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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 162 · 2025Reserved (ST)
Katoria
Winner — 2025
PURAN LAL TUDU
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 48.1%RJD 42.5%9 others 9.5%
Votes
94,260
48.1% share
Winning margin
10,986
5.6% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
72.6%
of 2,70,298
A clear win with a 5.6% margin.
Seat history
2 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.00 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PURAN LAL TUDU | NDA (NDA) | 94,260 | 48.1% |
| 2 | SWEETY SIMA HEMBROM | 83,274 | 42.5% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 5,187 | 2.6% |
| 4 | REKHA SOREN | IND | 3,652 | 1.9% |
| 5 | SALOMI MURMU | JANSURAJ | 2,443 | 1.3% |
| 6 | SHIV LAL HANSDA | RASLJP | 2,257 | 1.1% |
| 7 | SOBAN MURMOO | IND | 1,290 | 0.7% |
| 8 | DHENA SOREN | 1,228 | 0.6% | |
| 9 | BALIRAM MURMU | IND | 961 | 0.5% |
| 10 | SUSHILLA HEMBROM | JNSHKVPD | 797 | 0.4% |
| 11 | ADHIK LAL MARANDI | IND | 756 | 0.4% |
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
lean5.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 3.8% · max 30.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
50th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
174th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.6%
lowerhigher
31st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.1%RJD 42.5%OTH 6.8%NOTA 2.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.00 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%
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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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.