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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 8 · 2019

Nala

Winner — 2019

RABINDRA NATH MAHATO
JMM· Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
JMM 35.0%BJP 33.0%15 others 32.1%
Votes
61,356
35.0% share
Winning margin
3,520
2.0% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
78.6%
of 2,23,179

A closely fought contest. RABINDRA NATH MAHATO won with a 2.0% margin.

Seat history

3 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.47 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RABINDRA NATH MAHATO
Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
61,35635.0%
2
SATYANAND JHA
NDA
57,83633.0%
3
KANAI CHANDRA MALPAHRIA
21,39412.2%
4
MADHAV CHANDRA MAHTO
16,7789.6%
5
PUSHPA SOREN
JVM
2,5921.5%
6
AMIT KUMAR CHALAK
NDA
2,0201.1%
7
SANTOSH HEMBRAM
IND
1,7691.0%
8
GUNADHAR MONDAL
BRRTD
1,6931.0%
9
HEM KANT THAKUR
AAP
1,6921.0%
10
MAHADEV KISKU
APoI
1,5870.9%
11
JAYANT BANARJI
LOKJANP
1,4180.8%
12
JOBA RANI PAL
AITC
1,1070.6%
13
PRAVEEN PRABHAKAR
NPEP
9870.6%
14
SANTOSH KUMAR SIL
NDA
9600.6%
15
KANCHAN GOPAL MANDAL
8800.5%
16
SANTOSH KUMAR YADAV
BLRP
7920.5%
NOTA
NOTA
6010.3%

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

High turnout (1st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
2.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 3.2% · min 1.1% · max 5.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
1st of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
45th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
52nd of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 35.0%BJP 33.0%CPI 12.2%AJSUP 9.6%OTH 10.0%NOTA 0.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/16

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.47 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,21,442
Density
351 / km²
Sex ratio
977 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,761 km²
SC population6.0%
ST population43.2%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 79.1%Muslim 8.1%Christian 6.5%Other 6.0%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity22.8%
Sanitation9.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births60.3%
Children fully vaccinated78.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.2%
Children underweight (under 5)44.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.4%
Women literate51.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.1%
Clean cooking fuel18.1%
Health insurance45.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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