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Jharkhand · PC 1 · 2009Reserved (ST)

Rajmahal

Winner — Lok Sabha 2009

DEVIDHAN BESRA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 26.1%JMM 24.7%10 others 49.1%
Votes
1,68,357
26.1% share
Winning margin
8,983
1.4% of votes
Total votes cast
6,44,500
Candidates
12
Seat history

3 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.09 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DEVIDHAN BESRA
NDA (NDA)
1,68,35726.1%
2
HEMLAL MURMU
UPA
1,59,37424.7%
3
THOMAS HASDA
UPA
1,35,01120.9%
4
STIPHEN MARANDI
JHJM
58,0259.0%
5
SOM MARANDI
JVM
40,1936.2%
6
JYOTIN SOREN
Left
27,4114.3%
7
AAMELIYA HANSDA
Left
13,7022.1%
8
CHARAN MURMU
11,9041.9%
9
CHANDRA SHEKHAR AZAD
11,0731.7%
10
SUNDAR TUDU
BHJAP
7,0241.1%
11
DAUD MARANDI
6,8891.1%
12
SUKHWA URAON
RKSP
5,5370.9%

High turnout (2nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.0% · min 0.4% · max 14.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
2nd of 14

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 14

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
5th of 14

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 26.1%JMM 24.7%RJD 20.9%JHJM 9.0%JVM 6.2%OTH 13.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.09 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,50,567
Density
558 / km²
Sex ratio
952 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,063 km²
SC population6.3%
ST population26.8%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
55%HINDU
Hindu 54.6%Muslim 34.6%Christian 7.2%Other 3.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.5%
Electricity15.5%
Sanitation15.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.2%
Children fully vaccinated73.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.6%
Children underweight (under 5)46.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.8%
Women literate56.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Clean cooking fuel24.4%
Health insurance49.0%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jute🏺Jute
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Baradari building with probable underground cell

🏛️MonumentASI

Baradari building with probable underground cell

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Jami Masjid

🏛️MonumentASI

Jami Masjid

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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