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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 162 · 2020Reserved (ST)

Katoria

Winner — 2020

Dr. Nikki Hembrom
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 47.0%RJD 43.0%4 others 10.0%
Votes
74,785
47.0% share
Winning margin
6,421
4.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
61.3%
of 2,59,713

A closely fought contest. Dr. Nikki Hembrom won with a 4.0% margin.

Seat history

1 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.17 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Dr. Nikki Hembrom
NDA (NDA)
74,78547.0%
2
Sweety Sima Hembram
68,36443.0%
3
Anjela Hansda
5,6063.5%
NOTA
NOTA
5,2793.3%
5
Roj Meri Kisku
JAPL
2,9411.9%
6
Etwari Tudu
APKSP
2,1011.3%

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

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
4.0%
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
BJP 47.0%RJD 43.0%OTH 6.7%NOTA 3.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/5

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.17 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
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Banka Silk🏷️Katarni RiceGI

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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