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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 149 · 1980Reserved (ST)

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Winner — 1980

THOMAS HANSDA
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 37.8%IND 31.4%7 others 30.9%
Votes
15,976
37.8% share
Winning margin
2,719
6.4% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
74.5%
of 56,725

A clear win with a 6.4% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
THOMAS HANSDA
INC(I)
Congress (I)
15,97637.8%
2
MASIH SOREN
IND
13,25731.4%
3
HEM LAL MURMU
IND
5,78813.7%
4
SHEO CHARAN MURMU
IND
2,5596.0%
5
BABUJI BASKI
IND
1,6443.9%
6
CHANDAN TUDU
JMM
9472.2%
7
BABU RAM TUDU
BJP
BJP
8822.1%
8
SHAMSAN TUDU
JNP(SC)
8292.0%
9
SHOWI CHARAN TUDU
IND
3950.9%

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 (85th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
6.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 1.7% · max 39.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
85th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
173rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
87th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 37.8%IND 31.4%IND 13.7%IND 6.0%OTH 11.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,66,886
Density
1122 / km²
Sex ratio
886 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,486 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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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