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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Jharkhand · PC 13 · 2007 by-electionReserved (SC)
Palamu
Winner — 2007 by-election
DHURAN RAM
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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHURAN RAM | 1,64,202 | 24.3% | |
| 2 | KAMESHWAR BYTHA | 1,41,875 | 21.0% | |
| 3 | JAWAHAR PASWAN | 1,41,329 | 20.9% | |
| 4 | PRABHAT KUMAR | JVM | 1,16,036 | 17.1% |
| 5 | RAM GOVIND RAM | IND | 30,029 | 4.4% |
| 6 | UMESH KU. PASWAN | LJNP | 26,571 | 3.9% |
| 7 | RAVINDRA BHUIYAN | CPI(ML)L | 18,413 | 2.7% |
| 8 | SUDHA CHOUDHARY | 9,887 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | RAJENDRA BYTHA | IND | 6,921 | 1.0% |
| 10 | LOBHAWAN RAM | 6,732 | 1.0% | |
| 11 | RAJESH ROUSHAN | IND | 6,067 | 0.9% |
| 12 | BHOLA RAM | IND | 3,604 | 0.5% |
| 13 | DHARMENDRA KU.RAM | IND | 2,691 | 0.4% |
| 14 | KRISHNA RAM | IND | 2,551 | 0.4% |
| 15 | PANKAJ KU. PASWAN | IND | 42 | 0.0% |
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
safe3.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 3.6% · max 39.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
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14th of 14How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 14How much NOTA?
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1.7%
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4th of 14How often does it back the winner?
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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 COMPUTEDA 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%
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.