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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 161 · 1990Reserved (ST)
Jama
Winner — 1990
MOHRIL MURMU
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
All Candidates
18 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOHRIL MURMU | 30,559 | 49.6% | |
| 2 | MISTRY HEMRAM | INC | 11,319 | 18.4% |
| 3 | BATESHWAR HEMRAM | BJP | 5,219 | 8.5% |
| 4 | VIBHISAN PUJHAR | IND | 3,756 | 6.1% |
| 5 | PROME MURMU | IND | 2,307 | 3.7% |
| 6 | SANJAY LAL MARANDI | IND | 2,217 | 3.6% |
| 7 | PAUL MURMU | HJD | 1,949 | 3.2% |
| 8 | BUDHAN SOREN | IND | 815 | 1.3% |
| 9 | DARBARI TUDU | IND | 646 | 1.1% |
| 10 | DEVENDRA MURMU | IND | 548 | 0.9% |
| 11 | SHIBU MURMU | PHJD | 538 | 0.9% |
| 12 | ARICSAN HANSDA | IND | 463 | 0.8% |
| 13 | DEVAN SOREN | IND | 450 | 0.7% |
| 14 | VIOLET NILIMA MONIKA TUDU | IND | 234 | 0.4% |
| 15 | CHHOTE LAL MARANDI | IND | 176 | 0.3% |
| 16 | BANBAS HANDSDA | IND | 169 | 0.3% |
| 17 | SANT LAL MARANDI | IND | 139 | 0.2% |
| 18 | GANESH HEMBROM | 127 | 0.2% |
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.
High turnout (27th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe31.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 0.8% · max 42.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
27th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
111th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
229th of 243Where 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 COMPUTEDA 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%
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?
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