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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 162 · 2010Reserved (ST)

Katoria

Winner — 2010

SONELAL HEMBRAM
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 38.0%RJD 27.7%6 others 34.4%
Votes
32,332
38.0% share
Winning margin
8,763
10.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
45.8%
of 1,86,153

A clear win with a 10.3% margin.

Seat history

3 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.12 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SONELAL HEMBRAM
NDA (NDA)
32,33238.0%
2
SUKLAL BESARA
23,56927.7%
3
SURENDRA LAL HEMBRAM
IND
10,82312.7%
4
BABURAM BASKI
6,2167.3%
5
ROSEMERI KISKU
INC
4,5175.3%
6
PUSHPLATA MURMU
3,2703.8%
7
MANGAL HEMBRAM
2,4712.9%
8
MANGLANAND KISKU
BSP
1,9892.3%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (50th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 3.8% · max 30.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
50th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
174th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.6%
lowerhigher
31st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 38.0%RJD 27.7%IND 12.7%CPI 7.3%INC 5.3%OTH 9.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.12 Cr

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
🏺Banka Silk🏷️Katarni RiceGI

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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