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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 32 · 2014

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Winner — 2014

NIRBHAY KUMAR SHAHABADI
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 38.3%JMM 31.7%12 others 29.9%
Votes
57,450
38.3% share
Winning margin
9,933
6.6% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
63.9%
of 2,34,535

A clear win with a 6.6% margin.

Seat history

5 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.17 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NIRBHAY KUMAR SHAHABADI
BJP
NDA (NDA)
57,45038.3%
2
SUDIVYA KUMAR
JMM
UPA
47,51731.7%
3
BABU LAL MARANDI
JVM
26,66517.8%
4
RUMA SINGH
INC
UPA
2,9982.0%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,4571.6%
6
NAGESHWAR DAS
BSP
BSP
2,4361.6%
7
TRIBHUWAN DAYAL
JD(U)
JD(U)
2,0501.4%
8
GOVIND KUMAR YADAV
MCO
1,9301.3%
9
MD. AFAK NAUSHAD
NCP
UPA
1,6591.1%
10
RAJESH KUMAR SINHA
CPI(ML)(L)
1,1410.8%
11
PREM KUMAR SINHA
IND
9870.7%
12
SHAMSHER JANGI
AIFB
9630.6%
13
NITESH KUMAR
SP
Samajwadi Party
8430.6%
14
DHANESHWAR MAHTO
PMS
7380.5%

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 (49th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
6.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.2% · min 1.9% · max 9.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
49th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
43rd of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
49th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 38.3%JMM 31.7%JVM 17.8%OTH 10.5%NOTA 1.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.17 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,45,474
Density
493 / km²
Sex ratio
944 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,962 km²
SC population13.3%
ST population9.7%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
76%HINDU
Hindu 75.9%Muslim 20.8%Other 3.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.2%
Electricity32.0%
Sanitation10.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births70.7%
Children fully vaccinated70.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.9%
Children underweight (under 5)34.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.7%
Women literate53.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Clean cooking fuel32.4%
Health insurance52.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Steel- TMT Bar
Jain Museum, Madhuban

Jain Museum, Madhuban

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