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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 32 · 2019

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Winner — 2019

SUDIVYA KUMAR
JMM· Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
JMM 48.2%BJP 38.7%11 others 13.1%
Votes
80,871
48.2% share
Winning margin
15,884
9.5% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
63.4%
of 2,64,814

A clear win with a 9.5% margin.

Seat history

5 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUDIVYA KUMAR
JMM
Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
80,87148.2%
2
NIRBHAY KUMAR SHAHABADI
BJP
NDA
64,98738.7%
3
CHUNNU KANT
JVM
6,9034.1%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,7731.6%
5
MOHAMMAD LALLU
IND
2,4931.5%
6
UPENDRA KUMAR SHARMA
LJP
NDA
2,0261.2%
7
SHYAM PRASAD BARNWAL
IND
1,5330.9%
8
SIKANDAR ALI
BSP
1,2720.8%
9
SHWETA KUMARI
AAP
AAP
1,1820.7%
10
MD SALMAN SAHAB
MCO
1,1240.7%
11
BUDHAN HEMABRAM
IND
9910.6%
12
RAJESH KU SINHA
CPI(ML)(L)
8340.5%
13
SIMA KUMARI
AITC
8330.5%

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 (49th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
9.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.2% · min 1.9% · max 9.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
49th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
43rd of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
49th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 48.2%BJP 38.7%OTH 11.4%NOTA 1.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.04 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,45,474
Density
493 / km²
Sex ratio
944 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,962 km²
SC population13.3%
ST population9.7%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
76%HINDU
Hindu 75.9%Muslim 20.8%Other 3.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.2%
Electricity32.0%
Sanitation10.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births70.7%
Children fully vaccinated70.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.9%
Children underweight (under 5)34.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.7%
Women literate53.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Clean cooking fuel32.4%
Health insurance52.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Steel- TMT Bar
Jain Museum, Madhuban

Jain Museum, Madhuban

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