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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 40 · 2005

Dhanbad

Winner — 2005

PASHUPATI NATH SINGH
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 44.5%INC 33.0%23 others 22.5%
Votes
83,692
44.5% share
Winning margin
21,680
11.5% of votes
Total candidates
25
Turnout
50.0%
of 3,76,039

A clear win with a 11.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

25 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PASHUPATI NATH SINGH
NDA (NDA)
83,69244.5%
2
MANNAN MALLIK
UPA
62,01233.0%
3
HATIM ANSARI
UPA
6,1913.3%
4
PANKAJ KUMAR SHARMA
NDA
5,2002.8%
5
SUSHIL KR. SINGH
Samajwadi Party
4,2802.3%
6
RAM KUMAR SINGH CHOUDHARY
JVC
3,2371.7%
7
GOPIKANT BAKSHI
2,8981.5%
8
DILIP RAM
CPI(ML)(L)
2,7921.5%
9
UPENDRA KUMAR SINGH
IND
2,6251.4%
10
GANPAT MAHTO
IND
2,5601.4%
11
NEELAM SINGH
BSP
2,2611.2%
12
HEMAT KHAMROI
AMB
1,3240.7%
13
SURENDRA PRASAD RAI
UPA
1,2950.7%
14
ANIRUDH NONIA
IND
1,2860.7%
15
KUMAR KAUSHAL
AD
1,2210.7%
16
CHANDRAMA MISHRA
IND
8190.4%
17
SURAJ KANT MISHRA
IND
8080.4%
18
RAJENDRA PRASAD VISHWAKARMA
JVD
6700.4%
19
SURESH THAKUR
JKM
6490.3%
20
DASHRATH BARHI
BPI
5380.3%
21
SANJAY KUMAR SHARMA
IND
4330.2%
22
CHANDRASHEKHAR SINGH
NDA
4120.2%
23
SUKHDEO MAHTO
IND
3890.2%
24
JAIPRAKASH BHAGAT
IND
2490.1%
25
RAMBILAS PASWAN
IND
2460.1%

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

Low turnout (79th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 0.6% · max 23.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
54%
lowerhigher
79th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
54th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
58th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 44.5%INC 33.0%OTH 22.5%

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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