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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 22 · 2014

Barkagaon

20052009201420192024

Winner — 2014

NIRMALA DEVI
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 29.2%AJSUP 29.0%19 others 41.7%
Votes
61,817
29.2% share
Winning margin
411
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
65.9%
of 3,21,008

Barkagaon was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 411 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

9 of 20 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.35 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2009 vs 2014

All Candidates

21 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NIRMALA DEVI
INC
INC (UPA)
61,81729.2%
2
ROSHAN LAL CHAUDHARY
AJSUP
61,40629.1%
3
SANJEEV KUMAR
JMM
UPA
32,49615.4%
4
RAMENDRA KUMAR
CPI
16,6317.9%
5
SHIVLAL MAHTO
JVM
15,0687.1%
6
DEEPAK KUMAR DAS
BSP
BSP
3,8511.8%
7
KARTIK MAHTO
IND
3,1221.5%
8
GAUTAM TIWARI
IND
2,9061.4%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,0020.9%
10
HEERA GOPE
CPI(ML)(L)
1,7170.8%
11
SHAHID ALI
IUML
UPA
1,4670.7%
12
MANOJ KUMAR SINHA
NCP
UPA
1,4550.7%
13
ANIRUDDH KUMAR
SAP
1,4550.7%
14
PRABHU ORAON
IND
1,1140.5%
15
BITU KUMAR
JKP
9420.5%
16
ANUPAM KUMAR PATHAK
IND
9050.4%
17
BINOD RANA
BASAPA
7300.3%
18
DROPADI DEVI
IND
6880.3%
19
LILADHAN SAW
IND
6710.3%
20
ANAND KISHOR PASWAN
AAMP
5450.3%
21
MRITUNJAY VISHWAKARMA
IND
4220.2%

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 (47th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.4% · min 0.2% · max 14.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
47th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.83
fewer partiesmore parties
28th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
69th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.83EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 29.2%AJSUP 29.1%JMM 15.4%CPI 7.9%JVM 7.1%OTH 10.4%NOTA 0.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
9/20

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.35 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,34,495
Density
488 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,555 km²
SC population17.5%
ST population7.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.6%Muslim 16.2%Other 3.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.1%
Electricity58.7%
Sanitation19.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births82.0%
Children fully vaccinated70.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.1%
Women literate67.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.6%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance55.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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