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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 160 · 1990Reserved (ST)
Dumka
Winner — 1990
STEPHEN MARANDI
JMM 48.0%BJP 28.8%14 others 23.2%
Votes
31,608
48.0% share
Winning margin
12,669
19.2% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
43.6%
of 1,51,067
Dumka is a safe seat — STEPHEN MARANDI won by 19.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STEPHEN MARANDI | 31,608 | 48.0% | |
| 2 | SINGHRAJ HANSDA | BJP | 18,939 | 28.8% |
| 3 | PRADHAN HEMBROM | INC | 6,354 | 9.7% |
| 4 | VIJOY KUMAR SONI | National Front | 2,915 | 4.4% |
| 5 | BASUDEO BESRA | IND | 2,466 | 3.7% |
| 6 | EDWARD MARANDI | HJD | 903 | 1.4% |
| 7 | VINUJA HANSDA | IND | 517 | 0.8% |
| 8 | GIRISH BASKEY | IND | 397 | 0.6% |
| 9 | SIMON SOREN | IND | 349 | 0.5% |
| 10 | JOHN VIKRAN BESRA | IND | 332 | 0.5% |
| 11 | SONA MURMA | IND | 244 | 0.4% |
| 12 | SAMUEL HANSDA | PHJD | 227 | 0.3% |
| 13 | VISWANATH TUDU | IND | 219 | 0.3% |
| 14 | MICHEL TUDU | IND | 166 | 0.3% |
| 15 | MATU MURMU | IND | 110 | 0.2% |
| 16 | ARUNA HANSDA | IND | 102 | 0.1% |
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
lean19.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.1% · max 25.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
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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 48.0%BJP 28.8%INC 9.7%OTH 13.6%
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?
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