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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 78 · 2005Reserved (SC)

Chhatarpur

Winner — 2005

RADHA KRISHNA KISHORE
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 39.2%RJD 22.9%12 others 37.9%
Votes
39,667
39.2% share
Winning margin
16,433
16.2% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
54.2%
of 1,86,955

Chhatarpur is a safe seat — RADHA KRISHNA KISHORE won by 16.2%.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RADHA KRISHNA KISHORE
NDA (NDA)
39,66739.2%
2
PUSHPA DEVI
UPA
23,23422.9%
3
SUDHA CHAUDHARY
IND
10,39910.3%
4
SHATRUGHAN KUMAR SHATRU
BSP
9,0809.0%
5
VIJAY KUMAR
UPA
5,7905.7%
6
RAVINDRA RAM
UPA
3,1383.1%
7
LAKSHMAN RAM
NDA
2,0912.1%
8
DILIP KUMAR CHAUDHARY
1,9121.9%
9
MURARI BHUIYAN
IND
1,5761.6%
10
BAIJNATH RAM GOPI
1,3781.4%
11
SITARAM BAITHA
IND
9941.0%
12
LAL MOHAN RAM
AD
7180.7%
13
ANIL KUMAR PASWAN
IND
6980.7%
14
SHIV RAM
JKP
5950.6%

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

Low turnout (71st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
16.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.6% · min 0.4% · max 16.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
71st of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.59
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
29th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 39.2%RJD 22.9%IND 10.3%BSP 9.0%INC 5.7%OTH 12.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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
🏺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.

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