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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Winner — 2014
PAULUS SURIN
JMM· JMM
JMM 30.8%BJP 30.7%7 others 38.5%
Votes
32,003
30.8% share
Winning margin
43
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
61.0%
of 1,70,330
Torpa was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 43 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
3 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.46 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PAULUS SURIN | JMM | 32,003 | 30.8% |
| 2 | KOCHE MUNDA | NDA | 31,960 | 30.7% |
| 3 | SUMAN BHENGRA | JKP | 18,966 | 18.2% |
| 4 | PUNEET HEMROM | UPA | 8,242 | 7.9% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,828 | 3.7% |
| 6 | SAMROM TOPNO | AKBJHP | 3,191 | 3.1% |
| 7 | CLEMENTIA HEMROM |  AITC | 2,324 | 2.2% |
| 8 | VIJAY AIND | IND | 1,959 | 1.9% |
| 9 | PAULUS DANG | RAJPA | 1,520 | 1.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (51st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 0.0% · max 30.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
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51st of 81How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.24
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72nd of 81How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
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11th of 81Where does the house stand?
SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 30.8%BJP 30.7%JKP 18.2%INC 7.9%OTH 8.6%NOTA 3.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.46 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,14,253
Density
572 / km²
Sex ratio
949 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,097 km²
SC population5.3%
ST population35.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
55%HINDU
Hindu 55.3%Other 23.3%Muslim 14.1%Christian 6.7%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water18.1%
Electricity63.0%
Sanitation40.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.3%
Children fully vaccinated73.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.3%
Children underweight (under 5)40.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate76.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.9%
Clean cooking fuel57.7%
Health insurance43.9%
What's nearby?
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