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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 22 · 2019

Barkagaon

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Winner — 2019

AMBA PRASAD
INC· Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
INC 44.1%AJSUP 30.1%22 others 25.8%
Votes
98,862
44.1% share
Winning margin
31,514
14.1% of votes
Total candidates
23
Turnout
65.8%
of 3,40,643

A clear win with a 14.1% margin.

Seat history

6 of 23 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.21 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

24 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AMBA PRASAD
INC
Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
98,86244.1%
2
ROSHAN LAL CHOUDHARY
AJSUP
67,34830.1%
3
LOKNATH MAHTO
BJP
NDA
31,76114.2%
4
DURGA CHARAN PRASAD
JVM
3,3471.5%
5
SURESH MAHTO
JMM(U)
3,2051.4%
6
PRITAM SINGH
AIMIM
3,0221.4%
7
MITHILESH KUMAR DANGI
CPI
2,7101.2%
8
VINOD KUMAR RANA
JD(U)
NDA
1,8680.8%
9
ANJU DEVI
IND
1,8620.8%
10
BALJIT SINGH
IND
1,7680.8%
11
SARYU MUNDA
CPI(ML)(L)
1,1010.5%
—
NOTA
NOTA
9600.4%
13
BITTU KUMAR SINGH
JKP
8780.4%
14
PRABHU ORAON
IND
8100.4%
15
DASHRATH SONI
IND
8090.4%
16
SUNIL KUMAR
RJBP
5870.3%
17
BHUNESHWAR PRAMANIK
APoI
5680.3%
18
SALMA KHATOON
AITC
5080.2%
19
GEETA DEVI
JKPS
4480.2%
20
SURAJ KUMAR
BSP
4290.2%
21
DEEPAK KUMAR DAS
PPID
3400.1%
22
DARSHAN GANJHU
IND
3360.1%
23
ARBIND KUMAR OJHA
IND
3220.1%
24
VIJAY KUMAR SINGH
IND
1960.1%

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 (47th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
14.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.4% · min 0.2% · max 14.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
47th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.83
fewer partiesmore parties
28th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
69th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.83EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.1%AJSUP 30.1%BJP 14.2%OTH 11.2%NOTA 0.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
6/23

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.21 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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