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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 48 · 2009

Jamshedpur East

20052009201420192024

Winner — 2009

RAGHUBAR DAS
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 50.3%JVM 29.7%13 others 20.0%
Votes
56,165
50.3% share
Winning margin
22,963
20.6% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
45.1%
of 2,47,387

Jamshedpur East is a safe seat — RAGHUBAR DAS won by 20.6%.

Seat history

6 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.09 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2005 vs 2009

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAGHUBAR DAS
BJP
NDA (NDA)
56,16550.3%
2
ABHAY SINGH
JVM
33,20229.7%
3
ANAND BIHARI DUBEY
IND
10,9449.8%
4
PRAMOD LAL
JMM
UPA
4,8644.4%
5
SANJAY KUMAR THAKUR
IND
1,1841.1%
6
ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY
AJSUP
9340.8%
7
RAJENDRA KUMAR SINGH
RJD
UPA
9160.8%
8
PARSHU RAM SINGH
IND
6500.6%
9
MADHULIKA MEHTA
IND
6030.5%
10
BASHUDEV THAKUR
IND
5440.5%
11
SUBODH LOHAR
JKP
4010.4%
12
DHIRAJ KUMAR NANDI
BSP
BSP
3680.3%
13
MD. GUFRANUL HASSAN
IND
3630.3%
14
ALPANA BOSE
JHJAP
3280.3%
15
DINESH VARU
NLHP
2130.2%

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

Low turnout (76th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
20.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.6% · min 9.1% · max 41.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
76th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
51st of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
61st of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 50.3%JVM 29.7%IND 9.8%OTH 10.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
6/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.09 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,93,919
Density
644 / km²
Sex ratio
949 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,562 km²
SC population4.9%
ST population28.5%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
68%HINDU
Hindu 67.6%Other 20.3%Muslim 8.9%Other 3.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water30.0%
Electricity81.4%
Sanitation49.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.9%
Children underweight (under 5)41.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.4%
Women literate73.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Clean cooking fuel57.6%
Health insurance50.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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