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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 12 · 2014

Jarmundi

20052009201420192024

Winner — 2014

BADAL
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 28.8%JMM 27.1%14 others 44.1%
Votes
43,981
28.8% share
Winning margin
2,708
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
73.7%
of 2,06,926

Jarmundi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 2,708 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

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

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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BADAL
INC
INC (UPA)
43,98128.8%
2
HARI NARAYAN RAY
JMM
UPA
41,27327.1%
3
ABHAY KANT PRASAD
BJP
NDA
29,96519.6%
4
DEVENDRA KUNWAR
JVM
14,1899.3%
5
DAMODAR SINGH
BSP
BSP
2,9481.9%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,8471.9%
7
VARUN KUMAR
RJD
UPA
2,7971.8%
8
PARMANAND RAVIDAS
IND
2,4801.6%
9
CHANDRA SHEKHAR YADAV
JD(U)
JD(U)
2,4691.6%
10
BRAJ KISHORE PANDIT
IND
2,4401.6%
11
EMANI ANSARI
BMUP
1,5901.0%
12
UMA KANT RAUT
IND
1,5701.0%
13
SUNIL PRASAD VERMA
SP
Samajwadi Party
1,5081.0%
14
LAKHPATI MAL
IND
1,1360.7%
15
VIBHISHAN YADAV
CPI(ML)(L)
7720.5%
16
UMA KANT MEHRA
PMS
6080.4%

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 (31st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.5% · min 1.8% · max 9.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
31st of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
41st of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
53rd of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 28.8%JMM 27.1%BJP 19.6%JVM 9.3%OTH 13.3%NOTA 1.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.13 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,21,442
Density
351 / km²
Sex ratio
977 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,761 km²
SC population6.0%
ST population43.2%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 79.1%Muslim 8.1%Christian 6.5%Other 6.0%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity22.8%
Sanitation9.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births60.3%
Children fully vaccinated78.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.2%
Children underweight (under 5)44.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.4%
Women literate51.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.1%
Clean cooking fuel18.1%
Health insurance45.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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🏺Bamboo

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