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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 80 · 2005

Garhwa

Winner — 2005

GIRI NATH SINGH
RJD· RJD
RJD 24.7%JD(U) 18.6%18 others 56.7%
Votes
34,374
24.7% share
Winning margin
8,533
6.1% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
59.3%
of 2,34,629

A clear win with a 6.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GIRI NATH SINGH
RJD
34,37424.7%
2
SAIRAJ AHMED ANSARI
NDA
25,84118.6%
3
ANIL SAO
BSP
18,22513.1%
4
TULSI SINGH
UPA
14,43910.4%
5
AMARIT SUKLA
UPA
13,3929.6%
6
RAM CHARITRA CHOUDHARY
RSMD
6,0884.4%
7
JITENDRA KUMAR CHANDRABANSI
CPI(ML)(L)
3,9382.8%
8
MD. SHAKIR
NDA
3,4672.5%
9
LOBHAWAN RAM
IND
3,4342.5%
10
RAJA RAM CHAUBEY
IND
2,4821.8%
11
RAJESH KUMAR YADAV
Samajwadi Party
2,3951.7%
12
MANIK CHAND SWARNKAR
IND
1,8851.4%
13
MANDIP RAM
IND
1,8831.4%
14
BALIWANT PANDEY
IND
1,6621.2%
15
TRIVENI MAHTO
IND
1,1840.8%
16
RAM SEWAK PASWAN
IND
1,0500.8%
17
ISHWARI PRASAD CHAUDHARY
IND
9780.7%
18
BIRENDRA RAM
IND
9440.7%
19
JITENDRA RAM
IND
8910.6%
20
LAL BAHADUR SAW
IND
5070.4%

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

Average turnout (44th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
6.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.8% · min 5.7% · max 10.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
44th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.73
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
80th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.73EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 24.7%JD(U) 18.6%BSP 13.1%JMM 10.4%INC 9.6%OTH 23.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,22,784
Density
323 / km²
Sex ratio
935 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,093 km²
SC population24.2%
ST population15.6%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.5%Muslim 14.7%Other 1.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity11.5%
Sanitation7.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births84.0%
Children fully vaccinated77.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.7%
Children underweight (under 5)40.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.7%
Women literate59.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Clean cooking fuel24.7%
Health insurance55.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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