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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 48 · 2024

Jamshedpur East

20052009201420192024

Winner — 2024

PURNIMA SAHU
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 54.4%INC 32.6%23 others 13.0%
Votes
1,07,191
54.4% share
Winning margin
42,871
21.8% of votes
Total candidates
24
Turnout
58.5%
of 3,36,883

Jamshedpur East is a safe seat — PURNIMA SAHU won by 21.8%.

Seat history

7 of 24 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.53 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2019 vs 2024

All Candidates

25 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PURNIMA SAHU
BJP
NDA (NDA)
1,07,19154.4%
2
AJOY KUMAR
INC
64,32032.6%
3
SHIV SHANKAR SINGH
IND
15,4717.8%
4
TARUN KUMAR DEY
JLKM
1,9091.0%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,2590.6%
6
RAJ KUMAR SINGH
IND
8650.4%
7
DINKAR KACHHAP
IND
8260.4%
8
BABLU KHUNTIA
IND
7350.4%
9
INDAL KUMAR SINGH
PPID
5070.3%
10
ANAND KUMAR PATRALEKH
BSP
4450.2%
11
RABINDER SINGH
IND
4370.2%
12
SURJEET SINGH
RTORP
3810.2%
13
ROSHAN SUNDI
IND
3530.2%
14
GOPAL LOHAR
IND
3250.2%
15
KRISHNA LOHAR
IND
2550.1%
16
SUGRIV MUKHI
IND
2400.1%
17
ABHISHEK KUMAR
IND
2250.1%
18
SAURAV VISHNU
IND
2220.1%
19
DHARMENDRA KUMAR SINGH
IND
2170.1%
20
KANCHAN SINGH
IND
2060.1%
21
SAGAR KUMAR TIWARY
IND
1880.1%
22
KRISHNA HANSDA
BHRTADVSIP
1680.1%
23
SHUBHAM SINHA
IND
1330.1%
24
PAWAN KUMAR PANDEY
NCP
1150.1%
25
MADHAVENDRA MEHTA
JKPP
1030.1%

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 (76th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
21.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.6% · min 9.1% · max 41.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
76th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
51st of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
61st of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 54.4%INC 32.6%IND 7.8%OTH 4.5%NOTA 0.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
7/24

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.53 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,93,919
Density
644 / km²
Sex ratio
949 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,562 km²
SC population4.9%
ST population28.5%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
68%HINDU
Hindu 67.6%Other 20.3%Muslim 8.9%Other 3.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water30.0%
Electricity81.4%
Sanitation49.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.9%
Children underweight (under 5)41.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.4%
Women literate73.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Clean cooking fuel57.6%
Health insurance50.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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