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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 8 · 2014

Nala

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Winner — 2014

RABINDRA NATH MAHTO
JMM· JMM
JMM 33.7%BJP 29.5%17 others 36.8%
Votes
56,131
33.7% share
Winning margin
7,015
4.2% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
80.6%
of 2,06,648

A closely fought contest. RABINDRA NATH MAHTO won with a 4.2% margin.

Seat history

2 of 18 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.08 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RABINDRA NATH MAHTO
JMM
JMM
56,13133.7%
2
SATYA NAND JHA
BJP
NDA
49,11629.5%
3
MADHAV CHANDRA MAHTO
JVM
20,97012.6%
4
KANAI CHANDRA MALPAHARIA
CPI
19,41611.7%
5
TAPAS CHATARJEE
IND
3,3882.0%
6
SUSHIL MOHALI
CPI(ML)(L)
2,0191.2%
7
ASHOK MAJEE
RJD
UPA
1,8651.1%
8
UMANATH KOL
JKKP
1,8461.1%
9
MAHABIR ROY
AIFB
1,5860.9%
10
GUNDHAR MANDAL
IND
1,4520.9%
11
GAYA PRASAD MAL
IND
1,4310.9%
12
ANLAT HEMRAM ALIAS ADALAT HEMBRAM
IND
1,4280.9%
13
DHIRAJ KUMAR SINGH
BSP
BSP
1,1950.7%
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NOTA
NOTA
9910.6%
15
GOUR CHANDRA YADAV
SP
Samajwadi Party
8640.5%
16
JASIMUDDIN KHAN
BMUP
8620.5%
17
TIRTH NATH MANDAL
JVD
7960.5%
18
SAHADEO MURMU
IND
7210.4%
19
VIPAD VARAN GHOSH
IND
5010.3%

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

High turnout (1st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
4.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 3.2% · min 1.1% · max 5.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
1st of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
45th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
52nd of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 33.7%BJP 29.5%JVM 12.6%CPI 11.7%OTH 12.0%NOTA 0.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/18

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.08 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,21,442
Density
351 / km²
Sex ratio
977 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,761 km²
SC population6.0%
ST population43.2%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 79.1%Muslim 8.1%Christian 6.5%Other 6.0%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity22.8%
Sanitation9.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births60.3%
Children fully vaccinated78.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.2%
Children underweight (under 5)44.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.4%
Women literate51.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.1%
Clean cooking fuel18.1%
Health insurance45.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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