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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 40 · 2019

Dhanbad

Winner — 2019

RAJ SINHA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 52.3%INC 39.0%21 others 8.7%
Votes
1,20,773
52.3% share
Winning margin
30,629
13.3% of votes
Total candidates
22
Turnout
53.3%
of 4,33,191

A clear win with a 13.3% margin.

Seat history

5 of 22 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.45 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

23 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJ SINHA
BJP (NDA)
1,20,77352.3%
2
MANNAN MALLICK
90,14439.0%
3
RANJEET SINGH ALIAS BABLU SINGH
IND
2,8521.2%
4
VIKASH RANJAN
NDA
2,4261.1%
5
VIPIN KUMAR
NDA
1,7590.8%
6
PRADIP MOHAN SAHAY
1,7240.8%
NOTA
NOTA
1,6300.7%
8
SAROJ KUMAR SINGH
JVM
1,4580.6%
9
RAM JANMA PRASAD
1,1450.5%
10
RAHUL KUMAR PASWAN
CPI(ML)(L)
9720.4%
11
UMESH PASWAN
IND
9270.4%
12
LAKSHMI DEVI
IND
8310.4%
13
RAJ KUMAR SONI
AAP
6700.3%
14
MEGHNATH RAWANI
IND
6600.3%
15
BIRU ANAND SINGH
MCO
5310.2%
16
MANILAL MAHTO
JMM(U)
4570.2%
17
RAM VINAY SINGH
HAMS
3900.2%
18
K.C. SINGH RAJ
IND
3300.1%
19
MERAJ KHAN
3080.1%
20
BINOD CHANDRAWANSHI
PPID
2440.1%
21
SURENDRA KUMAR
IND
2340.1%
22
MOHAMMAD FAISAL KHAN
BDlP
2230.1%
23
SANJAY PASWAN
IND
2050.1%

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

Low turnout (79th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
13.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 0.6% · max 23.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
54%
lowerhigher
79th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
54th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
58th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 52.3%INC 39.0%OTH 8.0%NOTA 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/22

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.45 Cr

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,84,487
Density
1316 / km²
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,040 km²
SC population16.3%
ST population8.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 16.1%Other 3.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water39.9%
Electricity85.6%
Sanitation39.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births78.8%
Children fully vaccinated66.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.0%
Children underweight (under 5)25.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.8%
Women literate69.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.3%
Clean cooking fuel37.2%
Health insurance45.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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