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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 125 · 1957
Jamtara
Winner — 1957
SATRUGHNA BESRA
JHP
JHP 46.6%IND 28.2%2 others 25.3%
Votes
18,176
46.6% share
Winning margin
7,184
18.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
53.2%
of 73,421
Jamtara is a safe seat — SATRUGHNA BESRA won by 18.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SATRUGHNA BESRA | JHP | 18,176 | 46.6% |
| 2 | KRISHNA GOPAL DAS | IND | 10,992 | 28.2% |
| 3 | ABDUL HAMID | 8,731 | 22.4% | |
| 4 | KAPILDEO MURMU | IND | 1,137 | 2.9% |
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.
Average turnout (79th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 3.6% · max 32.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
79th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.13
fewer partiesmore parties
35th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
99th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JHP 46.6%IND 28.2%INC 22.4%OTH 2.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,95,021
Density
1717 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,036 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity11.1%
Sanitation27.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.6%
Children fully vaccinated71.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.1%
Women literate62.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.9%
Health insurance13.5%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Banana🏺Honey🏺Sujni Embroidery
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Relic stupa (excavated remains of stupa)
🏛️MonumentASI
Relic stupa (excavated remains of stupa)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.