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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 28 · 2019

Dhanwar

20052009201420192024

Winner — 2019

BABULAL MARANDI
JVM· JVM
JVM 27.6%BJP 18.3%13 others 54.1%
Votes
52,352
27.6% share
Winning margin
17,550
9.2% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
61.7%
of 3,07,716

A clear win with a 9.2% margin.

Seat history

6 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.38 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BABULAL MARANDI
JVM
JVM
52,35227.6%
2
LAKSHMAN PRASAD SINGH
BJP
NDA
34,80218.3%
3
RAJ KUMAR YADAV
CPI(ML)(L)
32,24517.0%
4
ANUP KUMAR SONTHALIA
IND
22,62411.9%
5
MOHAMMAD DANISH
AIMIM
15,4168.1%
6
NIJAMUDDIN ANSARI
JMM
14,4327.6%
7
TARKESHWAR GOPE
IND
2,9601.6%
8
RAVINDRA KUMAR SINGH
IND
2,6761.4%
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NOTA
NOTA
2,4851.3%
10
DINESH KUMAR DAS
BSP
2,4401.3%
11
MANOJ KUMAR
IND
2,0501.1%
12
BAIJU MARANDI
IND
1,9121.0%
13
RAMESHWAR PRASAD YADAV
IND
1,2760.7%
14
VIRENDRA KUMAR YADAV
SP
1,1890.6%
15
CHHATRADHARI VISHWAKARMA
IND
9790.5%

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

Low turnout (69th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
9.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.2% · min 2.3% · max 15.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
69th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.16
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
65th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JVM 27.6%BJP 18.3%CPI(ML)(L) 17.0%IND 11.9%AIMIM 8.1%JMM 7.6%OTH 8.2%NOTA 1.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
6/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.38 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,45,474
Density
493 / km²
Sex ratio
944 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,962 km²
SC population13.3%
ST population9.7%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
76%HINDU
Hindu 75.9%Muslim 20.8%Other 3.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.2%
Electricity32.0%
Sanitation10.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births70.7%
Children fully vaccinated70.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.9%
Children underweight (under 5)34.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.7%
Women literate53.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Clean cooking fuel32.4%
Health insurance52.4%

What's nearby?

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