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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 11 · 2014Reserved (ST)

Jama

20052009201420192024

Winner — 2014

SITA MURMU ALIAS SITA SOREN
JMM· JMM
JMM 39.8%BJP 38.1%14 others 22.1%
Votes
53,250
39.8% share
Winning margin
2,306
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
71.5%
of 1,87,170

Jama was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 2,306 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

2 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.06 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SITA MURMU ALIAS SITA SOREN
JMM
JMM
53,25039.8%
2
SURESH MURMU
BJP
NDA
50,94438.1%
3
SUKH LAL SOREN
JVM
9,2636.9%
4
BHOLA NATH GRIHI
IND
3,6882.8%
5
MARSHAL MARANDI
INC
UPA
2,3201.7%
6
BONEL KISKU
IND
2,1701.6%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,7861.3%
8
RASKA SOREN
IND
1,6371.2%
9
KANHAI DEHRI
CPI
1,6041.2%
10
MARSHAL MURMU
IND
1,5241.1%
11
ARJUN MURMU
BSP
BSP
1,2470.9%
12
SHUKLAL HANSDA
IND
1,0030.8%
13
SANTOSH HANSDA
IND
9540.7%
14
PARWATI HEMBRAM
IND
9040.7%
15
PANESHAL TUDU
IND
8210.6%
16
AWLIYS SOREN
CPI(ML)(L)
6630.5%

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 (26th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.4% · min 1.7% · max 13.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
26th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
50th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
72nd of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 39.8%BJP 38.1%JVM 6.9%OTH 13.8%NOTA 1.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.06 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,21,442
Density
351 / km²
Sex ratio
977 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,761 km²
SC population6.0%
ST population43.2%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 79.1%Muslim 8.1%Christian 6.5%Other 6.0%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity22.8%
Sanitation9.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births60.3%
Children fully vaccinated78.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.2%
Children underweight (under 5)44.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.4%
Women literate51.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.1%
Clean cooking fuel18.1%
Health insurance45.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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🏺Bamboo

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