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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 27 · 2014Reserved (SC)

Chatra

Winner — 2014

JAY PRAKASH SINGH BHOGTA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 38.3%JVM 27.0%6 others 34.6%
Votes
69,745
38.3% share
Winning margin
20,576
11.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
53.6%
of 3,39,245

A clear win with a 11.3% margin.

Seat history

3 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.29 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAY PRAKASH SINGH BHOGTA
NDA (NDA)
69,74538.3%
2
SATYANAND BHOKTA
JVM
49,16927.0%
3
JANARDAN PASWAN
UPA
37,32020.5%
NOTA
NOTA
7,7244.3%
5
NARESH RAM BHARTI
7,0413.9%
6
UMESH BHUIYAN
CPI(ML)(L)
4,1922.3%
7
SAGAR RAM
ABHM
3,6722.0%
8
MANORMA DEVI
UPA
3,0411.7%

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

Low turnout (70th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.4% · min 3.7% · max 29.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
70th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.47
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.0%
lowerhigher
4th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 38.3%JVM 27.0%RJD 20.5%OTH 9.9%NOTA 4.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/7

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.29 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

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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