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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 142 · 1972Reserved (ST)

Litipara

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Winner — 1972

SOM MURMU
PHJ
PHJ 60.3%CPI 14.6%8 others 25.1%
Votes
16,622
60.3% share
Winning margin
12,595
45.7% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
33.3%
of 82,724

Litipara is a safe seat — SOM MURMU won by 45.7%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SOM MURMU
PHJ
16,62260.3%
2
KALIDAS MARANDL
CPI
Left
4,02714.6%
3
JOSEPH MURMU
INC
Congress (R)
2,3258.4%
4
MANGAL PAHARIYA
BJS
Grand Alliance
1,9647.1%
5
NICHOLAS TUDU
IND
1,2294.5%
6
SOBNA DEHRI
IND
5381.9%
7
RAM CHARAN KISKU
JKP
2911.1%
8
SUKHU HANSDA
IND
2360.9%
9
SIBAN MURMU
HJS
1750.6%
10
HOPNA TUDU
NCO
1720.6%

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.

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
45.7%
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
PHJ 60.3%CPI 14.6%INC 8.4%BJS 7.1%OTH 9.6%

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
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