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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Winner — 2005
BHUSHAN TIRKEY
JMM· UPA (UPA)
JMM 38.7%BJP 37.8%11 others 23.6%
Votes
36,266
38.7% share
Winning margin
869
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
52.2%
of 1,79,636
Gumla was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 869 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHUSHAN TIRKEY | UPA (UPA) | 36,266 | 38.7% |
| 2 | SUDARSHAN BHAGAT | NDA | 35,397 | 37.8% |
| 3 | BARNABAS HEMBROM | JKP | 4,079 | 4.3% |
| 4 | DHIRENDRA PRASAD SINGH | IND | 3,354 | 3.6% |
| 5 | GYANMANI EKKA | IND | 3,294 | 3.5% |
| 6 | DROTHIA TIRKEY | BSP | 2,815 | 3.0% |
| 7 | GHANSHYAM CHANDRA PAHAN | 1,953 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | MOJESH BAXLA | NDA | 1,530 | 1.6% |
| 9 | AMRIT JOY KUJUR | IND | 1,294 | 1.4% |
| 10 | ANUP WILLIAM LAKRA | IND | 1,092 | 1.2% |
| 11 | SALOMI BARHA | JVC | 968 | 1.0% |
| 12 | DIP NARAYAN ORAON | IND | 889 | 0.9% |
| 13 | JOY FREDRIC BAXLA | UGDP | 835 | 0.9% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (58th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.4% · min 0.9% · max 15.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
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58th of 81How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
44th of 81How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
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20th of 81Where does the house stand?
SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 38.7%BJP 37.8%OTH 23.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,25,213
Density
191 / km²
Sex ratio
993 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,360 km²
SC population3.2%
ST population68.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
45%OTHER
Other 44.6%Hindu 30.2%Christian 19.8%Muslim 5.0%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.8%
Electricity16.8%
Sanitation10.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.8%
Children fully vaccinated85.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.2%
Children underweight (under 5)38.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.5%
Women literate63.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.9%
Clean cooking fuel19.1%
Health insurance51.7%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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