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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 18 · 2019

Mahagama

Winner — 2019

Deepika Pandey Singh
INC· Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
INC 45.5%BJP 39.1%16 others 15.4%
Votes
89,224
45.5% share
Winning margin
12,499
6.4% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
65.9%
of 2,97,621

A clear win with a 6.4% margin.

Seat history

5 of 17 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.35 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Deepika Pandey Singh
Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
89,22445.5%
2
ASHOK KUMAR
NDA
76,72539.1%
3
Ashok Kumar Singh
5,7192.9%
4
Gouri Priya
IND
4,1362.1%
5
Ashok Sah
2,7031.4%
6
Sanjiv Kumar Mishra
JVM
2,5061.3%
7
Ataur Rahaman Siddiki
2,1981.1%
8
Shital Sinha
NDA
1,8370.9%
9
Shambhu Thakur
IND
1,8010.9%
NOTA
NOTA
1,7000.9%
11
Brahamdeo Mahto
IND
1,5920.8%
12
Uday Narayan Jaiswal
IND
1,1940.6%
13
Bibi Nishat Zia
1,1590.6%
14
Md. Naseem
IND
1,0820.6%
15
Manoj Kumar Singh
NDA
6840.3%
16
Bishwanath Sah
6660.3%
17
Shahnaz Khatoon
IND
6180.3%
18
Pramod Kumar Ray
BALP
5750.3%

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.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.4%
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
INC 45.5%BJP 39.1%OTH 14.5%NOTA 0.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/17

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.35 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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