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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 80 · 2019

Garhwa

20052009201420192024

Winner — 2019

MITHILESH KUMAR THAKUR
JMM· Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
JMM 44.5%BJP 34.7%15 others 20.9%
Votes
1,06,681
44.5% share
Winning margin
23,522
9.8% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
65.5%
of 3,66,065

A clear win with a 9.8% margin.

Seat history

4 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.62 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MITHILESH KUMAR THAKUR
JMM
Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
1,06,68144.5%
2
SATYENDRA NATH TIWARI
BJP
NDA
83,15934.7%
3
BIRENDRA PRASAD
BSP
10,6384.4%
4
MANDIP MALLAH
AITC
7,3683.1%
5
MD. NAJIBUDDIN KHAN
AIMIM
6,2312.6%
6
SURAJ PRASAD GUPTA
JVM
5,8522.4%
7
BIHARI VISHWAKARMA
IND
5,3392.2%
8
DILIP KUMAR TIWARI
IND
4,1141.7%
9
SUJAUDDIN ANSARI
IND
2,4371.0%
10
DINESH RAM
IND
1,5670.7%
11
RAGORAKH NATH MAHTO
IND
1,4890.6%
12
VIKASH KUMAR
RJBP
1,0910.5%
—
NOTA
NOTA
9530.4%
14
KULDIP PASWAN
IND
9200.4%
15
PATANJALI KUMAR KESHARI
JD(U)
NDA
8120.3%
16
MANISH KUMAR GUPTA
SHS
7260.3%
17
MANOJ YADAV
PPID
5530.2%

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 (44th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
9.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.8% · min 5.7% · max 10.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
44th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.73
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
80th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.73EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 44.5%BJP 34.7%OTH 20.5%NOTA 0.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/16

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.62 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,22,784
Density
323 / km²
Sex ratio
935 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,093 km²
SC population24.2%
ST population15.6%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.5%Muslim 14.7%Other 1.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity11.5%
Sanitation7.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births84.0%
Children fully vaccinated77.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.7%
Children underweight (under 5)40.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.7%
Women literate59.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Clean cooking fuel24.7%
Health insurance55.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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