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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 5 · 2019

Pakhur

20052009201420192024

Winner — 2019

ALAMGIR ALAM
INC· Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
INC 51.9%BJP 25.5%10 others 22.6%
Votes
1,28,218
51.9% share
Winning margin
65,108
26.3% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
77.2%
of 3,20,122

Pakhur is a safe seat — ALAMGIR ALAM won by 26.3%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ALAMGIR ALAM
INC
Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
1,28,21851.9%
2
VENI PRASAD GUPTA
BJP
NDA
63,11025.5%
3
AQUIL AKHTAR
AJSUP
39,44415.9%
4
MD. IQBAL
CPM
3,3941.4%
5
ALFRED EDWARD SOREN
IND
3,0731.2%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,6441.1%
7
ASRAFUL SHEKH
AITC
1,8860.8%
8
QAMRUDDIN ANSARI
JVM
1,8740.8%
9
PANCHANAN THAKUR
JP
1,2390.5%
10
SURJI DEVI
SHS
1,0830.4%
11
SAKIR AHMAD
LJP
NDA
6890.3%
12
SHYAM CHAND MANDAL
AIFB
5730.2%

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

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (10th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
26.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.7% · min 3.4% · max 28.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
10th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.83
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
56th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.83EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.9%BJP 25.5%AJSUP 15.9%OTH 5.6%NOTA 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,00,422
Density
497 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,811 km²
SC population3.2%
ST population42.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
46%HINDU
Hindu 45.5%Muslim 35.9%Other 9.9%Christian 8.4%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.1%
Electricity17.4%
Sanitation10.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births64.6%
Children fully vaccinated69.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.3%
Children underweight (under 5)51.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER79.7%
Women literate41.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.4%
Clean cooking fuel16.9%
Health insurance52.5%

What's nearby?

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