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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 8 · 2009

Nala

Winner — 2009

SATYANAND JHA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 31.4%JMM 28.1%22 others 40.5%
Votes
38,119
31.4% share
Winning margin
3,948
3.3% of votes
Total candidates
24
Turnout
66.4%
of 1,82,885

A closely fought contest. SATYANAND JHA won with a 3.3% margin.

Seat history

5 of 24 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.05 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

24 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SATYANAND JHA
NDA (NDA)
38,11931.4%
2
RABINDRA NATH MAHATO
UPA
34,17128.1%
3
KANAI CHANDRA MALPAHARIA
19,01415.7%
4
AMITA RAKSHIT
UPA
10,0488.3%
5
PRAVEEN PRABHAKAR
2,4752.0%
6
GOUR CHANDRA YADAV
IND
2,2461.9%
7
MILAN KUMAR GHOSHOL
AITC
UPA
1,8371.5%
8
GUNADHAR MONDAL
IND
1,3501.1%
9
SHARAT KUMAR MANDAL
Samajwadi Party
1,2671.0%
10
UMANATH KOLE
IND
1,1140.9%
11
MIHIR KUMAR DAS
BSP
1,0470.9%
12
KAMDEB MOHLI
9660.8%
13
BAUL MANDAL
IND
9400.8%
14
KUMAR VINOD
LTSD
9340.8%
15
JAGAT MANDAL
CPI(ML)(L)
8890.7%
16
KARTIK CHANDRA GORAI
IND
8640.7%
17
MANOJ KUMAR HEMBROM
7260.6%
18
NURAMANI PRATIBHA HANSDAK
IND
6820.6%
19
SUNIL KUMAR ROY
IND
6540.5%
20
RADHESHAYAM AGARWALA
IND
6460.5%
21
BARO SOREN
IND
5640.5%
22
BASANT KUMAR MISHRA
IND
4110.3%
23
SAHADEO SOREN
IND
2640.2%
24
SHEOLAL MURMU ALIAS- SHEO SHANKAR LAL MURMU
IND
2500.2%

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

High turnout (1st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
3.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 3.2% · min 1.1% · max 5.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
1st of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
45th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
52nd of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 31.4%JMM 28.1%CPI 15.7%INC 8.3%OTH 16.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/24

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.05 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,21,442
Density
351 / km²
Sex ratio
977 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,761 km²
SC population6.0%
ST population43.2%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 79.1%Muslim 8.1%Christian 6.5%Other 6.0%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity22.8%
Sanitation9.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births60.3%
Children fully vaccinated78.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.2%
Children underweight (under 5)44.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.4%
Women literate51.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.1%
Clean cooking fuel18.1%
Health insurance45.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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