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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 5 · 2009

Pakhur

Winner — 2009

AQUIL AKHTAR
JMM· JMM
JMM 36.8%INC 33.4%11 others 29.8%
Votes
62,246
36.8% share
Winning margin
5,676
3.4% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
72.6%
of 2,32,903

A closely fought contest. AQUIL AKHTAR won with a 3.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AQUIL AKHTAR
JMM
62,24636.8%
2
ALAMGIR ALAM
UPA
56,57033.4%
3
SANJEEV KUMAR
NDA
29,74817.6%
4
MD. SABIRUDDIN
5,5503.3%
5
BENI PRASAD GUPTA
IND
3,8542.3%
6
SHIV CHARAN HANSDA
IND
3,5572.1%
7
MD. MUSLIM HUSSAIN
UPA
1,9191.1%
8
MD. ASRAFUL SHEIKH
AITC
UPA
1,2920.8%
9
MOHAN MURMU
BSA
1,1620.7%
10
MANJULA HANSDA
IND
9920.6%
11
ANAND TURI
IND
9730.6%
12
KIRAN LAL KAPRI
JKP(N)
6880.4%
13
MD. NASIMUJJAMA
5970.3%

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

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

High turnout (10th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.7% · min 3.4% · max 28.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
10th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.83
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
56th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.83EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 36.8%INC 33.4%BJP 17.6%OTH 12.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,00,422
Density
497 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,811 km²
SC population3.2%
ST population42.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
46%HINDU
Hindu 45.5%Muslim 35.9%Other 9.9%Christian 8.4%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.1%
Electricity17.4%
Sanitation10.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births64.6%
Children fully vaccinated69.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.3%
Children underweight (under 5)51.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER79.7%
Women literate41.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.4%
Clean cooking fuel16.9%
Health insurance52.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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