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Jharkhand · PC 14 · 2004

Hazaribagh

Winner — Lok Sabha 2004

BHUBNESHWAR PRASAD MEHTA
CPI· Left
CPI 50.5%BJP 35.5%12 others 14.0%
Votes
3,56,058
50.5% share
Winning margin
1,05,328
14.9% of votes
Total votes cast
7,05,439
Candidates
14
Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHUBNESHWAR PRASAD MEHTA
Left
3,56,05850.5%
2
YASHWANT SINHA
NDA
2,50,73035.5%
3
CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY
36,7105.2%
4
HEERA GOPE
CPI(ML)(L)
14,5632.1%
5
SNEHLATA DEVI
IND
11,2231.6%
6
SHYAM BIHARI PRAJAPATI
10,0901.4%
7
MAHABIR LAL BISHWAKARMA
IND
10,0561.4%
8
SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH
IND
3,8380.5%
9
ARVIND KUMAR
IND
2,5080.4%
10
MUKESH KUMAR
2,5020.3%
11
PRASHANT SAHAY
IND
2,4250.3%
12
MAHENDRA RAM
IND
1,7970.3%
13
VIJAY PRAKASH
1,5330.2%
14
NIRANJAN MAHTO
IND
1,4060.2%

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
14.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.7% · min 5.8% · max 44.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
10th of 14

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.68
fewer partiesmore parties
3rd of 14

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
9th of 14

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.68EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 50.5%BJP 35.5%AJSUP 5.2%OTH 8.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,34,495
Density
488 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,555 km²
SC population17.5%
ST population7.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.6%Muslim 16.2%Other 3.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.1%
Electricity58.7%
Sanitation19.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births82.0%
Children fully vaccinated70.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.1%
Women literate67.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.6%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance55.0%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Sohrai Painting
🏛️

Kayatha temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Kayatha temple

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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