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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SANJAY SETH
NDA (NDA)
7,06,51057.2%
2
SUBODH KANT SAHAY
4,23,73034.3%
3
RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY
IND
29,5392.4%
4
RAJU MAHTO
IND
9,3680.8%
5
BIDYADHAR PRASAD
8,7890.7%
6
NAND KISHORE YADAV
IND
7,7960.6%
7
SUNITA MUNDA
APoI
6,6670.5%
8
JITENDRA THAKUR
IND
6,3780.5%
9
AMAR KUMAR MAHTO
5,8330.5%
10
RAJESH THAPA
IND
4,4350.4%
NOTA
NOTA
4,3790.3%
12
ANJANI PANDEY
IND
3,5840.3%
13
JAY PRAKASH PRASAD
IND
2,8300.2%
14
RAJESH KUMAR
IND
2,6510.2%
15
ALOK KUMAR
RJANSWP
2,4010.2%
16
SIDHESHWAR SINGH
SUCI(C)
2,2240.2%
17
PARMESHWAR MAHTO
JKP
2,0460.2%
18
RAMJIT MAHTO
PSS
1,5030.1%
19
SATISH SINGH
IND
1,4720.1%
20
VIKAS CHANDRA SHARMA
CPIM
1,4030.1%
21
RANJIT MAHTO
PPID
1,3880.1%

Average turnout (9th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
22.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.8% · min 1.8% · max 22.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
9th of 14

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 14

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
10th of 14

How 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%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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?

6 locations
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