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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 9 · 2005

Jamtara

Winner — 2005

BISHNU PRASAD BHAIYA
BJP· NDA
BJP 39.0%INC 36.3%16 others 24.7%
Votes
49,387
39.0% share
Winning margin
3,492
2.8% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
60.3%
of 2,10,012

A closely fought contest. BISHNU PRASAD BHAIYA won with a 2.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BISHNU PRASAD BHAIYA
NDA
49,38739.0%
2
IRFAN ANSARI
UPA
45,89536.3%
3
BIRENDRA MANDAL
IND
5,0494.0%
4
SIRAJ ANSARI
BSP
4,7063.7%
5
SUNIL KUMAR HANSDA
AJSU
4,0383.2%
6
BABU LAL MARANDI
IND
3,0342.4%
7
DULAL ROY
IND
2,8852.3%
8
SURAJ MANDAL
JVD
1,8271.4%
9
JAY PRAKASH MANDAL
CPI(ML)(L)
1,4901.2%
10
MD. RAFIQUE ANSARI
IND
1,2561.0%
11
KAMAL MARANDI
IND
1,2091.0%
12
PRANAB KUMAR MANDAL
IND
1,0930.9%
13
ABU TALIB ANSARI
UGDP
1,0310.8%
14
ALTA DEVI
NDA
1,0260.8%
15
NAND LAL SOREN
IND
9000.7%
16
SHEU SHANKAR LAL MURMU
JVC
7610.6%
17
SHABBIR AHMAD
Samajwadi Party
6510.5%
18
DINESH YADAV
3370.3%

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

High turnout (11th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 2.8% · max 18.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
11th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
67th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
44th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 39.0%INC 36.3%OTH 24.7%

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%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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