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Winner — 2000

VIJAY KUMAR MISHRA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 49.1%RJD 24.8%7 others 26.0%
Votes
61,897
49.1% share
Winning margin
30,617
24.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
68.8%
of 1,83,071

Jale is a safe seat — VIJAY KUMAR MISHRA won by 24.3%.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VIJAY KUMAR MISHRA
NDA (NDA)
61,89749.1%
2
RAM NIWAS PRASAD
RJD
31,28024.8%
3
ABDUL SALAM
27,36021.7%
4
SUSHIL KUMAR JHA
INC
3,3762.7%
5
RAM LAKHAN MAHTO
BSP
1,3261.1%
6
RAJENDRA SINGH
IND
2320.2%
7
MD. MOQIM
IND
2250.2%
8
MAHESH KU. MAHTO
IND
2010.2%
9
AJAY KUMAR PURBEY
910.1%

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.

High turnout (14th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
24.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 0.2% · max 35.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
14th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
155th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
124th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.1%RJD 24.8%CPI 21.7%OTH 4.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,01,062
Density
1514 / km²
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,172 km²
SC population15.7%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 15.5%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.6%
Electricity19.1%
Sanitation27.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate63.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Clean cooking fuel41.5%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bags & Garments🏷️Shahi LitchiGI🏷️Sujini EmbroideryGI

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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