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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 160 · 1995Reserved (ST)

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Winner — 1995

STEFAN MARANDI
JMM(S)
JMM(S) 34.4%BJP 28.6%18 others 37.0%
Votes
34,512
34.4% share
Winning margin
5,887
5.9% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
62.2%
of 1,61,105

A clear win with a 5.9% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
STEFAN MARANDI
JMM(S)
34,51234.4%
2
SATISH SOREN
BJP
BJP
28,62528.6%
3
STENSHILA HEMBRAM
INC
INC
14,86614.8%
4
PRITHIVI CHANDRA KISKU
JD
Janata Dal
12,19512.2%
5
MATHIUS MURMU
KD
1,5061.5%
6
BABUDHAN MARANDI
JMM(M)
1,4601.5%
7
SHAMBHU SINGH
CSP-JSD
1,2701.3%
8
VIJOY KR. SONI
SAP
9540.9%
9
JON KUMAR BASKI
BPP
9130.9%
10
DHIR KUMAR SINGH
IND
7050.7%
11
RAM DULAL DEHRI
IND
6110.6%
12
JONATHAN TUDU
JPP
5400.5%
13
SONA MURMU
IND
4280.4%
14
CHHOTE LAL MARANDI
IND
4010.4%
15
STEFAN HEMBRAM
IND
2980.3%
16
SINGH RAJ HANSDA
IND
2560.3%
17
SIMON SOREN
IND
2480.3%
18
KARNELIUS MARANDI
IND
2020.2%
19
RISHI KISKU
IND
1460.1%
20
LUKHI RAM MURMU
IND
910.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (57th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.1% · max 25.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
57th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
213th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
166th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM(S) 34.4%BJP 28.6%INC 14.8%JD 12.2%OTH 10.0%

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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