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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 5 · 2005

Pakaur

Winner — 2005

ALAMGIR ALAM
INC· UPA (UPA)
INC 48.1%BJP 30.8%10 others 21.1%
Votes
71,736
48.1% share
Winning margin
25,736
17.3% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
67.5%
of 2,20,945

Pakaur is a safe seat — ALAMGIR ALAM won by 17.3%.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ALAMGIR ALAM
UPA (UPA)
71,73648.1%
2
BENI PRASAD GUPTA
NDA
46,00030.8%
3
MOHAMMAD IQBAL
14,7739.9%
4
SHAHNAZ BEGUM
Samajwadi Party
7,0304.7%
5
SHYAM CHAND MANDAL
IND
2,4591.6%
6
HARI GOPAL DAS
BSP
1,5991.1%
7
BETKA MARANDI
JDP
1,2910.9%
8
SHAMBHU NANDAN KUMAR
NDA
1,0180.7%
9
ANAND TURI
IND
9080.6%
10
ABU TAHIR
IND
8770.6%
11
YAKUB MURMU
JKPP
8130.6%
12
AZIMUDIN MOMIN
IND
6410.4%

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

High turnout (10th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
17.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.7% · min 3.4% · max 28.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
10th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.83
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
56th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.83EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.1%BJP 30.8%CPM 9.9%OTH 11.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,00,422
Density
497 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,811 km²
SC population3.2%
ST population42.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
46%HINDU
Hindu 45.5%Muslim 35.9%Other 9.9%Christian 8.4%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.1%
Electricity17.4%
Sanitation10.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births64.6%
Children fully vaccinated69.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.3%
Children underweight (under 5)51.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER79.7%
Women literate41.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.4%
Clean cooking fuel16.9%
Health insurance52.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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