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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 21 · 2009

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Winner — 2009

UMASHANKAR AKELA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 46.5%INC 40.3%10 others 13.2%
Votes
60,044
46.5% share
Winning margin
8,085
6.3% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
62.3%
of 2,07,089

A clear win with a 6.3% margin.

Seat history

4 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.15 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
UMASHANKAR AKELA
NDA (NDA)
60,04446.5%
2
MANOJ YADAV
UPA
51,95940.3%
3
HARI MEHTA
IND
3,4822.7%
4
BINOD KUMAR
UPA
3,3912.6%
5
MD. MOINUDDIN AHMED
BSP
2,8852.2%
6
AKHTAR ALI
1,6991.3%
7
PARAS SHARAN DEO
IND
1,5911.2%
8
VASUDEO PASWAN
NDA
1,1390.9%
9
FAGU RAM
IND
1,1270.9%
10
PRABHAT KUMAR
NDA
6160.5%
11
RAJESH PRASAD KESRI
BSA
5650.4%
12
JAVED ISLAM
CPI(ML)(L)
5360.4%

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 two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.1% · min 4.1% · max 22.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
61st of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.80
fewer partiesmore parties
34th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
59th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.5%INC 40.3%OTH 13.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.15 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,34,495
Density
488 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,555 km²
SC population17.5%
ST population7.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.6%Muslim 16.2%Other 3.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.1%
Electricity58.7%
Sanitation19.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births82.0%
Children fully vaccinated70.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.1%
Women literate67.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.6%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance55.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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