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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 39 · 2014

Nirsa

20052009201420192024

Winner — 2014

ARUP CHATTERJEE
MCO· MCO
MCO 25.7%BJP 25.1%10 others 49.2%
Votes
51,581
25.6% share
Winning margin
1,035
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
68.2%
of 2,94,847

Nirsa was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 1,035 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

8 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.38 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2009 vs 2014

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ARUP CHATTERJEE
MCO
MCO
51,58125.6%
2
GANESH MISHRA
BJP
NDA
50,54625.1%
3
ASHOK KUMAR MANDAL
JMM
UPA
43,32921.6%
4
APARNA SENGUPTA
AIFB
23,63311.8%
5
ANITA GORAI
IND
11,1235.5%
6
TAPAN BAURI
BSP
BSP
6,5883.3%
7
NAGENDRA KUMAR
CPI(ML)(L)
3,4841.7%
—
NOTA
NOTA
3,3301.7%
9
DURGA DAS
INC
UPA
2,2161.1%
10
PURNA LAL MURMU
IND
1,9211.0%
11
BAMA PADA BAURI
AITC
1,7360.9%
12
TARCH MURMU
JKPP
1,5730.8%

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 (27th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.5% · min 0.5% · max 22.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
27th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.62
fewer partiesmore parties
38th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
21st of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
MCO 25.6%BJP 25.1%JMM 21.6%AIFB 11.8%IND 5.5%OTH 8.7%NOTA 1.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
8/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.38 Cr

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,84,487
Density
1316 / km²
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,040 km²
SC population16.3%
ST population8.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 16.1%Other 3.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water39.9%
Electricity85.6%
Sanitation39.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births78.8%
Children fully vaccinated66.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.0%
Children underweight (under 5)25.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.8%
Women literate69.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.3%
Clean cooking fuel37.2%
Health insurance45.7%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Kalyaneshwari Temple

Kalyaneshwari Temple

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