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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 31 · 2014

Gandey

20052009201420192024

Winner — 2014

JAI PRAKASH VERMA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 28.9%JMM 22.8%17 others 48.3%
Votes
48,838
28.9% share
Winning margin
10,279
6.1% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
70.7%
of 2,39,127

A clear win with a 6.1% margin.

Seat history

6 of 18 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.11 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAI PRAKASH VERMA
BJP
NDA (NDA)
48,83828.9%
2
SALAKHAN SOREN
JMM
UPA
38,55922.8%
3
DR. SARFRAZ AHMAD
INC
UPA
35,72721.1%
4
LAXMAN SWARNKAR
JVM
11,4076.8%
5
RAJESH KUMAR
CPI(ML)(L)
11,2026.6%
6
MUMTAZ ANSARI
IND
3,5792.1%
7
SHHADAT ANSARI
IND
3,3882.0%
8
YUNUS ANSARI
JVD
2,5211.5%
9
SHIVANATH SAV
IND
2,1161.3%
10
LALITA RAY
IND
1,8331.1%
11
PAPPU KUMAR
RGD
1,3980.8%
12
DR. BARNABAS HEMBROM
BSP
BSP
1,3020.8%
13
BHAWANI SAW
IND
1,2990.8%
14
RANJIT YADAV
SP
Samajwadi Party
1,1470.7%
15
BASUDEBA PRASAD VARAMA
SSD
1,1450.7%
16
NARAYAN GIRI
IND
1,0910.7%
17
BADRI NARAYAN SINGH
AIFB
9980.6%
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NOTA
NOTA
8680.5%
19
HEMLAL SAHU
IND
5980.3%

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 (18th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
6.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.1% · min 1.2% · max 7.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
18th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.16
fewer partiesmore parties
81st of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
38th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 28.9%JMM 22.8%INC 21.1%JVM 6.8%CPI(ML)(L) 6.6%OTH 13.3%NOTA 0.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
6/18

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.11 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,45,474
Density
493 / km²
Sex ratio
944 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,962 km²
SC population13.3%
ST population9.7%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
76%HINDU
Hindu 75.9%Muslim 20.8%Other 3.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.2%
Electricity32.0%
Sanitation10.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births70.7%
Children fully vaccinated70.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.9%
Children underweight (under 5)34.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.7%
Women literate53.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Clean cooking fuel32.4%
Health insurance52.4%

What's nearby?

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