JAMA
Assembly seat no. 161 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1967.
Winner, 1980
DEWAN SOREN
JMM
Elections held
9
1967–2000
Most successful party
JMM
won 4 of 9
Margin, 1980
9,013
25.63% of valid votes
Result, 1980
Runner-up
INDPROME MURMU
- Votes
- 10,625
- Vote share
- 30.22%
- Behind by
- 9,013
Electors
1,00,548
Total votes polled
35,163
Valid votes
35,163
NOTA votes
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Turnout
35.0%
Full result, 1980
8 candidates · 35,163 valid votes
DEWAN SORENJMMwon
19,638
55.9%
PROME MURMUIND
10,625
30.2%
SANTLAL MARANDIIND
1,558
4.4%
MADAN BESRAIND
1,108
3.1%
MUNSHI HANSDAIND
1,074
3.0%
PAUL MURMUIND
720
2.0%
BAGAL TUDUIND
346
1.0%
STENSHILA HEMBROMIND
94
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 9 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | DURGA SOREN | JMM | 41,165 | 48.95% | RABINDRA MARANDI | 15,986 |
| 1995 | DURGA SOREN | JMMS | 39,141 | 43.63% | VIBHISHAN PUJHAR | 28,366 |
| 1990 | MOHRIL MURMU | JMM | 30,559 | 49.58% | MISTRY HEMRAM | 19,240 |
| 1985 | SHIBU SOREN | JMM | 34,828 | 66.20% | PROME MURMU | 18,344 |
| 1980 | DEWAN SOREN | JMM | 19,638 | 55.85% | PROME MURMU | 9,013 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the JAMA assembly constituency in 2000?
DURGA SOREN (JMM) won JAMA in 2000, by a margin of 15,986 votes.
Which party has won JAMA the most times?
JMM, with 4 of the 9 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has JAMA gone to the polls?
9 times, from 1967 to 2000.
Who has won JAMA the most times?
DURGA SOREN, with 2 wins between 1995 and 2000.
