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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 160 · 2005 (Oct)
Jhajha
Winner — 2005 (Oct)
DAMODAR RAWAT
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 44.7%RJD 30.1%7 others 25.3%
Votes
37,789
44.7% share
Winning margin
12,344
14.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
44.9%
of 1,88,420
A clear win with a 14.6% margin.
Seat history
1 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.10 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAMODAR RAWAT | NDA (NDA) | 37,789 | 44.7% |
| 2 | RASHID AHMAD | 25,445 | 30.1% | |
| 3 | PUNAM DEVI | IND | 5,816 | 6.9% |
| 4 | VINOD PD. YADAV | 5,595 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | DINESH KUMAR SINGH | 3,337 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | BASUDEV MANDAL | IND | 2,512 | 3.0% |
| 7 | RAJU YADAV | BSP | 1,675 | 2.0% |
| 8 | PRADEEP YADAV | IND | 1,604 | 1.9% |
| 9 | KAPILDEO MANDAL | IND | 851 | 1.0% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (57th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.1% · max 25.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
57th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
213th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
166th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 44.7%RJD 30.1%IND 6.9%LJP 6.6%OTH 11.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.10 Cr
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%
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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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.