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Jharkhand · PC 13 · 2024Reserved (SC)
Palamau
Winner — Lok Sabha 2024
VISHNU DAYAL RAM
Bharatiya Janata Party· NDA (NDA)
BJP 55.3%RJD 34.6%8 others 10.1%
Votes
7,70,362
55.4% share
Winning margin
2,88,807
20.8% of votes
Total votes cast
13,92,035
Candidates
10
Seat history
1 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.13 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VISHNU DAYAL RAM | NDA (NDA) | 7,70,362 | 55.4% |
| 2 | MAMTA BHUIYAN | INDIA bloc | 4,81,555 | 34.6% |
| 3 | KAMESHWAR BAITHA | 40,000 | 2.9% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 24,343 | 1.8% |
| 5 | SANAN RAM | LKHAP | 17,875 | 1.3% |
| 6 | GANESH RAVI | IND | 17,699 | 1.3% |
| 7 | BRAJESH KUMAR TURI | RSMD | 17,566 | 1.3% |
| 8 | VRINDA RAM | PPID | 11,270 | 0.8% |
| 9 | MAHENDRA BAITHA | 5,115 | 0.4% | |
| 10 | RAM VACHAN RAM | BMUP | 4,953 | 0.4% |
Low turnout (14th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe20.8%
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 55.4%RJD 34.6%OTH 8.2%NOTA 1.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.13 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
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.