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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 39 · 2009

Nirsa

20052009201420192024

Winner — 2009

ARUP CHATTERJEE
MCO· MCO
MCO 43.8%BJP 21.2%15 others 35.0%
Votes
68,965
43.8% share
Winning margin
35,577
22.6% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
57.6%
of 2,73,338

Nirsa is a safe seat — ARUP CHATTERJEE won by 22.6%.

Seat history

5 of 17 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.08 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2005 vs 2009

All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ARUP CHATTERJEE
MCO
MCO
68,96543.8%
2
ASHOK KUMAR MANDAL
BJP
NDA
33,38821.2%
3
APARNA SENGUPTA
AIFB
17,59711.2%
4
BODI LAL MARANDI
JMM
UPA
10,9006.9%
5
UMA SHANKAR SINGH
AITC
UPA
7,3844.7%
6
SURESH CHANDRA JHA
INC
UPA
3,7932.4%
7
SAMIR MAHATO
IND
2,2591.4%
8
BAMAPADA BAURI
AJSUP
2,1211.4%
9
RAM PRASAD SINGH
IND
2,1071.3%
10
SUNIL KUMAR PANDEY
RJD
UPA
1,9741.3%
11
MANTOSH KUMAR MANDAL
AMB
1,8101.1%
12
SWAPAN KUMAR GORAI
IND
1,1300.7%
13
MADHU SUDAN RAKHA
BSP
BSP
9750.6%
14
VIJAY KUMAR SHARMA
BRSP
8690.6%
15
YUGAL BHUIA
IND
8080.5%
16
FARUQUE GALARIA
IND
7250.5%
17
MADAN MOHAN RAI
IND
6640.4%

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 (27th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
22.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.5% · min 0.5% · max 22.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
27th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.62
fewer partiesmore parties
38th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
21st of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
MCO 43.8%BJP 21.2%AIFB 11.2%JMM 6.9%OTH 16.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/17

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.08 Cr

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,84,487
Density
1316 / km²
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,040 km²
SC population16.3%
ST population8.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 16.1%Other 3.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water39.9%
Electricity85.6%
Sanitation39.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births78.8%
Children fully vaccinated66.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.0%
Children underweight (under 5)25.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.8%
Women literate69.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.3%
Clean cooking fuel37.2%
Health insurance45.7%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Kalyaneshwari Temple

Kalyaneshwari Temple

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