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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 160 · 1977Reserved (ST)

Dumka

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Winner — 1977

MAHADEO MARANDI
JNP· Janata
JNP 40.7%INC 22.0%4 others 37.2%
Votes
10,557
40.8% share
Winning margin
4,857
18.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
27.3%
of 94,974

Dumka is a safe seat — MAHADEO MARANDI won by 18.8%.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1972 vs 1977

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAHADEO MARANDI
JNP
Janata
10,55740.8%
2
PAIKA MURMU
INC
INC
5,70022.0%
3
EDWARD MARANDI
IND
4,67818.1%
4
SET HEMBROM
IND
3,26512.6%
5
SURAHMANI HANSDA
IND
9823.8%
6
RAMESHWAR TUDU
IND
7252.8%

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 (57th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
18.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.1% · max 25.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
57th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
213th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
166th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 40.8%INC 22.0%IND 18.1%IND 12.6%OTH 6.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,34,763
Density
674 / km²
Sex ratio
907 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,020 km²
SC population12.2%
ST population4.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.1%Muslim 12.3%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.0%
Electricity16.4%
Sanitation12.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.9%
Women literate55.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel32.3%
Health insurance13.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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