Winner — 2009
A closely fought contest. TEKLAL MAHTO won with a 4.7% margin.
All Candidates
21 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEKLAL MAHTO | JMM | 37,198 | 22.0% |
| 2 | KUMAR MAHESH SINGH | UPA | 29,220 | 17.3% |
| 3 | CHANDRA NATH BHAI PATEl | CPI(ML)(L) | 25,902 | 15.3% |
| 4 | KHIRU MAHTO | NDA | 18,281 | 10.8% |
| 5 | NIRMAL MAHTO | 14,463 | 8.6% | |
| 6 | ARUN PRASAD | IND | 12,105 | 7.2% |
| 7 | MAHMOOD ALAM | IND | 5,193 | 3.1% |
| 8 | SHANKER SINGH | Samajwadi Party | 5,093 | 3.0% |
| 9 | DEV NANDAN SINGH | BSP | 4,208 | 2.5% |
| 10 | PARMESHWAR MAHTO | RKJP | 4,032 | 2.4% |
| 11 | VIKRAM KUMAR JOSHI | IND | 1,849 | 1.1% |
| 12 | CHANDO SAW | IND | 1,615 | 1.0% |
| 13 | NAND KISHOR PRASAD | IND | 1,362 | 0.8% |
| 14 | ANWAR KHAN | IND | 1,310 | 0.8% |
| 15 | RAJ KUMAR PANDEY | IND | 1,304 | 0.8% |
| 16 | INDRAJEET PASWAN | IND | 1,250 | 0.7% |
| 17 | LALAN PRASAD | LTSD | 1,171 | 0.7% |
| 18 | MAHADEO MAHTO | IND | 1,148 | 0.7% |
| 19 | SUNITA DEVI | NDA | 996 | 0.6% |
| 20 | MUKESH KUMAR | IND | 682 | 0.4% |
| 21 | RAMAVTAR MAHTO | IND | 443 | 0.3% |
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.
Average turnout (60th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
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