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Jharkhand · PC 9 · 2004

Jamshedpur

Winner — Lok Sabha 2004

SUNIL KUMAR MAHATO
JMM· UPA (UPA)
JMM 51.0%BJP 37.4%14 others 11.6%
Votes
3,96,056
51.0% share
Winning margin
1,05,633
13.6% of votes
Total votes cast
7,76,519
Candidates
16
Seat history

3 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.05 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUNIL KUMAR MAHATO
JMM
UPA (UPA)
3,96,05651.0%
2
ABHA MAHTO
BJP
NDA
2,90,42337.4%
3
OMKAR NATH JAISWAL
SP
17,4092.2%
4
SURYA SINGH BESRA
NPF
NDA
11,0571.4%
5
SITARAM TUDU
IND
11,0221.4%
6
DR. BADAL CHANDRA BHAKAT
IND
10,1381.3%
7
YOGENDRA SHARMA
SHS
9,6401.2%
8
BAIJNATH SHARMA
BSP
5,7020.7%
9
MANOJ BUDHIA
IND
4,9520.6%
10
ANANG PRADHAN
IND
4,1170.5%
11
DIL BAHADUR
JKP
3,6290.5%
12
SHYAMAL RANJAN SARKAR
IND
3,4980.5%
13
GOBARDHAN PATRO
IND
2,4660.3%
14
SUJIT SINGH
LJP
2,3770.3%
15
HEMANTA SINGH
AMB
2,0980.3%
16
SHEKH RASHID
NLP
1,9350.3%
The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (6th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
13.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 9.5% · max 26.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
6th of 14

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 14

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
8th of 14

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 51.0%BJP 37.4%OTH 11.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/16

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.05 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,93,919
Density
644 / km²
Sex ratio
949 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,562 km²
SC population4.9%
ST population28.5%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

Figures are for Purbi Singhbhum, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
68%HINDU
Hindu 67.6%Other 20.3%Muslim 8.9%Other 3.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water30.0%
Electricity81.4%
Sanitation49.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.9%
Children underweight (under 5)41.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.4%
Women literate73.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Clean cooking fuel57.6%
Health insurance50.7%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Paithkar Painting
🏛️

Site of an old fort, rampart

🏛️MonumentASI

Site of an old fort,

📍Google MapsOSM
Tribal Culture Centre

Tribal Culture Centre

🖼️MuseumWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM

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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