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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 145 · 1972Reserved (ST)

Shikaripara

Winner — 1972

SHIBU MURMU
HJS
HJS 40.5%INC 38.8%2 others 20.7%
Votes
11,433
40.5% share
Winning margin
467
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
29.1%
of 96,998

Shikaripara was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 467 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHIBU MURMU
HJS
11,43340.5%
2
TENISILA HEMRUM
Congress (R)
10,96638.8%
3
BARIAR HEMRUM
JKP
4,40615.6%
4
CHANDRA MURMU
PHJ
1,4375.1%

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 (56th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 1.6% · max 41.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
56th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.31
fewer partiesmore parties
21st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
219th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
HJS 40.5%INC 38.8%JKP 15.6%PHJ 5.1%

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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