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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 8 · 2005

Nala

Winner — 2005

RABINDRA NATH MAHATO
JMM· UPA (UPA)
JMM 30.0%BJP 28.9%14 others 41.1%
Votes
30,847
30.0% share
Winning margin
1,122
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
57.2%
of 1,79,650

Nala was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 1,122 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RABINDRA NATH MAHATO
UPA (UPA)
30,84730.0%
2
SATYANAND JHA
NDA
29,72528.9%
3
BISHESWAR KHAN
24,49323.8%
4
SUNIL KUMAR ROY
IND
2,9162.8%
5
PRAVEEN PRABHAKAR
IND
2,8662.8%
6
ANJANA GHOSH
BSP
1,6561.6%
7
DIGUMBER PD. SAH
JVD
1,5971.6%
8
ABINASH MAHATO
AITC
1,3641.3%
9
BABUDHAN HEMBROM
CPI(ML)(L)
1,2781.2%
10
RAMESH CHANDRA VERMA
Samajwadi Party
1,1821.1%
11
JUNU SINGH MURMU
IND
1,1411.1%
12
KAMDEO MOHALI
IND
9740.9%
13
KAILASH MAHATO
IND
8740.8%
14
UPENDRA NATH HEMBRAM
IND
6840.7%
15
JAGANNATH MANDAL
JVC
6760.7%
16
SUBODH SINGH
5540.5%

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

High turnout (1st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 3.2% · min 1.1% · max 5.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
1st of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
45th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
52nd of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 30.0%BJP 28.9%CPI 23.8%OTH 17.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,21,442
Density
351 / km²
Sex ratio
977 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,761 km²
SC population6.0%
ST population43.2%
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What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 79.1%Muslim 8.1%Christian 6.5%Other 6.0%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity22.8%
Sanitation9.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births60.3%
Children fully vaccinated78.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.2%
Children underweight (under 5)44.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.4%
Women literate51.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.1%
Clean cooking fuel18.1%
Health insurance45.4%

What's nearby?

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