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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 17 · 2009

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Winner — 2009

SANJAY PRASAD YADAV
RJD· RJD
RJD 31.1%BJP 24.8%23 others 44.1%
Votes
43,502
31.1% share
Winning margin
8,755
6.3% of votes
Total candidates
25
Turnout
58.1%
of 2,40,715

A clear win with a 6.3% margin.

Seat history

9 of 25 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

25 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SANJAY PRASAD YADAV
RJD
43,50231.1%
2
RAGHU NANDAN MANDAL
NDA
34,74724.8%
3
MANOHAR KUMAR TEKRIWAL
UPA
22,83216.3%
4
RAJESH KUMAR
JVM
13,0319.3%
5
SURESH KUMAR MAHTO
BSP
5,8034.2%
6
MUJIV ALAM
IND
3,2342.3%
7
KUMAR JITENDRA
UPA
1,6871.2%
8
NIRANJAN PRASAD YADAV
IND
1,6771.2%
9
AMIN
IND
1,5751.1%
10
NALNIDHAR SAHAY
IND
1,2730.9%
11
ARJUN SAH
IND
1,0630.8%
12
SANTOSH YADAV
IND
1,0150.7%
13
PRABHU DAYAL PANDIT
IND
1,0030.7%
14
MD. JAMIL AKHTAR
MUL
8970.6%
15
ARVIND RAM DAS
IND
8380.6%
16
SANJEEV KUMAR MAHTO
7650.6%
17
MADHUSUDAN MARANDI
IND
6390.5%
18
NOOR HASSAN
5980.4%
19
HIFJUR RAHMAN
AITC
UPA
5970.4%
20
SHIVENDRA KUMAR SINGH
IND
5700.4%
21
SHASHI BHUSHAN SINGH
IND
5540.4%
22
SRI KANT SAH
IND
5340.4%
23
VINOD KUMAR
IND
5330.4%
24
GANESH MAHTO
IND
5240.4%
25
SANJAY PANJIYARA
IND
4430.3%

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

Average turnout (38th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.4% · min 2.4% · max 19.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
38th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
48th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
48th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 31.1%BJP 24.8%JMM 16.3%JVM 9.3%OTH 18.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
9/25

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.04 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,13,551
Density
580 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,266 km²
SC population8.8%
ST population21.3%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
71%HINDU
Hindu 71.3%Muslim 22.0%Other 6.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity17.2%
Sanitation10.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births70.2%
Children fully vaccinated63.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.4%
Children underweight (under 5)40.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.3%
Women literate46.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.5%
Clean cooking fuel19.7%
Health insurance45.9%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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