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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Jharkhand · PC 8 · 2019
Ranchi
Winner — Lok Sabha 2019
SANJAY SETH
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 57.2%INC 34.3%19 others 8.5%
Votes
7,06,510
57.2% share
Winning margin
2,82,780
22.9% of votes
Total votes cast
12,34,926
Candidates
21
Seat history
2 of 21 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.29 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
21 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SANJAY SETH | NDA (NDA) | 7,06,510 | 57.2% |
| 2 | SUBODH KANT SAHAY | 4,23,730 | 34.3% | |
| 3 | RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY | IND | 29,539 | 2.4% |
| 4 | RAJU MAHTO | IND | 9,368 | 0.8% |
| 5 | BIDYADHAR PRASAD | 8,789 | 0.7% | |
| 6 | NAND KISHORE YADAV | IND | 7,796 | 0.6% |
| 7 | SUNITA MUNDA | APoI | 6,667 | 0.5% |
| 8 | JITENDRA THAKUR | IND | 6,378 | 0.5% |
| 9 | AMAR KUMAR MAHTO | 5,833 | 0.5% | |
| 10 | RAJESH THAPA | IND | 4,435 | 0.4% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,379 | 0.3% |
| 12 | ANJANI PANDEY | IND | 3,584 | 0.3% |
| 13 | JAY PRAKASH PRASAD | IND | 2,830 | 0.2% |
| 14 | RAJESH KUMAR | IND | 2,651 | 0.2% |
| 15 | ALOK KUMAR | RJANSWP | 2,401 | 0.2% |
| 16 | SIDHESHWAR SINGH | SUCI(C) | 2,224 | 0.2% |
| 17 | PARMESHWAR MAHTO | JKP | 2,046 | 0.2% |
| 18 | RAMJIT MAHTO | PSS | 1,503 | 0.1% |
| 19 | SATISH SINGH | IND | 1,472 | 0.1% |
| 20 | VIKAS CHANDRA SHARMA | CPIM | 1,403 | 0.1% |
| 21 | RANJIT MAHTO | PPID | 1,388 | 0.1% |
Average turnout (9th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean22.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.8% · min 1.8% · max 22.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
9th of 14How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 14How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
10th of 14How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 57.2%INC 34.3%OTH 8.1%NOTA 0.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/20
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.29 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,14,253
Density
572 / km²
Sex ratio
949 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,097 km²
SC population5.3%
ST population35.8%
Figures are for Ranchi, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
55%HINDU
Hindu 55.3%Other 23.3%Muslim 14.1%Christian 6.7%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water18.1%
Electricity63.0%
Sanitation40.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.3%
Children fully vaccinated73.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.3%
Children underweight (under 5)40.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate76.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.9%
Clean cooking fuel57.7%
Health insurance43.9%
What's nearby?
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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.

