30. Jamua (जमुआ), is an Assembly/Vidhan Sabha seat in North Jharkhand region and Giridih (गिरिडीह) district of Jharkhand (झारखंड) and is part of the North Chhotanagpur (उत्तरी छोटानागपुर) division. Jamua is part of 5. Koderma Lok Sabha constituency.
Demographic profile: This Rural (Scheduled Castes) constituency has an estimated Scheduled Caste population of 11.72% and a Scheduled Tribe population of 16.89%. The estimated literacy level of the district in which this constituency falls in is 65.12%.
In the 2019 elections, there were a total of 2,92,508 eligible electors, of which 1,54,918 were male, 1,37,589 female and 1 voters of the third gender.
Among the first-time voters in Jamua, there are 5298 voters in the 18-19 years age group, of which 3081 are male, 2217 are female and 0 of the third gender. In addition, there are a total of 2801 voters in the 80+ age category and 4769 voters have been indentified as persons with disabilities.
In the 2014 polls, there were a total of 2,68,949 eligible electors, of which 1,43,105 were male, 1,25,844 female and 0 voters of the third gender.
The total number of eligible voters in the seat in 2009 was 2,28,323.
Jamua has an elector sex ratio of 888.14.
Past winners/MLAs: In the 2014 Jharkhand Assembly elections, Kedar Hazra of BJP won in this seat by defeating the JVM candidate by a margin of 23100 votes which was 14.56% of the total votes polled in the constituency. BJP had a vote share of 35.32% in 2014 in the seat.
In 2009, of JVM won in this seat by defeating the CPIMLL candidate by a margin of 18,527 votes which was 14.66% of the total votes polled in the constituency. JVM had a vote share of 33.89% in 2009 in the seat.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, AJSUP got the most votes and the in the 30. Jamua Assembly segment of Koderma Lok Sabha constituency. Koderma Parliament seat was won by BJP?s Sunil Kumar Singh.
Number of contestants: A total of 14 candidates contested in the 2019 elections. In 2014 there were 11 contestants and in 2009 elections 14 candidates battled for the seat.
Voter turnout: In the 2019 Jharkhand state Assembly elections, the voter turnout was calculated at %. In 2014, this seat registered a turnout of 58.99%, while it was 55.34% in 2009. The turnout change in 2019 over 2014 is %.
Poll dates: The seat went to the polls on Thursday, December 16, 2019 in Phase 4 of the Jharkhand Assembly elections. Counting of votes are being held on Monday, December 23, 2019.
Number of polling stations: In the 2019 elections there were a total of 400 polling stations in 30. Jamua constituency. The corresponding figure in the 2014 elections was 372.
Extent: 30. Jamua constituency comprises of the following areas of Giridih district of Jharkhand: Jamua and Deori police stations in Giridih Sadar sub-division.
Map location: The geographic coordinates of Jamua is: 24.4233 86.1588.
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