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Winner — 1990

SURAJ MANDAL
JMM 39.4%BJP 22.5%22 others 38.1%
Votes
39,944
39.4% share
Winning margin
17,106
16.9% of votes
Total candidates
24
Turnout
61.1%
of 1,66,169

Poraiyahat is a safe seat — SURAJ MANDAL won by 16.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

24 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SURAJ MANDAL
39,94439.4%
2
JAGDAMBI PRASAD YADAV
BJP
22,83822.5%
3
KUDAN KU. LAL
IND
7,2877.2%
4
MANOJ KUMAR SINGH
JNP(JP)
5,6285.5%
5
JAGDISH NA. MANDAL
INC
5,1745.1%
6
UPENDAR ROY
Left
4,6044.5%
7
RAM LAL SINGH
IND
3,4743.4%
8
BHAGWAT DAS
3,4133.4%
9
RABINDRA BHAGAT
IND
3,1533.1%
10
BAMA PASHD
National Front
1,3921.4%
11
KRISHNA CHANDRA NANDI
IND
9010.9%
12
RAM RANJAN KUMAR
IND
6670.7%
13
KUBAR MANDAL
IND
5760.6%
14
GAJADHAR SINGH
PHJD
4270.4%
15
MOHAN MURMU
IND
4030.4%
16
SHARMILA SINHA
IND
2620.3%
17
ANAND KUMAR
IND
2360.2%
18
CHANDESHWAR YADAV
IND
2260.2%
19
BABU LAL KISKU
IND
2130.2%
20
MAHENDRA YADAV
IND
2030.2%
21
SHYAM SUNDAR BHOKTA
1620.2%
22
PREM LAL SAH
IND
1330.1%
23
JAG. NA. BHAGAT
IND
1030.1%
24
AMARENDRA KUMAR JHA
IND
720.1%

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
16.9%
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 39.4%BJP 22.5%IND 7.2%JNP(JP) 5.5%INC 5.1%OTH 20.3%

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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