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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 161 · 1990Reserved (ST)

Jama

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Winner — 1990

MOHRIL MURMU
JMM
JMM 49.6%INC 18.4%16 others 32.1%
Votes
30,559
49.6% share
Winning margin
19,240
31.2% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
46.0%
of 1,34,102

Jama is a safe seat — MOHRIL MURMU won by 31.2%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MOHRIL MURMU
JMM
30,55949.6%
2
MISTRY HEMRAM
INC
INC
11,31918.4%
3
BATESHWAR HEMRAM
BJP
BJP
5,2198.5%
4
VIBHISAN PUJHAR
IND
3,7566.1%
5
PROME MURMU
IND
2,3073.7%
6
SANJAY LAL MARANDI
IND
2,2173.6%
7
PAUL MURMU
HJD
1,9493.2%
8
BUDHAN SOREN
IND
8151.3%
9
DARBARI TUDU
IND
6461.1%
10
DEVENDRA MURMU
IND
5480.9%
11
SHIBU MURMU
PHJD
5380.9%
12
ARICSAN HANSDA
IND
4630.8%
13
DEVAN SOREN
IND
4500.7%
14
VIOLET NILIMA MONIKA TUDU
IND
2340.4%
15
CHHOTE LAL MARANDI
IND
1760.3%
16
BANBAS HANDSDA
IND
1690.3%
17
SANT LAL MARANDI
IND
1390.2%
18
GANESH HEMBROM
DDP
1270.2%

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

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (27th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
31.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 0.8% · max 42.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
27th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
111th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
229th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 49.6%INC 18.4%BJP 8.5%IND 6.1%OTH 17.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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
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