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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 20 · 2019

Barkatha

Winner — 2019

AMIT KUMAR YADAV S/O-CHITRANJAN YADAV
IND
IND 34.3%BJP 22.6%19 others 43.1%
Votes
72,572
34.3% share
Winning margin
24,812
11.7% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
62.5%
of 3,38,721

A clear win with a 11.7% margin.

Seat history

8 of 20 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.40 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

21 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AMIT KUMAR YADAV S/O-CHITRANJAN YADAV
IND
72,57234.3%
2
JANKI PRASAD YADAV
NDA
47,76022.6%
3
BATESHWAR PRASAD MEHTA
JVM
33,52615.8%
4
MOHAMMAD ASRAF ANSARI
18,4168.7%
5
DIGANBAR KUMAR MEHTA
5,6342.7%
6
RAMCHANDRA PRASAD
IND
5,3232.5%
7
MOHAMMAD KHALID KHALIL
4,8672.3%
8
PRADEEP KUMAR MEHTA
3,6771.7%
9
RAM PRASAD
IND
3,0941.5%
10
ASHOK KUMAR
BALP
2,8101.3%
11
TUKLAL NAYAK
2,4761.2%
12
MD IBRAHIM
CPI(ML)(L)
2,2101.0%
13
ANIL RAY
IND
1,9550.9%
NOTA
NOTA
1,4190.7%
15
GAUTAM KUMAR
IND
1,2360.6%
16
AMIT KUMAR YADAV S/O-RAJDEV YADAV
IND
1,1770.6%
17
MAHESH KUMAR YADAV
AAP
1,1080.5%
18
OM PRAKASH MEHTA
IND
9170.4%
19
VINOD KUMAR MEHTA
IND
5230.3%
20
SANJAY YADAV
IND
5050.2%
21
SUKHDEO YADAV
IND
4130.2%

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

Average turnout (64th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
11.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.7% · min 1.5% · max 11.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
64th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.26
fewer partiesmore parties
3rd of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
74th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 34.3%BJP 22.6%JVM 15.8%AIMIM 8.7%OTH 17.9%NOTA 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
8/20

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.40 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,34,495
Density
488 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,555 km²
SC population17.5%
ST population7.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.6%Muslim 16.2%Other 3.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.1%
Electricity58.7%
Sanitation19.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births82.0%
Children fully vaccinated70.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.1%
Women literate67.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.6%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance55.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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