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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 9 · 2009

Jamtara

Winner — 2009

BISHNU PRASAD BHAIYA
JMM· UPA
JMM 46.6%INC 37.1%12 others 16.3%
Votes
62,795
46.6% share
Winning margin
12,843
9.5% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
62.2%
of 2,16,606

A clear win with a 9.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BISHNU PRASAD BHAIYA
JMM
62,79546.6%
2
FURKAN ANSARI
UPA
49,95237.1%
3
BABY SARKAR
NDA
9,2286.8%
4
SARYU PD. MANDAL
UPA
2,5801.9%
5
LAKHINDAR MURMU
IND
1,8271.4%
6
ANWAR HUSSEN
BSP
1,5521.1%
7
BUDDHA DEB MARANDI
IND
1,4941.1%
8
JASIMUDDIN KHAN
IND
1,1310.8%
9
MOHAN LAL MANDAL
AITC
UPA
1,1080.8%
10
DUBRAJ MANDAL
Samajwadi Party
7810.6%
11
RIYAZ AHMD
7520.6%
12
PRANAB KUMAR MONDAL
IND
6700.5%
13
ARUN MANDAL
4910.4%
14
JAGANNATH PANDIT
JKKP
3800.3%

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

High turnout (11th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 2.8% · max 18.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
11th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
67th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
44th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 46.6%INC 37.1%BJP 6.8%OTH 9.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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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