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Jharkhand · PC 9 · 2014

Jamshedpur

Winner — Lok Sabha 2014

BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 44.2%JVM 34.7%14 others 21.0%
Votes
4,64,153
44.2% share
Winning margin
99,876
9.5% of votes
Total votes cast
10,49,140
Candidates
16
Seat history

4 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.38 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO
BJP
NDA (NDA)
4,64,15344.2%
2
AJAY KUMAR
JVM
3,64,27734.7%
3
NIROOP MAHANTY
JMM
UPA
1,38,10913.2%
—
NOTA
NOTA
15,6291.5%
5
ANGAD MAHATO
AMB
12,6321.2%
6
KUMAR CHANDRA MARDI
AAP
7,1450.7%
7
OM PRAKASH ANAND
IND
5,6550.5%
8
MOBIN KHAN
IND
5,4060.5%
9
JOSAI MARDI
RADP
5,3780.5%
10
DINESH MAHATO
IND
5,3000.5%
11
SEKH AKHIRUDDIN
JKP(N)
4,8220.5%
12
DAMAN CHANDRA BHAKAT
BSP
4,6060.4%
13
HARI ORAWN
IND
4,4850.4%
14
UPENDRA KARMAKAR
IND
4,4290.4%
15
SITA RAM TUDU
SUCI
3,7000.3%
16
D.G.RAJA
SP
3,4140.3%
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
9.5%
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
BJP 44.2%JVM 34.7%JMM 13.2%OTH 6.4%NOTA 1.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.38 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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