J. KISKU
IND
4792.7%
7
H. KISKU
IND
2651.5%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (63rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
9.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.7% · min 0.1% · max 56.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
63rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.80
fewer partiesmore parties
66th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
227th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 33.9%BJS 24.1%INC 20.5%CPI 13.5%OTH 8.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,70,541
Density
1549 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,918 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.0%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity20.2%
Sanitation31.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.0%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.8%
Children underweight (under 5)35.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.9%
Women literate62.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.5%
Clean cooking fuel45.2%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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