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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 178 · 2000
Jhajha
Winner — 2000
DAMODAR RAWAT
SAP· NDA (NDA)
SAP 29.8%RJD 28.0%13 others 42.1%
Votes
27,480
29.8% share
Winning margin
1,645
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
54.1%
of 1,70,430
Jhajha was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 1,645 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAMODAR RAWAT | NDA (NDA) | 27,480 | 29.8% |
| 2 | DR. RAVINDRA YADAV | RJD | 25,835 | 28.0% |
| 3 | HABIB ALLAH | INC | 10,400 | 11.3% |
| 4 | SHIV NANDAN JHA | IND | 7,845 | 8.5% |
| 5 | DILAWAR HUSAIN | 3,766 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | DHARAM DEO YADAV | BSP | 3,574 | 3.9% |
| 7 | RAJENDRA YADAV | IND | 3,455 | 3.8% |
| 8 | OM PRAKASH JHA | BJC(R) | 2,217 | 2.4% |
| 9 | MAHENDRA PRASAD YADAV | NCP | 2,168 | 2.4% |
| 10 | NAVAL KISHORE PD. | BMF | 1,656 | 1.8% |
| 11 | MANISH KR. PANDEY | IND | 1,489 | 1.6% |
| 12 | RANVIR ALIAS RAVINDRA KUMAR YADAV | IND | 867 | 0.9% |
| 13 | MAHESH PD. YADAV | IND | 643 | 0.7% |
| 14 | DEVENDRA KUMAR SINGH | IND | 629 | 0.7% |
| 15 | KAPIL DEO MANDAL | IND | 136 | 0.1% |
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 (165th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.7% · min 1.8% · max 56.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
165th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.68
fewer partiesmore parties
87th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.5%
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43rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.68EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAP 29.8%RJD 28.0%INC 11.3%IND 8.5%OTH 22.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%
What's nearby?
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