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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 17 · 2005

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Winner — 2005

MANOHAR KUMAR TEKARIWAL
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 32.0%RJD 22.4%31 others 45.6%
Votes
43,728
32.0% share
Winning margin
13,089
9.6% of votes
Total candidates
33
Turnout
57.2%
of 2,39,166

A clear win with a 9.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

33 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MANOHAR KUMAR TEKARIWAL
NDA (NDA)
43,72832.0%
2
SANJAY PRASAD YADAV
UPA
30,63922.4%
3
RAJNISH ANAND
UPA
23,87717.4%
4
PREM NANDAN KUMAR
UPA
19,29014.1%
5
RAM PRATAP NARAYAN
BSP
4,0573.0%
6
DUKH MOCHAN CHAUDHARY
2,6001.9%
7
DEORAJ DUBEY
IND
1,8171.3%
8
SUMANT SINGH
IND
8690.6%
9
JOHAN LAL KISKU
JKPP
8240.6%
10
BAIKUNTH PRASAD YADAV
Samajwadi Party
7480.6%
11
SHYAM SUNDAR MANDAL
IND
5900.4%
12
TALIW ANSARI
IND
5690.4%
13
KIRTAN PRASAD SINGH
IND
5060.4%
14
PREJESH KUMAR
IND
4890.4%
15
HARI PRASAD MAHTO
IND
4840.3%
16
ANIL TIWARI
IND
4510.3%
17
NAKUL ROY
IND
4410.3%
18
UPENDRA MANJHI
IND
4360.3%
19
VIVEKANAND KUNWAR
IND
4200.3%
20
JAY PRAKASH SINGH
IND
4130.3%
21
NILESH KUMAR MISRA
IND
4030.3%
22
HIFHUR RAHMAN
IJP
3690.3%
23
NOOR HASAN
3460.3%
24
NIRANJAN BHAGAT
IND
3310.2%
25
SUNIL CHANDRA MANDAL
IND
2970.2%
26
NASIM AKHTAR
IND
2940.2%
27
MEHADI HASAN KHA
IND
2850.2%
28
RAJENDRA KUMAR JHA
IND
2510.2%
29
BALRAM YADAV
IND
2420.2%
30
NIRANJAN YADAV
IND
2260.2%
31
PREM SHANKAR JHA
IND
2150.2%
32
MAHENDRA MANDAL
IND
1630.1%
33
MANOJ KUMAR SINGH
IND
1540.1%

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

Average turnout (38th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.4% · min 2.4% · max 19.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
38th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
48th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
48th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 32.0%RJD 22.4%INC 17.4%JMM 14.1%OTH 14.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,13,551
Density
580 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,266 km²
SC population8.8%
ST population21.3%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
71%HINDU
Hindu 71.3%Muslim 22.0%Other 6.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity17.2%
Sanitation10.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births70.2%
Children fully vaccinated63.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.4%
Children underweight (under 5)40.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.3%
Women literate46.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.5%
Clean cooking fuel19.7%
Health insurance45.9%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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