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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Jharkhand · PC 13 · 2014Reserved (SC)
Palamau
Winner — Lok Sabha 2014
VISHNU DAYAL RAM
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 48.8%RJD 21.8%12 others 29.5%
Votes
4,76,513
48.8% share
Winning margin
2,63,942
27.0% of votes
Total votes cast
9,77,323
Candidates
14
Seat history
5 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.31 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VISHNU DAYAL RAM | NDA (NDA) | 4,76,513 | 48.8% |
| 2 | MANOJ KUMAR | UPA | 2,12,571 | 21.8% |
| 3 | GHURAN RAM | JVM | 1,56,832 | 16.1% |
| 4 | KAMESHWAR BAITHA |  AITC | 37,043 | 3.8% |
| 5 | RAMPATI RANJAN | 20,481 | 2.1% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 18,287 | 1.9% |
| 7 | SHYAM LAL RAM | IND | 9,592 | 1.0% |
| 8 | RAVINDRA KUMAR RAVI | IND | 9,145 | 0.9% |
| 9 | SHUSHMA MEHTA | CPI(ML)(L) | 8,386 | 0.9% |
| 10 | JORAWAR RAM | 7,538 | 0.8% | |
| 11 | VINOD RAM | IND | 5,879 | 0.6% |
| 12 | ASHOK RAM | IND | 5,648 | 0.6% |
| 13 | RAM BADAN RAM | 4,976 | 0.5% | |
| 14 | LALDEO RAM | BMUP | 4,432 | 0.5% |
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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
safe27.0%
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
BJP 48.8%RJD 21.8%JVM 16.1%OTH 11.6%NOTA 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.31 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.