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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 161 · 1980Reserved (ST)

Jama

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Winner — 1980

DEWAN SOREN
JMM
JMM 55.8%IND 30.2%6 others 13.9%
Votes
19,638
55.9% share
Winning margin
9,013
25.6% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
35.0%
of 1,00,548

Jama is a safe seat — DEWAN SOREN won by 25.6%.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1977 vs 1980

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DEWAN SOREN
JMM
19,63855.9%
2
PROME MURMU
IND
10,62530.2%
3
SANTLAL MARANDI
IND
1,5584.4%
4
MADAN BESRA
IND
1,1083.1%
5
MUNSHI HANSDA
IND
1,0743.0%
6
PAUL MURMU
IND
7202.0%
7
BAGAL TUDU
IND
3461.0%
8
STENSHILA HEMBROM
IND
940.3%

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
25.6%
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
JMM 55.9%IND 30.2%OTH 13.9%

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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