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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 23 · 2009

Ramgarh

20052009201420192024

Winner — 2009

CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY
AJSUP· AJSUP
AJSUP 39.6%INC 23.3%16 others 37.0%
Votes
61,947
39.6% share
Winning margin
25,475
16.3% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
67.6%
of 2,31,188

Ramgarh is a safe seat — CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY won by 16.3%.

Seat history

2 of 18 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.08 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2005 vs 2009

All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY
AJSUP
AJSUP
61,94739.6%
2
SHAHZADA ANWAR
INC
UPA
36,47223.3%
3
ARJUN RAM
BJP
NDA
30,16619.3%
4
RANANJAY KUMAR
JMM
UPA
5,5893.6%
5
MANGAL OHDAR
CPI
3,9272.5%
6
RAJENDRA NAYAK
BSP
BSP
3,2912.1%
7
MOHD. ALAM
AITC
UPA
2,5831.6%
8
BIRENDRA PRASAD
IND
2,0601.3%
9
NITYANAND MAHTO
IND
1,9661.3%
10
GANESH PRASAD SWARNKAR
IND
1,6121.0%
11
DALCHAND MAHTO
IND
1,1780.8%
12
SHALAM SWAPAN DAS
JKP
1,1670.8%
13
GOPAL KUMAR SINGH
IND
8560.6%
14
AMIT KUMAR TIWARI
IND
8240.5%
15
MADAN PRAJAPATI
IND
7460.5%
16
BASANT KUMAR HETAMSARIA
IND
7410.5%
17
NAUSHAD HASSAN
IND
6460.4%
18
SHEKHAWAT ANSARI
IND
5010.3%

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

Average turnout (21st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
16.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 2.6% · max 26.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
21st of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.38
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
66th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AJSUP 39.6%INC 23.3%BJP 19.3%OTH 17.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/18

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.08 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,34,495
Density
488 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,555 km²
SC population17.5%
ST population7.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.6%Muslim 16.2%Other 3.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.1%
Electricity58.7%
Sanitation19.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births82.0%
Children fully vaccinated70.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.1%
Women literate67.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.6%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance55.0%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Sohrai Painting
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Kayatha temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Kayatha temple

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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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