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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Jharkhand · PC 9 · 2007 by-election
Jamshedpur
Winner — 2007 by-election
Suman Mahato (E)
JMM 45.7%BJP 36.5%10 others 17.8%
Votes
2,93,003
45.7% share
Winning margin
58,814
9.2% of votes
Total votes cast
6,41,038
Candidates
12
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suman Mahato (E) | 2,93,003 | 45.7% | |
| 2 | Dinesh Ku Sharangi | 2,34,189 | 36.5% | |
| 3 | Bikas Mukharjee | JVM(P) | 37,443 | 5.8% |
| 4 | Salkhan Murmu | 29,979 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Lakhan Chandra Mardi | IND | 10,760 | 1.7% |
| 6 | Aaftaw Ahmad Siddiqui | 10,303 | 1.6% | |
| 7 | Rakesh Kumar | ABMSD | 9,930 | 1.6% |
| 8 | Gadadhar Singh | IND | 3,865 | 0.6% |
| 9 | Mahindra Mohan Sahoo Urf Mahendra Sahoo | IND | 3,395 | 0.5% |
| 10 | B.P.Singh | 2,941 | 0.5% | |
| 11 | Sushil Kumar Mahato | AB | 2,816 | 0.4% |
| 12 | Mubin Khan | NLP | 2,414 | 0.4% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (6th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe9.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 9.5% · max 26.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
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6th of 14How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 14How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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8th of 14How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 45.7%BJP 36.5%JVM(P) 5.8%OTH 11.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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%
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 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · 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.