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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 11 · 2019Reserved (ST)

Jama

20052009201420192024

Winner — 2019

SITA MURMU
JMM· Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
JMM 42.4%BJP 40.7%14 others 16.8%
Votes
60,925
42.4% share
Winning margin
2,426
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
69.7%
of 2,05,913

Jama was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 2,426 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

4 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2014 vs 2019

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SITA MURMU
JMM
Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
60,92542.4%
2
SURESH MURMU
BJP
NDA
58,49940.7%
3
ARJUN MARANDI
JVM
5,8974.1%
4
BONEL KISKU
IND
4,1522.9%
5
STEFFY TERESA MURMU
AJSUP
3,3512.3%
6
MANUEL MURMU
IND
2,5091.8%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,6711.2%
8
BARISH MURMU
IND
1,3300.9%
9
ARJUN PUJHAR
BSP
1,3170.9%
10
RASHIK MARANDI
IND
8720.6%
11
DAMODAR GRIHI
IND
7260.5%
12
DEVENDRA TUDU
IND
6570.5%
13
CHANDAN MURMU
IND
4920.3%
14
FRANCIS MURMU
LJP
NDA
4300.3%
15
DANIEL MURMU
IND
4220.3%
16
KALI CHARAN PAHARIA
IND
3410.2%

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

Average turnout (26th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.4% · min 1.7% · max 13.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
26th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
50th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
72nd of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 42.4%BJP 40.7%OTH 15.7%NOTA 1.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.14 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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