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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 43 · 2014

Baghmara

20052009201420192024

Winner — 2014

DULU MAHATO
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 51.7%JD(U) 34.0%13 others 14.4%
Votes
86,603
51.6% share
Winning margin
29,623
17.7% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
64.5%
of 2,60,002

Baghmara is a safe seat — DULU MAHATO won by 17.7%.

Seat history

6 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.11 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2009 vs 2014

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DULU MAHATO
BJP
NDA (NDA)
86,60351.6%
2
JALESHWAR MAHATO
JD(U)
JD(U)
56,98034.0%
3
SURAJ MAHATO
JMM
UPA
8,0534.8%
4
SITARAM BHUIA
JVM
2,6701.6%
5
SANJEEV KUMAR MAHATO
CPI
1,8041.1%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,7811.1%
7
ABDUL JABBAR ANSARI
MCO
1,7241.0%
8
SHANKAR BELDAR
SP
Samajwadi Party
1,4210.8%
9
GUHIRAM RAJWAR
IND
1,3100.8%
10
KANHAI SINGH
JKP
1,3050.8%
11
JEETAN KUMAR JHA
BSP
BSP
1,2530.8%
12
CHANDAN KUMAR SRIVASTAVA
SUCI
8060.5%
13
USHA KUMARI
JPS
7490.5%
14
BALDEO VERMA
CPI(ML)(L)
7420.4%
15
RITESH KUMAR AGARWAL
JKPP
4610.3%

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 (53rd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
17.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 0.5% · max 17.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
53rd of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.06
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
32nd of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 51.6%JD(U) 34.0%OTH 13.3%NOTA 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
6/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.11 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
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coal
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Rani Sati Mandir Mahuda

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