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Winner — 2010

SARFRAZ ALAM
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 35.3%IND 15.0%12 others 49.7%
Votes
44,027
35.3% share
Winning margin
25,330
20.3% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
59.5%
of 2,09,567

Jokihat is a safe seat — SARFRAZ ALAM won by 20.3%.

Seat history

6 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.25 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SARFRAZ ALAM
NDA (NDA)
44,02735.3%
2
KOSHAR ZIA
IND
18,69715.0%
3
ARUN YADAV
15,05312.1%
4
RANJEET YADAV
IND
13,94211.2%
5
MD. MURSHID ALAM
6,0364.8%
6
RAJESH KUMAR MOWAR
IND
4,4603.6%
7
SHINHESHWAR MAJHI
3,9653.2%
8
MD. AYUB ALAM
INC
3,6432.9%
9
NAZIM
IND
3,5852.9%
10
JAWWAD ALAM
3,2342.6%
11
SADIK
BSP
2,5342.0%
12
DEVANAND MANDAL
IND
2,0831.7%
13
ZUBAIR ALAM
IND
1,7341.4%
14
MD. AYUB ALAM
IND
1,6191.3%

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

Average turnout (61st), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
20.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 1.6% · max 70.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
61st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.87
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
112th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 35.3%IND 15.0%RJD 12.1%IND 11.2%OTH 26.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
6/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.25 Cr

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,11,569
Density
993 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,830 km²
SC population13.6%
ST population1.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
57%HINDU
Hindu 56.7%Muslim 43.0%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity7.7%
Sanitation9.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.2%
Children fully vaccinated61.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Children underweight (under 5)47.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.9%
Women literate43.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel15.2%
Health insurance19.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jute🏷️MakhanaGI

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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