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Winner — 2005
KUNTI DEVI
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 43.4%INC 21.6%16 others 35.0%
Votes
62,900
43.4% share
Winning margin
31,588
21.8% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
51.0%
of 2,84,225
Jharia is a safe seat — KUNTI DEVI won by 21.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
18 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KUNTI DEVI | NDA (NDA) | 62,900 | 43.4% |
| 2 | SURESH SINGH | UPA | 31,312 | 21.6% |
| 3 | YOGENDRA YADAV | UPA | 20,092 | 13.9% |
| 4 | S.K. BAKSI | 8,732 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | BELAL KHAN | NDA | 8,616 | 6.0% |
| 6 | SHANKAR RAWANI | JVC | 3,965 | 2.7% |
| 7 | EZAZ AHMAD | UPA | 1,508 | 1.0% |
| 8 | MADHUKAR SINGH | BSP | 1,171 | 0.8% |
| 9 | SHYAM SUNDER PRASAD | IND | 1,072 | 0.7% |
| 10 | PARAS HARI | JKPP | 992 | 0.7% |
| 11 | RAM SARAN RAI | IND | 937 | 0.7% |
| 12 | SHAKUNTALA MISHRA | 662 | 0.5% | |
| 13 | INDRAJEET SINGH | IND | 635 | 0.4% |
| 14 | RAM BABU SINGH | IND | 598 | 0.4% |
| 15 | MUKESH RAI | JKM | 516 | 0.4% |
| 16 | KULDEEP CHOUDHARY | IND | 484 | 0.3% |
| 17 | MERAJ KHAN | Samajwadi Party | 426 | 0.3% |
| 18 | SHIV PASWAN | IND | 279 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (78th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean21.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 2.5% · max 21.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
56%
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78th of 81How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
74th of 81How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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45th of 81Where does the house stand?
SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 43.4%INC 21.6%RJD 13.9%CPM 6.0%LJP 6.0%OTH 9.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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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