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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Winner — 2019
IRFAN ANSARI
INC· Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
INC 53.1%BJP 34.9%12 others 12.0%
Votes
1,12,829
53.1% share
Winning margin
38,741
18.2% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
76.6%
of 2,77,191
Jamtara is a safe seat — IRFAN ANSARI won by 18.2%.
Seat history
5 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.51 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IRFAN ANSARI | Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand) | 1,12,829 | 53.1% |
| 2 | BIRENDRA MANDAL | NDA | 74,088 | 34.9% |
| 3 | TARUN KUMAR GUPTA | IND | 6,219 | 2.9% |
| 4 | CHAMELI DEVI | 4,780 | 2.3% | |
| 5 | SANJAY PAHAN | IND | 3,407 | 1.6% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,031 | 1.4% |
| 7 | ABDUL MANNAN ANSARI | JVM | 1,646 | 0.8% |
| 8 | MD. ANWAR ANSARI | IND | 1,549 | 0.7% |
| 9 | JIVLAL MARANDI | IND | 1,537 | 0.7% |
| 10 | EHTESAMUL MIRZA | 983 | 0.5% | |
| 11 | ARIF ANSARI | 870 | 0.4% | |
| 12 | SUNITA HANSDA | RTMP | 629 | 0.3% |
| 13 | MD. MUSTAK | LOKJANP | 448 | 0.2% |
| 14 | BALESHWAR MANDAL | NDA | 435 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (11th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 2.8% · max 18.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
11th of 81How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
67th of 81How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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44th of 81Where does the house stand?
SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.1%BJP 34.9%OTH 10.6%NOTA 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.51 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%
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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