Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 1 · 2005

Rajmahal

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Winner — 2005

THOMAS HANSDA

INC· UPA (UPA)

INC 25.7%IND 17.8%22 others 56.4%

Votes

36,472

25.7% share

Winning margin

11,176

7.9% of votes

Total candidates

Turnout

63.0%

of 2,25,100

A clear win with a 7.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

24 total

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Flags
1	THOMAS HANSDA	INC UPA (UPA)	36,472	25.7%
2	ARUN MANDAL	IND	25,296	17.8%	Inc
3	KAMAL KRISHNA BHAGAT	BJP NDA	21,639	15.3%	DL
4	MOINUDDIN SHEKH	CPM	19,805	14.0%	DL
5	RAMCHANDRA KESHRI	RJD UPA	11,254	7.9%	DL
6	DHRUV BHAGAT	NCP UPA	4,251	3.0%	DL
7	MD. TAJUDDIN	IND	2,881	2.0%	DL
8	PRADEEP KUMAR VERMA	AJSUP	2,449	1.7%	DL
9	RAJENDRA PRASAD GUPTA	IND	2,354	1.7%	DL
10	KIRAN SHANKAR SINHA	IND	1,852	1.3%	DL
11	ANUP KUMAR RANKRAJ	LJP NDA	1,583	1.1%	DL
12	BHOLA MAHATO	IND	1,375	1.0%	DL
13	KRISHNA PANDEY	BSP BSP	1,142	0.8%	DL
14	SIDHESHWAR MANDAL	IND	1,092	0.8%	DL
15	AKIL HUSAIN ANSARI	IND	1,087	0.8%	DL
16	BINOD KUMAR YADAV	IND	1,070	0.8%	DL
17	ANISUR RAHMAN	MC	1,048	0.7%	DL
18	DEOBRAT GUPTA	IND	870	0.6%	DL
19	DINESH PANDIT	IND	839	0.6%	DL
20	KAMLA KANT MANDAL	SHS	800	0.6%	DL
21	OM PRAKASH SAH	IND	730	0.5%	DL
22	CHANDRA DEO BAITHA	SAP	698	0.5%	DL
23	AMIN KHAN	SP Samajwadi Party	601	0.4%	DL
24	DEBRAJ SHARMA SARKAR	IND	591	0.4%	DL

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

The Record The Place The State

Average turnout (19th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT

marginal

7.9%

MORE COMPETITIVESAFER

mean 7.7% · min 0.4% · max 16.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT

73%

lowerhigher

19th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT

2.33

fewer partiesmore parties

62nd of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT

1.2%

lowerhigher

42nd of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT

81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT

2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES

INC 25.7%IND 17.8%BJP 15.3%CPM 14.0%RJD 7.9%OTH 19.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT

— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Population

11,50,567

Density

558 / km²

Sex ratio

952 ♀/1000 ♂

Area

2,063 km²

SC population6.3%

ST population26.8%

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What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01

55%HINDU

Hindu 54.6%Muslim 34.6%Christian 7.2%Other 3.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Tap water4.5%

Electricity15.5%

Sanitation15.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21

Institutional births73.2%

Children fully vaccinated73.4%

Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.6%

Children underweight (under 5)46.8%

Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.8%

Women literate56.4%

Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%

Clean cooking fuel24.4%

Health insurance49.0%

What's nearby?

2 locations

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Baradari building with probable underground cell

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Baradari building with probable underground cell

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Jami Masjid

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Jami Masjid

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