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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 154 · 1969Reserved (ST)
Poraiyahat
Winner — 1969
EDWARD MARANDI
PHJ
PHJ 37.6%SSP 27.0%3 others 35.4%
Votes
11,209
37.6% share
Winning margin
3,179
10.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
33.7%
of 88,327
A clear win with a 10.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EDWARD MARANDI | PHJ | 11,209 | 37.6% |
| 2 | CHUNKA HEMBROM | Samyukta Socialist Party | 8,030 | 27.0% |
| 3 | SHIV CHARAN HANSDA | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 5,435 | 18.3% |
| 4 | DEVI SOREN | INC | 4,484 | 15.1% |
| 5 | RAGDA MURMU | IND | 629 | 2.1% |
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.
Average turnout (60th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 0.7% · max 34.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
60th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
233rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
203rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PHJ 37.6%SSP 27.0%BJS 18.3%INC 15.1%OTH 2.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,37,766
Density
1182 / km²
Sex ratio
880 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,569 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population2.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.9%Muslim 17.7%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.2%
Electricity31.0%
Sanitation33.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.2%
Children fully vaccinated66.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)40.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.0%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.4%
Clean cooking fuel49.2%
Health insurance16.3%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Bhagalpur SilkGI🏺Jardalu Mango🏺Manjusha Painting
Ancient site of Vikramshila Monastry
🏛️MonumentASI
Ancient site of Vikramshila Monastry
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.