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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 65 · 2005Reserved (SC)

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Winner — 2005

RAM CHANDER BAITHA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 40.7%JMM 30.8%16 others 28.5%
Votes
61,502
40.7% share
Winning margin
15,059
10.0% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
50.7%
of 2,98,108

A clear win with a 10.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM CHANDER BAITHA
BJP
NDA (NDA)
61,50240.7%
2
SAMARI LAL
JMM
UPA
46,44330.8%
3
RAMJEET GANJHU
IND
12,5218.3%
4
GHURAN RAM
RJD
UPA
8,9065.9%
5
BALRAM PRADHAN
IND
3,9852.6%
6
BIBHASH CHANDRA RANJAN
IND
3,3922.3%
7
RIJHU NAYAK
BSP
BSP
2,2301.5%
8
NIRANJAN KALINDI
AJSUP
2,1681.4%
9
DR. JITU CHARAN RAM
UGDP
1,8891.3%
10
MAHAVIR RAM
IND
1,6431.1%
11
SULEKHA DEVI
IND
1,3580.9%
12
MEERA DEVI
IND
1,1530.8%
13
SITA DEVI
JKP
9270.6%
14
ARJUN BAITHA
IND
7670.5%
15
ROHAN RAM
IJP
6310.4%
16
POONAM BALA
LJP
NDA
5490.4%
17
SRI HARI NAG
IND
5190.3%
18
KAPILDEO RAM
IND
4300.3%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (67th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.2% · min 0.3% · max 28.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
67th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.61
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
43rd of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 40.7%JMM 30.8%IND 8.3%RJD 5.9%OTH 14.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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%
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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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