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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 3 · 2014Reserved (ST)

Barhait

20052009201420192024

Winner — 2014

HEMANT SOREN
JMM· JMM
JMM 46.2%BJP 28.4%10 others 25.4%
Votes
62,515
46.2% share
Winning margin
24,087
17.8% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
72.9%
of 1,85,700

Barhait is a safe seat — HEMANT SOREN won by 17.8%.

Seat history

1 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.16 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2009 vs 2014

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HEMANT SOREN
JMM
JMM
62,51546.2%
2
HEMLAL MURMU
BJP
NDA
38,42828.4%
3
SIMON MALTO
JVM
14,16110.5%
4
MONIKA KISKU
INC
UPA
7,1515.3%
5
SANATAN MURMU
CPM
3,5552.6%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,4621.8%
7
MANGAL HANSDA
IND
1,2740.9%
8
CHHOTO HANSDA
IND
1,2700.9%
9
KALDA TUDU
BMUP
1,2370.9%
10
NILAN SOREN
IND
1,1870.9%
11
BUDAN HEMBRAM
SHS
1,0880.8%
12
DILIP KUMAR MARAIYA
LJVM
1,0540.8%

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 (29th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
17.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.2% · min 14.9% · max 24.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
29th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
77th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
15th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 46.2%BJP 28.4%JVM 10.5%INC 5.3%OTH 7.9%NOTA 1.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.16 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,50,567
Density
558 / km²
Sex ratio
952 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,063 km²
SC population6.3%
ST population26.8%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
55%HINDU
Hindu 54.6%Muslim 34.6%Christian 7.2%Other 3.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.5%
Electricity15.5%
Sanitation15.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.2%
Children fully vaccinated73.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.6%
Children underweight (under 5)46.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.8%
Women literate56.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Clean cooking fuel24.4%
Health insurance49.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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