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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 162 · 2015Reserved (ST)

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Winner — 2015

SWEETY SIMA HEMBRAM
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 41.4%BJP 33.5%8 others 25.1%
Votes
54,760
41.4% share
Winning margin
10,337
7.8% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
56.9%
of 2,32,942

A clear win with a 7.8% margin.

Seat history

0 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.20 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SWEETY SIMA HEMBRAM
RJD
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
54,76041.4%
2
NIKKI HEMBRAM
BJP
NDA
44,42333.5%
3
ANJALA HANSDA
JMM
17,48113.2%
—
NOTA
NOTA
4,9283.7%
5
MAIKAL HASADA
IND
2,4781.9%
6
UMESH HEMBRAM
IND
2,0641.6%
7
PUSHPALATA MURMU
NCP
1,9261.4%
8
REKHA KUMARI SOREN
IND
1,6731.3%
9
RAJARAM SOREN
BVM
1,3641.0%
10
ANIL KUMAR MARANDI
GJDS
1,3241.0%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (50th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 3.8% · max 30.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
50th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
174th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.6%
lowerhigher
31st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 41.4%BJP 33.5%JMM 13.2%OTH 8.2%NOTA 3.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/9

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.20 Cr

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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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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