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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 153 · 1977Reserved (ST)

Sikaripara

Winner — 1977

BABULAL KISKU
JNP· Janata
JNP 45.0%IND 14.9%5 others 40.1%
Votes
12,831
45.0% share
Winning margin
8,578
30.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
29.5%
of 96,586

Sikaripara is a safe seat — BABULAL KISKU won by 30.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BABULAL KISKU
Janata
12,83145.0%
2
DAVID MERMU
IND
4,25314.9%
3
BENJAMIN SOREN
IND
3,72413.1%
4
SIBU MURMU
INC
3,44712.1%
5
SANTOSH SOREN
IND
2,4128.5%
6
CHANDRA MURMU
IND
1,3184.6%
7
JETHA SOREN
IND
5381.9%

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 (104th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
30.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 1.7% · max 36.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
104th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
138th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.5%
lowerhigher
40th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 45.0%IND 14.9%IND 13.1%INC 12.1%IND 8.5%OTH 6.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Bhagalpur SilkGI🏺Jardalu Mango🏺Manjusha Painting
Patalpuri cave and land adjoining bateshwar cave on patharghatta hill

Patalpuri cave and land adjoining bateshwar cave on patharghatta hill

🏛️MonumentASI

Patalpuri cave and land adjoining bateshwar cave on patharghatta hill

Rock sculptures at Patharghatta

Rock sculptures at Patharghatta

🏛️MonumentASI

Rock sculptures at Patharghatta

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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