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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 30 · 2009Reserved (SC)

Jamua

20052009201420192024

Winner — 2009

CHANDRIKA MAHTHA
JVM· UPA (UPA)
JVM 33.9%CPI(ML)(L) 19.2%12 others 46.9%
Votes
42,824
33.9% share
Winning margin
18,527
14.7% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
55.3%
of 2,28,323

A clear win with a 14.7% margin.

Seat history

4 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.07 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2005 vs 2009

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHANDRIKA MAHTHA
JVM
UPA (UPA)
42,82433.9%
2
SATYA NARAYAN DAS
CPI(ML)(L)
24,29719.2%
3
KEDAR HAZRA
BJP
NDA
19,43915.4%
4
BALDEO HAZRA
RJD
UPA
16,31612.9%
5
ARJUN BAITHA
JMM
UPA
9,2557.3%
6
SUKAR RABIDAS
IND
3,0262.4%
7
KAMESHWAR PASWAN
AJSUP
1,9541.6%
8
MOHAN RAVIDAS
BSP
BSP
1,8561.5%
9
GOPAL RAJAK
SHS
1,6151.3%
10
SUKAR PASI
IND
1,3301.1%
11
DEWANTI BHARTI
IND
1,3221.1%
12
NIRALA PASWAN
NCP
UPA
1,2181.0%
13
ASHOK HAZRA
IND
1,1630.9%
14
KANCHAN HARI
JKP
7310.6%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (72nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
14.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 3.8% · max 14.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
72nd of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
68th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
10th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JVM 33.9%CPI(ML)(L) 19.2%BJP 15.4%RJD 12.9%JMM 7.3%OTH 11.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.07 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,45,474
Density
493 / km²
Sex ratio
944 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,962 km²
SC population13.3%
ST population9.7%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
76%HINDU
Hindu 75.9%Muslim 20.8%Other 3.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.2%
Electricity32.0%
Sanitation10.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births70.7%
Children fully vaccinated70.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.9%
Children underweight (under 5)34.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.7%
Women literate53.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Clean cooking fuel32.4%
Health insurance52.4%

What's nearby?

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