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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Jharkhand · PC 4 · 2014
Chatra
Winner — Lok Sabha 2014
SUNIL KUMAR SINGH
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 41.5%INC 16.5%19 others 42.0%
Votes
2,95,862
41.5% share
Winning margin
1,78,026
25.0% of votes
Total votes cast
7,12,971
Candidates
21
Seat history
All Candidates
21 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUNIL KUMAR SINGH | NDA (NDA) | 2,95,862 | 41.5% |
| 2 | DHIRAJ PRASAD SAHU | UPA | 1,17,836 | 16.5% |
| 3 | NILAM DEVI | JVM | 1,04,176 | 14.6% |
| 4 | NAGMANI | 35,674 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | KESHWAR YADAV | 29,754 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | BANWARI SAW | Left | 21,261 | 3.0% |
| 7 | SIMA CHANDRAVANSI | 17,980 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | HAJI JAINUL ABEDIN | 14,929 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | RAJ KUMAR PAHAN | RADP | 10,771 | 1.5% |
| 10 | RAMNARESH SINGH | CPI(ML)(L) | 8,341 | 1.2% |
| 11 | NAUSHAD ALAM |  AITC | 7,841 | 1.1% |
| 12 | BALWANT KUMAR | JKP | 6,845 | 1.0% |
| 13 | SUDHANSHU SUMAN | IND | 5,843 | 0.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 5,791 | 0.8% |
| 15 | MAHESH SINGH YADAV | 5,783 | 0.8% | |
| 16 | SAGAR RAM | ABHM | 5,743 | 0.8% |
| 17 | CHANDRADEO THAKUR | SP(I) | 4,725 | 0.7% |
| 18 | MISTAR ALAM ASRAFEE | RJM | 4,647 | 0.7% |
| 19 | ANIL KUMAR ORAON | IND | 4,209 | 0.6% |
| 20 | ASHISH BHUSHAN PATHAK | IND | 2,944 | 0.4% |
| 21 | ROBIN SINGH | IND | 2,016 | 0.3% |
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Average turnout (11th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe25.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.8% · min 3.4% · max 40.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
11th of 14How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.58
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 14How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
7th of 14How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.58EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 41.5%INC 16.5%JVM 14.6%AJSUP 5.0%OTH 21.5%NOTA 0.8%
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
🏺Pulses-Arhar🏺Vegetable
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.