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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 39 · 2005

Nirsa

Winner — 2005

APARNA SENGUPTA
AIFB· AIFB
AIFB 31.7%MCO 30.3%10 others 38.0%
Votes
50,533
31.7% share
Winning margin
2,337
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
59.8%
of 2,66,248

Nirsa was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 2,337 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
APARNA SENGUPTA
AIFB
50,53331.7%
2
ARUP CHATTERJEE
MCO
48,19630.3%
3
ASHOK MANDAL
NDA
30,67819.3%
4
BODI LAL MARANDI
IND
7,6004.8%
5
KRIPA SHANKAR CHATTERJEE
UPA
7,2384.5%
6
UPENDRA NARAYAN SINGH
CPI(ML)(L)
5,0573.2%
7
SUBODH CHANDRA MURMU
IND
3,0341.9%
8
JAYANTI SINHA
NDA
2,1721.4%
9
BAMAPAD BAURI
IND
1,8181.1%
10
NIKHIL BAURI
BSP
1,2580.8%
11
UMESH GOSWAMI
IND
8850.6%
12
KALYAN GORAIN
UPA
8560.5%

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

Average turnout (27th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.5% · min 0.5% · max 22.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
27th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.62
fewer partiesmore parties
38th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
21st of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AIFB 31.7%MCO 30.3%BJP 19.3%OTH 18.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,84,487
Density
1316 / km²
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,040 km²
SC population16.3%
ST population8.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 16.1%Other 3.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water39.9%
Electricity85.6%
Sanitation39.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births78.8%
Children fully vaccinated66.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.0%
Children underweight (under 5)25.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.8%
Women literate69.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.3%
Clean cooking fuel37.2%
Health insurance45.7%

What's nearby?

1 location
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