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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 7 · 2014Reserved (ST)

Shikaripara

Winner — 2014

NALIN SOREN
JMM· JMM
JMM 42.1%JVM 25.4%10 others 32.5%
Votes
61,901
42.0% share
Winning margin
24,501
16.6% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
76.2%
of 1,93,266

Shikaripara is a safe seat — NALIN SOREN won by 16.6%.

Seat history

4 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.09 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NALIN SOREN
JMM
61,90142.0%
2
PARITOSH SOREN
JVM
37,40025.4%
3
SHIVDHAN MURMU
NDA
21,01014.3%
4
RAJA MARANDI
UPA
7,8775.3%
NOTA
NOTA
4,4183.0%
6
JOSEPH BESRA
IND
3,0962.1%
7
SUNIL BESRA
IND
3,0512.1%
8
MUNNI HANSDA
MCO
2,6441.8%
9
NATHANIEL HEMBROM
IND
1,7381.2%
10
PAULUS MURMU
BMUP
1,4581.0%
11
STEPHAN BESRA
BSP
1,3180.9%
12
PALTON HANSDAK
CPI(ML)(L)
1,2840.9%

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

High turnout (12th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
16.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 0.9% · max 23.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
12th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
78th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
13th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 42.0%JVM 25.4%LJP 14.3%INC 5.3%OTH 9.9%NOTA 3.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.09 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
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bamboo

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