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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 18 · 2014

Mahagama

Winner — 2014

ASHOK KUMAR
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 39.3%JVM 21.7%13 others 39.0%
Votes
70,635
39.3% share
Winning margin
31,560
17.6% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
65.2%
of 2,75,642

Mahagama is a safe seat — ASHOK KUMAR won by 17.6%.

Seat history

7 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.13 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ASHOK KUMAR
NDA (NDA)
70,63539.3%
2
SHAHID IQBAL
JVM
39,07521.7%
3
RAJESH RANJAN
UPA
18,35510.2%
4
SURENDRA MOHAN KESHRI
UPA
13,7707.7%
5
ASHOK SAH
10,9986.1%
6
JAWAHARLAL YADAV
BSP
8,8064.9%
7
SUDAMA KUMAR SINGH
IND
5,0442.8%
8
MD. YAHYA SIDDIQUE
UPA
4,0082.2%
NOTA
NOTA
2,8921.6%
10
SARYU PRASAD PANJIYARA
1,7681.0%
11
PAPPU JAYASAVAL
IND
1,5060.8%
12
MD. ABDUL JABBAR
JJKM
8240.5%
13
MD. LUKMAN SIDDIKI
7320.4%
14
KURBAN ALI KASMI
BMUP
7310.4%
15
TAHIR ANSARI
IND
6860.4%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (55th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
17.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.6% · min 4.7% · max 17.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
55th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
70th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
35th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 39.3%JVM 21.7%INC 10.2%JMM 7.7%CPM 6.1%OTH 13.4%NOTA 1.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
7/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.13 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,13,551
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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