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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 65 · 2009Reserved (SC)

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Winner — 2009

RAMCHANDRA BAITHA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 31.3%INC 28.1%18 others 40.6%
Votes
45,245
31.3% share
Winning margin
4,571
3.2% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
43.6%
of 3,31,582

A closely fought contest. RAMCHANDRA BAITHA won with a 3.2% margin.

Seat history

1 of 20 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.13 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2005 vs 2009

All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMCHANDRA BAITHA
BJP
NDA (NDA)
45,24531.3%
2
SURESH BAITHA
INC
UPA
40,67428.1%
3
SAMRI LAL
JMM
UPA
16,22811.2%
4
RAMJIT GANJHU
IND
9,3356.5%
5
SHANTI DEVI
AJSUP
9,0916.3%
6
ARJUN KUMAR RAM
IND
4,5593.1%
7
AJAY RAJAK
ABMSD
3,5962.5%
8
KHUDA RAM
RJD
UPA
2,8562.0%
9
RATIYA GANJHU
IND
1,9591.4%
10
VIJAY RAM
NSAM
1,8721.3%
11
NAGESHWAR CHOUDHARY
IND
1,7061.2%
12
NANDLAL NAYAK
JHJAP
1,4231.0%
13
VIJAY SHANKAR NAYAK
BSP
BSP
1,1200.8%
14
VIJAY KR. RAJAK
JHJAM
9300.6%
15
RAJ KISHOR RAVI
IND
8270.6%
16
SHIV TAHAL NAYAK
IND
8090.6%
17
NIRASHO KUMARI
IND
7020.5%
18
PRATIMA KUMARI
SVKP
5670.4%
19
LAL BABU RAJAK
IND
5350.4%
20
RAM NARAIN RAMA
JKP
5250.4%

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
3.2%
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 31.3%INC 28.1%JMM 11.2%IND 6.5%AJSUP 6.3%OTH 16.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/20

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.13 Cr

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%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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%

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