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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 26 · 2014Reserved (SC)

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20052009201420192024

Winner — 2014

GANESH GANJHU
JVM· JVM
JVM 36.5%BJP 28.0%12 others 35.5%
Votes
67,404
36.5% share
Winning margin
15,640
8.5% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
61.7%
of 2,99,532

A clear win with a 8.5% margin.

Seat history

3 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.24 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GANESH GANJHU
JVM
JVM
67,40436.5%
2
SUJEET KUMAR BHARATI
BJP
NDA
51,76428.0%
3
MANOJ KUMAR CHANDRA
RJD
UPA
26,56014.4%
—
NOTA
NOTA
7,6194.1%
5
RAJKUMARI DEVI
JMM
UPA
6,6713.6%
6
BINOD BIHARI PASWAN
CPI
6,6363.6%
7
SADANAND BHUIYAN
JVD
4,6292.5%
8
SAHDEO RAM
IND
2,4661.3%
9
GULAB RAM
IND
2,4271.3%
10
DINESHWAR RAM
BSP
BSP
2,2781.2%
11
KUMAR DIWAKAR
IND
1,9361.1%
12
RAMANAND DAS
BASAPA
1,7620.9%
13
SHANKER RAJAK
SP
Samajwadi Party
1,2730.7%
14
KAMLESH GANJHU
IND
1,2680.7%

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 (56th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
8.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.7% · min 1.6% · max 8.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
56th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
40th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.7%
lowerhigher
6th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JVM 36.5%BJP 28.0%RJD 14.4%OTH 17.0%NOTA 4.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.24 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,42,886
Density
281 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,718 km²
SC population32.6%
ST population4.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.6%Muslim 11.2%Other 2.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.9%
Electricity14.9%
Sanitation10.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births71.5%
Children fully vaccinated71.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.2%
Children underweight (under 5)39.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.0%
Women literate57.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.7%
Clean cooking fuel20.4%
Health insurance46.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Vegetable

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