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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 161 · 1985Reserved (ST)

Jama

Winner — 1985

SHIBU SOREN
JMM 66.2%INC 31.3%3 others 2.5%
Votes
34,828
66.2% share
Winning margin
18,344
34.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
47.9%
of 1,09,838

Jama is a safe seat — SHIBU SOREN won by 34.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHIBU SOREN
34,82866.2%
2
PROME MURMU
INC
16,48431.3%
3
MANGOL SOREN
IND
5661.1%
4
MOHARIL MURMU
IND
4410.8%
5
ARUNA HANSDAH
IND
2900.6%

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.

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
34.9%
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 66.2%INC 31.3%OTH 2.5%

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
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