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Jharkhand · PC 4 · 2004

Chatra

Winner — Lok Sabha 2004

DHIRENDRA AGARWAL
RJD· UPA (UPA)
RJD 27.9%JD(U) 23.6%14 others 48.5%
Votes
1,21,464
27.9% share
Winning margin
18,855
4.3% of votes
Total votes cast
4,35,504
Candidates
16
Seat history

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DHIRENDRA AGARWAL
UPA (UPA)
1,21,46427.9%
2
INDER SINGH NAMDHARI
NDA
1,02,60923.6%
3
NAGMANI
NDA
99,66222.9%
4
RAMLAL ORAON
IND
51,91711.9%
5
SURESH YADAV
14,3173.3%
6
RAMPATI RANJAN
11,2012.6%
7
DR. SITA RAM SINGH
IND
8,9182.0%
8
BIRJU RAM
CPI(ML)(L)
8,6312.0%
9
RAJ KUMAR SHARMA
IND
4,0980.9%
10
MUNESHWAR SINGH
IND
2,8210.7%
11
ABID ALI
IND
2,5440.6%
12
BHARAT PRASAD SINGH
IND
1,7100.4%
13
BINOD BIHARI
IND
1,4960.3%
14
AWADH KISHORE SINGH
IND
1,4610.3%
15
BINDHYACHAL SINGH
IND
1,4350.3%
16
CHAMARI RAM
IND
1,2200.3%

Average turnout (11th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.8% · min 3.4% · max 40.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
11th of 14

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.58
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 14

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
7th of 14

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.58EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 27.9%JD(U) 23.6%BJP 22.9%IND 11.9%OTH 13.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,39,869
Density
442 / km²
Sex ratio
928 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,393 km²
SC population27.6%
ST population9.3%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

Figures are for Palamu, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.8%Muslim 12.3%Other 1.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.8%
Electricity19.2%
Sanitation13.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births74.9%
Children fully vaccinated80.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.7%
Children underweight (under 5)37.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.0%
Women literate62.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.4%
Clean cooking fuel25.4%
Health insurance55.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Pulses-Arhar🏺Vegetable

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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