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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 161 · 1977Reserved (ST)

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Winner — 1977

MADAN BESRA
INC· INC
INC 42.3%JNP 37.7%4 others 20.0%
Votes
7,965
42.3% share
Winning margin
866
4.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
20.6%
of 91,283

A closely fought contest. MADAN BESRA won with a 4.6% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MADAN BESRA
INC
INC
7,96542.3%
2
CHUNKA HEMBROM
JNP
Janata
7,09937.7%
3
BRANBAS HANSDA
IND
1,7649.4%
4
PALTON MURMU
IND
1,3677.3%
5
PRADHAN KISKU
IND
3661.9%
6
SURYA NARAIN MARANDI
IND
2791.5%

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

High turnout (27th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 0.8% · max 42.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
27th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
111th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
229th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.3%JNP 37.7%IND 9.4%IND 7.3%OTH 3.4%

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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