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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 57 · 2011 by-electionsReserved (ST)

Kharasawan

Winner — 2011 by-elections

Arjun Munda
BJP 55.3%J V (P) 39.7%5 others 4.9%
Votes
61,801
55.3% share
Winning margin
17,446
15.6% of votes
Total candidates
7

Kharasawan is a safe seat — Arjun Munda won by 15.6%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Arjun Munda
61,80155.3%
2
Dashrath Gagrai
J V (P)
44,35539.7%
3
Hari Orawn
IND
1,8431.6%
4
Bahadur Oraon
CPI(ML)(L)
1,1771.1%
5
K. Ram Kurli
IND
1,0570.9%
6
M. S. Hembram
IND
8490.8%
7
M. S. Jamuda
IND
5890.5%

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

High turnout (3rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
15.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.2% · min 8.2% · max 50.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
3rd of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.91
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
23rd of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
1 seats · 1 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.91EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 55.3%J V (P) 39.7%OTH 4.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

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