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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 44 · 2009

Baharagora

Winner — 2009

BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO
JMM· JMM
JMM 43.1%BJP 30.6%9 others 26.3%
Votes
59,228
43.1% share
Winning margin
17,154
12.5% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
76.0%
of 1,80,792

A clear win with a 12.5% margin.

Seat history

3 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.20 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO
JMM
59,22843.1%
2
DINESH KUMAR SARANGI
NDA
42,07430.6%
3
SAMIR MAHANTY
11,4658.3%
4
SHYAMAL KUMAR KHAN
UPA
9,1806.7%
5
SWAPAN KUMAR MAHATO
6,0984.4%
6
SAROJ KUMAR MAHAPATRA
AITC
UPA
2,7392.0%
7
DHIRENDRA NATH BERA
IND
2,6761.9%
8
JOBA RANI BASKEY
JKP(N)
1,3601.0%
9
OMKAR NATH JAISWAL
UPA
1,1500.8%
10
DAMAN CHANDRA BHAKAT
BSP
7880.6%
11
DINESHWAR DUBEY
IND
7040.5%

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

High turnout (4th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
12.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 2.4% · max 35.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
4th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
60th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
36th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 43.1%BJP 30.6%AJSUP 8.3%INC 6.7%OTH 11.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.20 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,93,919
Density
644 / km²
Sex ratio
949 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,562 km²
SC population4.9%
ST population28.5%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
68%HINDU
Hindu 67.6%Other 20.3%Muslim 8.9%Other 3.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water30.0%
Electricity81.4%
Sanitation49.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.9%
Children underweight (under 5)41.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.4%
Women literate73.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Clean cooking fuel57.6%
Health insurance50.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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