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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 22 · 2005

Barkagaon

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Winner — 2005

LOK NATH MAHTO
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 29.2%INC 19.1%20 others 51.8%
Votes
47,283
29.2% share
Winning margin
16,381
10.1% of votes
Total candidates
22
Turnout
58.9%
of 2,75,221

A clear win with a 10.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

22 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
LOK NATH MAHTO
BJP
NDA (NDA)
47,28329.2%
2
YOGENDRA SAW
INC
UPA
30,90219.1%
3
RAMENDRA KUMAR
CPI
23,99214.8%
4
SHIVLAL MAHTO
IND
18,25811.3%
5
SANJEEV KUMAR
JMM
UPA
15,7519.7%
6
PAIRU PRATAP RAM
CPI(ML)(L)
3,2542.0%
7
DARSHAN GANJHU
BSP
BSP
3,2332.0%
8
PURAN RAM SAHU
AJSUP
3,1181.9%
9
PREMCHAND CHOUDHARY
IND
2,6961.7%
10
MD TAHIR HUSSIAN
IND
1,5571.0%
11
BALESHWAR MEHTA
IND
1,4040.9%
12
RAM BILAS KARMALI
UGDP
1,3070.8%
13
DHANESHWAR MAHTO
JVC
1,2800.8%
14
JAGTAR SINGH
IND
1,2170.8%
15
KAMESHWAR MAHTO
IND
1,1250.7%
16
RAMCHANDRA BHUYAN
IND
1,0890.7%
17
MAHESHWAR SAHU
JVD
9420.6%
18
VIKASH KUMAR JAISAWAL
IND
9080.6%
19
YUNUS AHMED ANSARI
IND
7860.5%
20
KEDAR SAO
IND
7340.5%
21
RAJENDRA PRASAD
IND
7040.4%
22
PRABHU ORAON
JKP
5470.3%

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 (47th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
10.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.4% · min 0.2% · max 14.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
47th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.83
fewer partiesmore parties
28th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
69th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.83EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 29.2%INC 19.1%CPI 14.8%IND 11.3%JMM 9.7%OTH 16.0%

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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