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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Jharkhand · PC 13 · 2009Reserved (SC)
Palamau
Winner — Lok Sabha 2009
KAMESHWAR BAITHA
JMM· UPA (UPA)
JMM 25.8%RJD 22.2%19 others 52.0%
Votes
1,67,995
25.8% share
Winning margin
23,538
3.6% of votes
Total votes cast
6,51,262
Candidates
21
Seat history
4 of 21 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.06 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
21 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAMESHWAR BAITHA | UPA (UPA) | 1,67,995 | 25.8% |
| 2 | GHURAN RAM | UPA | 1,44,457 | 22.2% |
| 3 | PRABHAT KUMAR | JVM | 90,206 | 13.8% |
| 4 | RADHA KRISHNA KISHORE | NDA | 64,824 | 9.9% |
| 5 | HIRA RAM TUPHANI | 43,523 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | BRAJMOHAN RAM | IND | 31,706 | 4.9% |
| 7 | SUSHMA MEHTA | CPI(ML)(L) | 22,237 | 3.4% |
| 8 | NARESH KUMAR PASWAN | IND | 12,746 | 2.0% |
| 9 | JAWAHAR PASWAN | 9,735 | 1.5% | |
| 10 | GANESH RAM | JKP | 9,399 | 1.4% |
| 11 | PARVATI DEVI | MMM | 8,839 | 1.4% |
| 12 | SATYENDRA KUMAR PASWAN | BSSPA | 6,334 | 1.0% |
| 13 | BIRBAL RAM | 5,526 | 0.8% | |
| 14 | JITENDRA RAM | IND | 5,281 | 0.8% |
| 15 | NANDDEV RAM | JKP(N) | 4,867 | 0.8% |
| 16 | SUNESHWAR BAITHA | IND | 4,749 | 0.7% |
| 17 | RAJU GUIDE MAJHI | ABMSD | 4,620 | 0.7% |
| 18 | BHOLA RAM | IND | 4,609 | 0.7% |
| 19 | RAM NARESH RAM | RASD | 4,195 | 0.6% |
| 20 | MUNESHWAR RAM | IND | 3,286 | 0.5% |
| 21 | RAM PRASAD RAM | IND | 2,128 | 0.3% |
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Low turnout (14th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 3.6% · max 39.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
14th of 14How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 14How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
4th of 14How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 25.8%RJD 22.2%JVM 13.8%JD(U) 9.9%BSP 6.7%OTH 21.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/21
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.06 Cr
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%
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.