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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 16 · 2014

Poreyahat

20052009201420192024

Winner — 2014

PRADIP YADAV
JVM· JVM
JVM 35.5%BJP 29.3%12 others 35.2%
Votes
64,036
35.5% share
Winning margin
11,158
6.2% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
68.5%
of 2,63,155

A clear win with a 6.2% margin.

Seat history

2 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.10 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2009 vs 2014

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRADIP YADAV
JVM
JVM
64,03635.5%
2
DEVENDRANATH SINGH
BJP
NDA
52,87829.3%
3
ASHOK KUMAR
JMM
UPA
44,73724.8%
4
NEEBHA JAISWAL
BSP
BSP
4,3142.4%
—
NOTA
NOTA
3,2101.8%
6
DIVYANDU SHEKHAR
IND
2,4731.4%
7
KISHOR KISKU
IND
2,0391.1%
8
DINESH MANDAL
IND
1,4020.8%
9
SANJAY KUMAR SINGH
RJD
UPA
1,3620.8%
10
TAHARIM ANSARI
SAP
1,0080.6%
11
UMESH MISHRA
IND
8660.5%
12
MD. ALAM
IND
7600.4%
13
SANJAY KUMAR SINHA
AAMP
7210.4%
14
MOTI LAL BHAGAT
CPI(ML)(L)
5040.3%

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 (41st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 6.2% · max 26.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
41st of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.37
fewer partiesmore parties
56th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
16th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JVM 35.5%BJP 29.3%JMM 24.8%OTH 8.6%NOTA 1.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.10 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,13,551
Density
580 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,266 km²
SC population8.8%
ST population21.3%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
71%HINDU
Hindu 71.3%Muslim 22.0%Other 6.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity17.2%
Sanitation10.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births70.2%
Children fully vaccinated63.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.4%
Children underweight (under 5)40.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.3%
Women literate46.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.5%
Clean cooking fuel19.7%
Health insurance45.9%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Tasar Silk

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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