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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 56 · 2009Reserved (ST)

Chakradharpur

20052009201420192024

Winner — 2009

LAXMAN GILUWA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 28.1%JMM 27.8%12 others 44.0%
Votes
26,984
28.1% share
Winning margin
290
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
65.7%
of 1,46,002

Chakradharpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 290 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

5 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.11 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2005 vs 2009

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
LAXMAN GILUWA
BJP
NDA (NDA)
26,98428.1%
2
SUKHRAM ORAON
JMM
UPA
26,69427.8%
3
SUKHDEO HEMBROM
INC
UPA
12,20212.7%
4
DASHRATH GAGRAI
AJSUP
12,18912.7%
5
AVINASH PURTY
JBSP
5,8276.1%
6
RAJA HEMBROM
RJD
UPA
2,0222.1%
7
INDRA NATH HO
AITC
UPA
1,5041.6%
8
SIKANDAR JAMUDA
IND
1,4671.5%
9
PREMCHAND MURMU
UGDP
1,4291.5%
10
SONA RAM LOWADA
BSP
BSP
1,4161.5%
11
BAHADUR URAON
CPI(ML)(L)
1,3931.4%
12
MAJHI SOY
RADP
1,2741.3%
13
SUKH RAM JONKO
JKP
8700.9%
14
SURENDRA HANSADA
INNPT
6250.7%

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 (46th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 0.3% · max 23.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
46th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.27
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
8th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 28.1%JMM 27.8%INC 12.7%AJSUP 12.7%JBSP 6.1%OTH 12.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.11 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,02,338
Density
208 / km²
Sex ratio
1005 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,224 km²
SC population3.8%
ST population67.3%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%OTHER
Other 63.0%Hindu 28.2%Christian 5.8%Other 3.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water9.9%
Electricity40.7%
Sanitation11.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births67.9%
Children fully vaccinated87.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.6%
Children underweight (under 5)62.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.6%
Women literate47.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.4%
Clean cooking fuel15.5%
Health insurance46.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Custard Apple

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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