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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 20 · 2005

Barkatha

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Winner — 2005

CHITRANJAN YADAV
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 24.3%IND 19.7%9 others 56.0%
Votes
37,052
24.3% share
Winning margin
6,923
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
64.3%
of 2,37,637

A closely fought contest. CHITRANJAN YADAV won with a 4.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHITRANJAN YADAV
BJP
NDA (NDA)
37,05224.3%
2
DIGAMBAR KUMAR MEHATA
IND
30,12919.7%
3
JANKI PRASAD YADAV
RJD
UPA
25,78116.9%
4
KAMAL NAYAN SINGH
JMM
UPA
20,00613.1%
5
BALESHWAR PRASAD
CPI
11,7417.7%
6
JAIDEO CHAUDHARY
IND
8,7405.7%
7
MAHENDRA DAS
CPI(ML)(L)
5,5923.7%
8
TUKLAL NAYAK
IND
4,9443.2%
9
ASHOK KUAMR YADAV
BSP
BSP
3,5252.3%
10
HEERA LAL SHAH
IND
3,3732.2%
11
RAMPRASAD RAM
IND
1,8911.2%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (64th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.7% · min 1.5% · max 11.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
64th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.26
fewer partiesmore parties
3rd of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
74th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 24.3%IND 19.7%RJD 16.9%JMM 13.1%CPI 7.7%IND 5.7%OTH 12.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,34,495
Density
488 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,555 km²
SC population17.5%
ST population7.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.6%Muslim 16.2%Other 3.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.1%
Electricity58.7%
Sanitation19.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births82.0%
Children fully vaccinated70.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.1%
Women literate67.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.6%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance55.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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