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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 152 · 1972Reserved (ST)
Dumka
Winner — 1972
PAIKA MURMU
INC· Congress (R)
INC 35.3%HJS 25.0%5 others 39.7%
Votes
10,447
35.3% share
Winning margin
3,042
10.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
32.3%
of 91,713
A clear win with a 10.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PAIKA MURMU | Congress (R) | 10,447 | 35.3% |
| 2 | SHIBU MURMU | HJS | 7,405 | 25.0% |
| 3 | MASHI CHARAN HASDA | IND | 7,256 | 24.5% |
| 4 | RAMESHWAR TUDU | Grand Alliance | 2,387 | 8.1% |
| 5 | HEMANT HEMRUM | PHJ | 1,103 | 3.7% |
| 6 | NANDU BASKI | JKP | 803 | 2.7% |
| 7 | TIKU SOREN | 193 | 0.7% |
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 (159th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 0.4% · max 42.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
159th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
146th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
108th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.3%HJS 25.0%IND 24.5%BJS 8.1%OTH 7.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,37,766
Density
1182 / km²
Sex ratio
880 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,569 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population2.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.9%Muslim 17.7%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.2%
Electricity31.0%
Sanitation33.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.2%
Children fully vaccinated66.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)40.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.0%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.4%
Clean cooking fuel49.2%
Health insurance16.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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