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Winner — 2019
Dr. Neera Yadav
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 31.3%RJD 30.5%16 others 38.2%
Votes
63,675
31.4% share
Winning margin
1,797
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
59.7%
of 3,40,202
Kodarma was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 1,797 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
5 of 17 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.48 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
18 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Neera Yadav | BJP (NDA) | 63,675 | 31.4% |
| 2 | Amitabh Kumar | 61,878 | 30.5% | |
| 3 | Shalini Gupta | 45,014 | 22.2% | |
| 4 | Ramesh Harshdhar | JVM | 9,557 | 4.7% |
| 5 | Yogendra Kumar Pandit | IND | 4,169 | 2.0% |
| 6 | Prakash Ambedkar | 3,627 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Chandradev Yadav | IND | 2,449 | 1.2% |
| 8 | Bhuneshwar Giri | IND | 2,384 | 1.2% |
| 9 | Raj kumar Pd. Yadav | IND | 1,745 | 0.9% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,536 | 0.8% |
| 11 | Dhiraj Kumar | IND | 1,346 | 0.7% |
| 12 | Deepak Yadav | IND | 1,318 | 0.7% |
| 13 | Rajiv Kumar Pandey | NDA | 938 | 0.5% |
| 14 | Gulam Mustafa | IND | 861 | 0.4% |
| 15 | Mahendr Prasad | MOSP | 771 | 0.4% |
| 16 | Subhash Mistry | 676 | 0.3% | |
| 17 | Santosh Kumar Singh | AAP | 620 | 0.3% |
| 18 | Md. Mubark | PSPL | 557 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (68th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.9% · min 0.9% · max 17.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
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68th of 81How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.49
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9th of 81How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.3%
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9th of 81Where does the house stand?
SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 31.4%RJD 30.5%AJSUP 22.2%OTH 15.3%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/17
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.48 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,16,259
Density
282 / km²
Sex ratio
951 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,540 km²
SC population15.2%
ST population1.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.5%Muslim 14.9%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.1%
Electricity54.6%
Sanitation16.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.3%
Children fully vaccinated73.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.6%
Children underweight (under 5)31.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.9%
Women literate63.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.5%
Clean cooking fuel35.8%
Health insurance56.8%
What's nearby?
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