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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 32 · 2009

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20052009201420192024

Winner — 2009

NIRBHAY KUMAR SHAHABADI
JVM· UPA (UPA)
JVM 26.2%IND 19.8%13 others 54.0%
Votes
28,771
26.3% share
Winning margin
7,102
6.5% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
53.3%
of 2,05,538

A clear win with a 6.5% margin.

Seat history

5 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.13 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2005 vs 2009

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NIRBHAY KUMAR SHAHABADI
JVM
UPA (UPA)
28,77126.3%
2
MUNNA LAL
IND
21,66919.8%
3
CHANDRA MOHAN PRASAD
BJP
NDA
18,28316.7%
4
VINOD KUMAR
AJSUP
11,73710.7%
5
MANOJ KUMAR SAHU
BSP
BSP
10,2679.4%
6
SUDIVYA KUMAR
JMM
UPA
8,2727.5%
7
VIVAKAR PANDEY
IND
2,4432.2%
8
IRSHAD AHMAD
RJD
UPA
1,7961.6%
9
HEMLAL HANSDA
IND
1,6281.5%
10
RAMDEO VISHWANDHU
IND
1,2051.1%
11
BHAGAT RAM MAHTO
IND
1,0761.0%
12
SHANKAR MISHRA
IND
8910.8%
13
MD. ISRAFIL
CPI(ML)(L)
6610.6%
14
NAWAL KISHORE MANDILWAR
SHS
4910.5%
15
ASIT KUMAR
IND
4330.4%

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 (49th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
6.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.2% · min 1.9% · max 9.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
49th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
43rd of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
49th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JVM 26.3%IND 19.8%BJP 16.7%AJSUP 10.7%BSP 9.4%JMM 7.5%OTH 9.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.13 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,45,474
Density
493 / km²
Sex ratio
944 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,962 km²
SC population13.3%
ST population9.7%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
76%HINDU
Hindu 75.9%Muslim 20.8%Other 3.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.2%
Electricity32.0%
Sanitation10.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births70.7%
Children fully vaccinated70.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.9%
Children underweight (under 5)34.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.7%
Women literate53.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Clean cooking fuel32.4%
Health insurance52.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Steel- TMT Bar
Jain Museum, Madhuban

Jain Museum, Madhuban

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