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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 59 · 2009Reserved (ST)

Torpa

20052009201420192024

Winner — 2009

PAULUS SURIN
JMM· JMM
JMM 40.8%BJP 22.1%12 others 37.1%
Votes
34,551
40.8% share
Winning margin
15,799
18.6% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
59.7%
of 1,41,953

Torpa is a safe seat — PAULUS SURIN won by 18.6%.

Seat history

3 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2005 vs 2009

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PAULUS SURIN
JMM
JMM
34,55140.8%
2
KOCHE MUNDA
BJP
NDA
18,75222.1%
3
VIJAY MUNDU
JVM
16,77919.8%
4
MONREN TOPNO
IND
3,8994.6%
5
STANISLAS KINDO
IND
2,9113.4%
6
KULAN PATRAS AIND
JKP
2,4202.9%
7
SHANTI HEMROM
IND
1,3551.6%
8
CECILIA MERWAR
RJD
UPA
8281.0%
9
BASANT SURIN
JHJAM
6480.8%
10
ANI BELA GURIA
UGDP
6070.7%
11
MARSEL SURIN
IND
5300.6%
12
KAMESHWAR BARAIK
IND
5100.6%
13
SOMA MUNDA
BSP
BSP
4790.6%
14
KARLUS BHENGRA
RADP
4520.5%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (51st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
18.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 0.0% · max 30.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
51st of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
72nd of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
11th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 40.8%BJP 22.1%JVM 19.8%OTH 17.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.14 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,14,253
Density
572 / km²
Sex ratio
949 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,097 km²
SC population5.3%
ST population35.8%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
55%HINDU
Hindu 55.3%Other 23.3%Muslim 14.1%Christian 6.7%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water18.1%
Electricity63.0%
Sanitation40.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.3%
Children fully vaccinated73.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.3%
Children underweight (under 5)40.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate76.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.9%
Clean cooking fuel57.7%
Health insurance43.9%

What's nearby?

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