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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 160 · 2005 (Feb)
Jhajha
Winner — 2005 (Feb)
DAMODAR RAWAT
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 28.1%RJD 22.8%12 others 49.1%
Votes
26,184
28.1% share
Winning margin
4,930
5.3% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
49.5%
of 1,88,420
A clear win with a 5.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAMODAR RAWAT | NDA (NDA) | 26,184 | 28.1% |
| 2 | RASHID AHMAD | 21,254 | 22.8% | |
| 3 | POONAM DEVI | 19,332 | 20.7% | |
| 4 | VINOD PRASAD YADAV | 6,676 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | DHARAMDEO YADAV | IND | 5,557 | 6.0% |
| 6 | NARESH KUMAR | 3,032 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | SHARVAN SINGH | IND | 2,204 | 2.4% |
| 8 | PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH | AJPF | 2,154 | 2.3% |
| 9 | ANIL KUMAR | IND | 1,858 | 2.0% |
| 10 | RAJU YADAV | BSP | 1,565 | 1.7% |
| 11 | BRAHMDEO YADAV | IND | 1,182 | 1.3% |
| 12 | KAPIL DEO MANDAL | IND | 971 | 1.0% |
| 13 | SHAM PRABHU SHARAN SINGH | IND | 678 | 0.7% |
| 14 | ASHOK KUMAR | IND | 574 | 0.6% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (57th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.1% · max 25.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
57th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
213th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
166th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 28.1%RJD 22.8%INC 20.7%LJP 7.2%IND 6.0%OTH 15.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,34,763
Density
674 / km²
Sex ratio
907 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,020 km²
SC population12.2%
ST population4.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.1%Muslim 12.3%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.0%
Electricity16.4%
Sanitation12.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.9%
Women literate55.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel32.3%
Health insurance13.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.