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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 40 · 2014

Dhanbad

20052009201420192024

Winner — 2014

RAJ SINHA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 58.2%INC 34.8%11 others 7.0%
Votes
1,32,091
58.2% share
Winning margin
52,997
23.3% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
59.2%
of 3,83,351

Dhanbad is a safe seat — RAJ SINHA won by 23.3%.

Seat history

6 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.42 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2009 vs 2014

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJ SINHA
BJP
NDA (NDA)
1,32,09158.2%
2
MANNAN MALLICK
INC
UPA
79,09434.8%
3
RAMESH KUMAR RAHI
JVM
4,1951.9%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,5211.1%
5
BHUPENDRA KUMAR
JMM
UPA
2,0700.9%
6
PAWAN MAHATO
MCO
1,4290.6%
7
TRIVENI DAS
BSP
BSP
1,3710.6%
8
BIRU ANAND SINGH
IND
1,1380.5%
9
DR. K.C. SINGHRAJ
IND
9320.4%
10
DINA NATH SINGH
IND
6750.3%
11
PREM PRAKASH PASWAN
IND
5710.3%
12
SHASHI KANT CHATURVEDI
JKP
5480.2%
13
PRIYA VIKAS RANJAN
BMUP
4410.2%

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

Low turnout (79th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
23.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 0.6% · max 23.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
54%
lowerhigher
79th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
54th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
58th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 58.2%INC 34.8%OTH 5.9%NOTA 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
6/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.42 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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