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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 43 · 2019

Baghmara

20052009201420192024

Winner — 2019

DULU MAHATO
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 43.7%INC 43.2%14 others 13.0%
Votes
78,291
43.7% share
Winning margin
824
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
62.6%
of 2,85,966

Baghmara was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 824 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

6 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.18 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2014 vs 2019

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DULU MAHATO
BJP
BJP (NDA)
78,29143.7%
2
JALESHWAR MAHATO
INC
77,46743.3%
3
SUBHASH RAY
JD(U)
NDA
6,5283.6%
4
BINAYAK KUMAR GUPTA
IND
3,5272.0%
5
SANTOSH KUMAR MAHATO
JVM
3,2641.8%
6
KANHAI SINGH
BSP
2,0731.2%
7
RAJESH KUMAR SWARNAKAR
IND
1,8811.1%
8
NITESH THAKKAR
IND
1,5930.9%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,4910.8%
10
PINTU KUMAR GUPTA
IND
7830.4%
11
DHARMENDRA KUMAR BHUIA
HAMS
6790.4%
12
AMRENDRA KUMAR
IND
3640.2%
13
SANTOSH KUMAR DUBEY
AAP
AAP
3590.2%
14
INDU DEVI
IND
3060.2%
15
KANCHAN SINGH
IND
2840.2%
16
MD. MOZAHID
SP
2440.1%

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 (53rd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 0.5% · max 17.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
53rd of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.06
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
32nd of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 43.7%INC 43.3%OTH 12.2%NOTA 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
6/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.18 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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coal
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Rani Sati Mandir Mahuda

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