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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 1 · 2009

Rajmahal

Winner — 2009

ARUN MANDAL
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 37.7%JMM 30.0%10 others 32.3%
Votes
51,277
37.7% share
Winning margin
10,403
7.6% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
58.3%
of 2,33,547

A clear win with a 7.6% margin.

Seat history

5 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.12 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ARUN MANDAL
NDA (NDA)
51,27737.7%
2
MD. TAJUDDIN
UPA
40,87430.0%
3
THOMAS HANSDA
UPA
14,78210.9%
4
NAZRUL ISLAM
AITC
UPA
7,0175.2%
5
MD. MOINUDDIN SHEKH
6,0654.5%
6
DHRUV BHAGAT
NDA
3,8112.8%
7
BINOD KUMAR YADAV
IND
3,2242.4%
8
MUKHTAR HUSSAIN
2,5681.9%
9
VIBHASH KUMAR SHAH
2,0301.5%
10
IDRISH
BSP
1,8001.3%
11
ABHIMANYU MANDAL
1,4341.1%
12
DHARMENDRA KUMAR SINGH
IND
1,2360.9%

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

Average turnout (19th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
7.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.7% · min 0.4% · max 16.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
19th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
62nd of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
42nd of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 37.7%JMM 30.0%INC 10.9%AITC 5.2%OTH 16.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.12 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,50,567
Density
558 / km²
Sex ratio
952 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,063 km²
SC population6.3%
ST population26.8%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
55%HINDU
Hindu 54.6%Muslim 34.6%Christian 7.2%Other 3.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.5%
Electricity15.5%
Sanitation15.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.2%
Children fully vaccinated73.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.6%
Children underweight (under 5)46.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.8%
Women literate56.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Clean cooking fuel24.4%
Health insurance49.0%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jute
🏛️

Baradari building with probable underground cell

🏛️MonumentASI

Baradari building with probable underground cell

🏛️

Jami Masjid

🏛️MonumentASI

Jami Masjid

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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