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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 148 · 1977Reserved (ST)

Borio

Winner — 1977

BENJAMIN MURMU
JNP· Janata
JNP 79.9%IND 16.7%2 others 3.4%
Votes
21,547
79.8% share
Winning margin
17,031
63.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
26.9%
of 1,00,104

Borio is a safe seat — BENJAMIN MURMU won by 63.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BENJAMIN MURMU
Janata
21,54779.8%
2
GOPINATH SOREN
IND
4,51616.7%
3
SETH HEMBROM
IND
8003.0%
4
HARISHANKAR KISKU
IND
1200.4%

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 (129th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
63.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 0.6% · max 63.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
129th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.62
fewer partiesmore parties
101st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
69th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 79.8%IND 16.7%OTH 3.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,66,886
Density
1122 / km²
Sex ratio
886 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,486 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.0%
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What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.5%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.0%
Electricity12.4%
Sanitation23.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births74.2%
Children fully vaccinated64.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.8%
Children underweight (under 5)36.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.5%
Women literate51.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.9%
Clean cooking fuel33.2%
Health insurance15.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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