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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Jharkhand · PC 9 · 2011 by-election
Jamshedpur
Winner — 2011 by-election
Ajay Kumar
JVM
JVM 37.4%BJP 16.3%18 others 46.3%
Votes
2,76,582
37.4% share
Winning margin
1,55,726
21.0% of votes
Total votes cast
7,40,002
Candidates
20
Seat history
All Candidates
20 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajay Kumar | JVM | 2,76,582 | 37.4% |
| 2 | D. Goswami | 1,20,856 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | Sudhir Mahato | 1,15,799 | 15.7% | |
| 4 | Astik Mahato | 99,058 | 13.4% | |
| 5 | Banna Gupta | 49,137 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | S.K. Ghoshal | 12,646 | 1.7% | |
| 7 | Rakesh Kumar | ABM Seva Dal | 11,321 | 1.5% |
| 8 | Prakash Prasad | IND | 10,580 | 1.4% |
| 9 | Binod Kumar | IND | 5,978 | 0.8% |
| 10 | Suman Mahato |  AITC | 5,449 | 0.7% |
| 11 | Kinkar Gour | RASD | 5,245 | 0.7% |
| 12 | N.K. Srivastav | IND | 4,290 | 0.6% |
| 13 | Josai Mardi | RADP | 4,237 | 0.6% |
| 14 | J.S. Purty | IND | 3,328 | 0.5% |
| 15 | B. Mahato | AMB | 3,210 | 0.4% |
| 16 | Mobin Khan | IND | 2,637 | 0.4% |
| 17 | G.C. Nayak | IND | 2,611 | 0.3% |
| 18 | S. Akhiruddin | IND | 2,593 | 0.3% |
| 19 | Md.M. Kuraishi | IND | 2,297 | 0.3% |
| 20 | D.K. Mahato | LJSP | 2,148 | 0.3% |
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
safe21.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 9.5% · max 26.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
6th of 14How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 14How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
8th of 14How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JVM 37.4%BJP 16.3%JMM 15.7%AJSUP 13.4%INC 6.6%OTH 10.6%
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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