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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 21 · 2019

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Winner — 2019

UMASHANKAR AKELA
INC· Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
INC 46.8%BJP 40.5%13 others 12.7%
Votes
84,358
46.8% share
Winning margin
11,371
6.3% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
62.6%
of 2,87,892

A clear win with a 6.3% margin.

Seat history

5 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.40 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2014 vs 2019

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
UMASHANKAR AKELA
INC
Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
84,35846.8%
2
MANOJ KUMAR YADAV
BJP
NDA
72,98740.5%
3
ARBIND KUMAR
JVM
4,2822.4%
4
MO. SERAJ
IND
3,6862.0%
5
BIPIN KUMAR SINHA
IND
2,4511.4%
6
RAMANUJ KUMAR
CPI
2,2191.2%
7
MD. JAMAL UDDIN
BSP
2,0321.1%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,8981.1%
9
MANOJ KUMAR PASWAN
IND
1,4740.8%
10
RAJEEV RANJAN
AITC
1,3270.7%
11
DIGAMBER BHUIYA
HAMS
9840.6%
12
SANJAY KUMAR MEHTA
AAP
AAP
7810.4%
13
BASUDEW PASWAN
IND
7720.4%
14
CHHATHI DEVI
RTMP
5990.3%
15
SHIV KUMAR RAM
PPID
4690.3%

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 (61st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.1% · min 4.1% · max 22.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
61st of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.80
fewer partiesmore parties
34th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
59th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.8%BJP 40.5%OTH 11.7%NOTA 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/14

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?

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