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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 72 · 2009Reserved (ST)

Lohardaga

Winner — 2009

KAMAL KISHOR BHAGAT
AJSUP 30.7%INC 30.2%12 others 39.1%
Votes
35,816
30.7% share
Winning margin
606
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
59.0%
of 1,97,610

Lohardaga was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 606 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

4 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.12 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KAMAL KISHOR BHAGAT
AJSUP
35,81630.7%
2
SUKHDEO BHAGAT
UPA
35,21030.2%
3
SADHNU BHAGAT
NDA
28,94924.8%
4
PAWAN EKKA
IND
3,6323.1%
5
AASHAMANI DEVI
CPI(ML)(L)
2,2381.9%
6
SURA ORAON
RADP
1,6321.4%
7
BALMUKUND LOHRA
BSP
1,5711.4%
8
ABHAY KUJUR
UPA
1,3891.2%
9
VIJAY LAXMI KHALKHO
LTSD
1,3721.2%
10
SOMNATH LAKRA
JKP
1,3101.1%
11
SUKHDEO LOHRA
BRSP
1,1070.9%
12
EKUS DHAN
IND
9520.8%
13
JATAN BHAGAT
UPA
7570.7%
14
JAI PRAKASH BHAGAT
IND
6210.5%

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

High turnout (16th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.2% · min 0.4% · max 17.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
16th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
55th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
71st of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AJSUP 30.7%INC 30.2%BJP 24.8%OTH 14.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.12 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
4,61,790
Density
307 / km²
Sex ratio
985 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,502 km²
SC population3.3%
ST population56.9%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
51%OTHER
Other 51.1%Hindu 24.3%Muslim 20.6%Other 4.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.0%
Electricity31.5%
Sanitation14.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births84.1%
Children fully vaccinated88.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)43.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.7%
Women literate65.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.9%
Clean cooking fuel34.0%
Health insurance58.9%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Honey
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An ancient stone temple with Shiva lingam,

🏛️MonumentASI

An ancient stone temple with Shiva lingam,

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An ancient stone temple with Shiva lingam, Khekparta,

🏛️MonumentASI

An ancient stone temple with Shiva lingam, Khekparta,

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An ancient stone temple with Shiva lingam, Khekparta,

🏛️MonumentASI

An ancient stone temple with Shiva lingam, Khekparta,

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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