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Winner — 1985

SURAJ MANDAL
JMM 43.4%INC 39.6%10 others 17.0%
Votes
31,055
43.4% share
Winning margin
2,686
3.8% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
51.2%
of 1,39,737

A closely fought contest. SURAJ MANDAL won with a 3.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SURAJ MANDAL
31,05543.4%
2
SANATH ROUT
INC
28,36939.6%
3
BANSIDHAR OJHA
BJP
3,6895.2%
4
MANBHARAN ROY
Janata
2,1883.1%
5
MAHENDRA SINGH
IND
1,9262.7%
6
SHYAM BEHARI MANDAL
Lok Dal
1,5342.1%
7
MANI KANT PANDIT
IND
9801.4%
8
HITLAL KISKU
IND
5050.7%
9
SUBODH PD. JHA
IND
3670.5%
10
EDWAR MARANDI
IND
3570.5%
11
RAM SUCHIT SINGH YADAV
IND
3210.5%
12
LAKHI HASDA
IND
2750.4%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

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 (50th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 3.8% · max 30.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
50th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
174th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.6%
lowerhigher
31st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 43.4%INC 39.6%BJP 5.2%OTH 11.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,34,763
Density
674 / km²
Sex ratio
907 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,020 km²
SC population12.2%
ST population4.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.1%Muslim 12.3%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.0%
Electricity16.4%
Sanitation12.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.9%
Women literate55.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel32.3%
Health insurance13.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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