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Jharkhand · PC 13 · 2007 by-electionReserved (SC)

Palamu

Winner — 2007 by-election

RJD 24.3%BSP 21.0%13 others 54.8%
Votes
1,64,202
24.3% share
Winning margin
22,327
3.3% of votes
Total votes cast
6,76,950
Candidates
15
Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DHURAN RAM
1,64,20224.3%
2
KAMESHWAR BYTHA
1,41,87521.0%
3
JAWAHAR PASWAN
1,41,32920.9%
4
PRABHAT KUMAR
JVM
1,16,03617.1%
5
RAM GOVIND RAM
IND
30,0294.4%
6
UMESH KU. PASWAN
LJNP
26,5713.9%
7
RAVINDRA BHUIYAN
CPI(ML)L
18,4132.7%
8
SUDHA CHOUDHARY
9,8871.5%
9
RAJENDRA BYTHA
IND
6,9211.0%
10
LOBHAWAN RAM
6,7321.0%
11
RAJESH ROUSHAN
IND
6,0670.9%
12
BHOLA RAM
IND
3,6040.5%
13
DHARMENDRA KU.RAM
IND
2,6910.4%
14
KRISHNA RAM
IND
2,5510.4%
15
PANKAJ KU. PASWAN
IND
420.0%

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.

Low turnout (14th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 3.6% · max 39.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
14th of 14

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 14

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
4th of 14

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 24.3%BSP 21.0%BJP 20.9%JVM 17.1%OTH 16.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
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
🏺Carpets🏺Pulses-Arhar

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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