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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 161 · 1995Reserved (ST)

Jama

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Winner — 1995

DURGA SOREN
JMM(S)
JMM(S) 43.6%CSP-JSD 12.0%18 others 44.4%
Votes
39,141
43.6% share
Winning margin
28,366
31.6% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
61.4%
of 1,46,039

Jama is a safe seat — DURGA SOREN won by 31.6%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DURGA SOREN
JMM(S)
39,14143.6%
2
VIBHISHAN PUJHAR
CSP-JSD
10,77512.0%
3
VARNVASH HANSDA
JD
Janata Dal
9,97011.1%
4
JITAN MARANDI
BJP
BJP
9,92611.1%
5
STEFAN TUDU
INC
INC
4,9695.5%
6
PATRAI BESARA
BPP
3,2863.7%
7
PROMAI MURMU
IND
2,5042.8%
8
GAYA LAL DEHARI
IND
2,4602.7%
9
GIRISH HEMBRAM
IND
1,5431.7%
10
JOHAN MURMU
IND
1,0771.2%
11
BABUDHAN HANSDA
IND
9171.0%
12
DURGA MURMU
IND
7210.8%
13
SARYU SOREN
IND
4490.5%
14
BUDHAN SOREN
DDP
4060.5%
15
KRISHNA SOREN
JPP
3720.4%
16
LOTHO SOREN
IND
3520.4%
17
ANAND MURMU
JMM(M)
2690.3%
18
MANGAL MARANDI
IND
2550.3%
19
SOMAI HANSDA
IND
1950.2%
20
MOHRIL MURMU
IND
1250.1%

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.

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
31.6%
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(S) 43.6%CSP-JSD 12.0%JD 11.1%BJP 11.1%INC 5.5%OTH 16.6%

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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