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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 9 · 2014

Jamtara

Winner — 2014

IRFAN ANSARI
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 35.2%BJP 30.4%12 others 34.4%
Votes
67,486
35.2% share
Winning margin
9,137
4.8% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
78.6%
of 2,44,034

A closely fought contest. IRFAN ANSARI won with a 4.8% margin.

Seat history

5 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.28 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
IRFAN ANSARI
INC (UPA)
67,48635.2%
2
BIRENDRA MANDAL
NDA
58,34930.4%
3
BISHNU PRASAD BHAIYA
UPA
52,02927.1%
NOTA
NOTA
3,9962.1%
5
SUKHDEV RAY
BSP
2,2931.2%
6
RAKESH KUMAR LAL
IND
1,8671.0%
7
NANDGOPAL SINGH
AITC
1,3210.7%
8
MD. MUSTAK
IND
1,1280.6%
9
MUNNA MISTRY
IND
9270.5%
10
ANAND LAL MARANDI
JKKP
6490.3%
11
MANBHARAN PANDIT
5130.3%
12
MD. REYAZUL HAQUE
5040.3%
13
MD. NAZRUL ALAM
IND
4110.2%
14
KAMAL YADAV
MCO
3540.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

High turnout (11th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 2.8% · max 18.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
11th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
67th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
44th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.2%BJP 30.4%JMM 27.1%OTH 5.2%NOTA 2.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.28 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
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bamboo

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