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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Jharkhand · PC 13 · 2019Reserved (SC)
Palamau
Winner — Lok Sabha 2019
VISHNU DAYAL RAM
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 62.5%RJD 23.0%18 others 14.6%
Votes
7,55,659
62.5% share
Winning margin
4,77,606
39.5% of votes
Total votes cast
12,09,747
Candidates
20
Seat history
4 of 20 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.21 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
20 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VISHNU DAYAL RAM | NDA (NDA) | 7,55,659 | 62.5% |
| 2 | GHURAN RAM | 2,78,053 | 23.0% | |
| 3 | ANJANA BHUIYAN | 53,597 | 4.4% | |
| 4 | DINESH RAM | IND | 19,491 | 1.6% |
| 5 | VIJAY KUMAR | IND | 13,961 | 1.1% |
| 6 | RAM JI PASWAN | IND | 13,097 | 1.1% |
| 7 | AMINDRA PASWAN | BLSD | 13,047 | 1.1% |
| 8 | SATYENDRA KUMAR PASWAN | IND | 9,442 | 0.8% |
| 9 | JORAWAR RAM | IND | 7,267 | 0.6% |
| 10 | SHRAWAN KUMAR RAVI | IND | 5,851 | 0.5% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 5,808 | 0.5% |
| 12 | UMESH KUMAR PASWAN | VPI | 5,099 | 0.4% |
| 13 | SUSHMA MEHTA | CPI(ML)(L) | 5,004 | 0.4% |
| 14 | VIJAY RAM | IND | 4,929 | 0.4% |
| 15 | UDAY KUMAR PASWAN | JSVP | 4,164 | 0.3% |
| 16 | BALKESH PRASAD PASWAN | ANC | 4,121 | 0.3% |
| 17 | SHAYAM NARAYN BHUIAN | BMUP | 3,093 | 0.3% |
| 18 | BABAN BHUIYA | JPJD | 2,861 | 0.2% |
| 19 | PRAYAG RAM | PSS | 2,783 | 0.2% |
| 20 | MADAN RAM | CPIM | 2,420 | 0.2% |
Low turnout (14th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe39.5%
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 62.5%RJD 23.0%OTH 14.1%NOTA 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/19
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.21 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
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