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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 31 · 2009

Gandey

20052009201420192024

Winner — 2009

SARFRAZ AHMAD
INC· UPA
INC 30.2%JMM 23.8%16 others 46.0%
Votes
39,625
30.2% share
Winning margin
8,455
6.5% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
65.7%
of 1,99,596

A clear win with a 6.5% margin.

Seat history

4 of 18 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.06 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SARFRAZ AHMAD
INC
UPA (UPA)
39,62530.2%
2
SALKHAN SOREN
JMM
UPA
31,17023.8%
3
PUNAM PRAKASH
BJP
NDA
21,86516.7%
4
RAJESH YADAV
CPI(ML)(L)
18,49714.1%
5
HIRALAL MURMU
IND
3,1842.4%
6
ANIMA HANSADA
AJSUP
2,5401.9%
7
MEENAKSHI DEVI
RJD
UPA
2,4281.9%
8
BAIJNATH PRASAD VERMA
IND
2,1971.7%
9
SARYU GOPE
IND
2,0361.6%
10
MUMTAZ ANSARI
IND
1,2050.9%
11
PRAMLI DEVI
IND
1,1090.8%
12
MANZOOR ALAM ANSARI
BSP
BSP
1,0660.8%
13
NARAYAN GIRI
UGDP
8610.7%
14
SIDHESHWAR HEMBROM
IND
8190.6%
15
SOMNATH MUKHARJEE
AIFB
6560.5%
16
RANJIT YADAV
IND
6500.5%
17
ANSELM EKKA
IND
5810.4%
18
MD. QUASIM NOSHAD ALI
SP
Samajwadi Party
5780.4%

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

Average turnout (18th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
6.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.1% · min 1.2% · max 7.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
18th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.16
fewer partiesmore parties
70th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
38th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 30.2%JMM 23.8%BJP 16.7%CPI(ML)(L) 14.1%OTH 15.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/18

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.06 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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