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Jharkhand · PC 14 · 2014

Hazaribagh

Winner — Lok Sabha 2014

JAYANT SINHA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 42.1%INC 25.6%19 others 32.3%
Votes
4,06,931
42.1% share
Winning margin
1,59,128
16.4% of votes
Total votes cast
9,67,152
Candidates
21
Seat history

5 of 21 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.41 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

21 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAYANT SINHA
BJP
NDA (NDA)
4,06,93142.1%
2
SAURABH NARAIN SINGH
INC
UPA
2,47,80325.6%
3
LOKNATH MAHTO
AJSUP
1,56,18616.1%
4
ARUN KUMAR MISHRA
JVM
30,4083.1%
5
BHUVNESHWAR PRASAD MEHTA
CPI
Left
30,3263.1%
6
BADRI GOPE
IND
14,5551.5%
7
JAVED ISLAM
CPI(ML)(L)
8,4530.9%
8
AJIT KUMAR SINGH
AITC
8,3600.9%
9
TETRI @ SHEELA DEVI
BSP
8,1590.8%
10
PRAYAG PRASAD
IND
8,0850.8%
11
MITHILESH KUMAR DANGI
AAP
7,1400.7%
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NOTA
NOTA
6,8270.7%
13
BALDEO GANJHU
IND
5,1520.5%
14
DR. DHIRENDRA KUMAR RAJ
IND
4,4810.5%
15
RAMESHWAR RAM KUSHWAHA
AIFB
Left
4,4230.5%
16
MAHENDRA KISHOR MEHTA
IND
3,7520.4%
17
YASHPAL YADAV
IND
3,5400.4%
18
RAMAVTAR MAHTO
IND
3,3650.3%
19
MO. SHANUL HAQUE
IUML
UPA
3,1890.3%
20
PRAMOD KUMAR MAHTHA
pms
3,0760.3%
21
ABDUL RAHIM
BMUP
2,9410.3%
The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (10th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
16.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.7% · min 5.8% · max 44.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
10th of 14

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.68
fewer partiesmore parties
3rd of 14

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
9th of 14

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.68EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 42.1%INC 25.6%AJSUP 16.1%OTH 15.4%NOTA 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/20

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.41 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,34,495
Density
488 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,555 km²
SC population17.5%
ST population7.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.6%Muslim 16.2%Other 3.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.1%
Electricity58.7%
Sanitation19.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births82.0%
Children fully vaccinated70.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.1%
Women literate67.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.6%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance55.0%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Sohrai Painting
🏛️

Kayatha temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Kayatha temple

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Sanskriti Museum & Art Gallery

Sanskriti Museum & Art Gallery

🖼️MuseumWikidata
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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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