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Jharkhand · PC 6 · 2019

Giridih

Winner — Lok Sabha 2019

Chandra Prakash Choudhary
AJSUP· NDA (NDA)
AJSUP 58.6%JMM 36.1%14 others 5.3%
Votes
6,48,277
58.6% share
Winning margin
2,48,347
22.4% of votes
Total votes cast
11,06,918
Candidates
16
Seat history

5 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.87 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Chandra Prakash Choudhary
AJSUP
NDA (NDA)
6,48,27758.6%
2
Jagarnath Mahto
JMM
3,99,93036.1%
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NOTA
NOTA
19,7081.8%
4
Rasul Baksh
BSP
10,0610.9%
5
Sunita Tudu
IND
9,0770.8%
6
Simmi Suman
IND
4,1730.4%
7
Sanjeev Kumar Mahato
IND
2,2170.2%
8
Amit Jani
UPNSE
2,0510.2%
9
Dwaraka Prasad Lala
RPI(A)
1,8960.2%
10
Rajendra Dasaundhi
IND
1,6670.1%
11
Chandra Deo Prasad
AHNP
1,6500.1%
12
Sohrab Shah
BMUP
1,4480.1%
13
Madhu Sudan
JKPS
1,2440.1%
14
Jogeshwar Thakur
VSP
1,2250.1%
15
Shibu Singh
BMFP
1,2060.1%
16
Ahmad Ansari
BLRP
1,0880.1%
The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (7th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
22.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 4.2% · max 22.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
7th of 14

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.46
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 14

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
12th of 14

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AJSUP 58.6%JMM 36.1%OTH 3.5%NOTA 1.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.87 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,45,474
Density
493 / km²
Sex ratio
944 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,962 km²
SC population13.3%
ST population9.7%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

Figures are for Giridih, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
76%HINDU
Hindu 75.9%Muslim 20.8%Other 3.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.2%
Electricity32.0%
Sanitation10.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births70.7%
Children fully vaccinated70.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.9%
Children underweight (under 5)34.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.7%
Women literate53.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Clean cooking fuel32.4%
Health insurance52.4%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Steel- TMT Bar🏺Woodcraft
🛕

Rani Sati Mandir Mahuda

🛕TempleWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM
Jain Museum, Madhuban

Jain Museum, Madhuban

🖼️MuseumWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM
⛪

Dhori Mata Tirthalaya

⛪ChurchWikidata
📍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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