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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 160 · 1980Reserved (ST)
Dumka
Winner — 1980
STEPHAN MARANDI
JMM 45.3%IND 33.6%6 others 21.1%
Votes
20,170
45.3% share
Winning margin
5,193
11.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
40.5%
of 1,09,942
A clear win with a 11.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STEPHAN MARANDI | 20,170 | 45.3% | |
| 2 | STENSHILA HEMBROM | IND | 14,977 | 33.6% |
| 3 | EDWARD MARANDI | IND | 5,834 | 13.1% |
| 4 | MAHADEO MARANDI | BJP | 1,888 | 4.2% |
| 5 | BIJOY KUMAR SONI | JNP(JP) | 972 | 2.2% |
| 6 | PRITIVI CHAND KISKU | IND | 339 | 0.8% |
| 7 | CYRIL THOMAS BESRA | 221 | 0.5% | |
| 8 | CHHOTO MARANDI | IND | 173 | 0.4% |
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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 (57th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.1% · max 25.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
57th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
213th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
166th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 45.3%IND 33.6%IND 13.1%OTH 8.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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%
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
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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.