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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 46 · 2014Reserved (ST)

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Winner — 2014

MENAKA SARDAR
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 36.7%JMM 33.1%11 others 30.2%
Votes
68,191
36.7% share
Winning margin
6,706
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
68.7%
of 2,70,603

A closely fought contest. MENAKA SARDAR won with a 3.6% margin.

Seat history

3 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.25 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MENAKA SARDAR
NDA (NDA)
68,19136.7%
2
SANJIB SARDAR
UPA
61,48533.1%
3
DUKHNI MAI SARDAR
UPA
14,2277.7%
4
SURYA SINGH BESRA
JKPP
12,1776.5%
5
UPENDRA NATH SARDAR
JVM
10,9055.9%
6
NARESH KUMAR MURMU
Samajwadi Party
3,7672.0%
NOTA
NOTA
3,7302.0%
8
SAGAR BESRA
IND
2,2701.2%
9
AMULYA SARDAR
IND
2,1161.1%
10
SUKLAL BOIPAI
JBSP
1,9301.0%
11
DIPALI SARDAR
IND
1,7100.9%
12
SHUSHMA HEMBRAM
APOI
1,6960.9%
13
GANESH TUDU
AKBJHP
1,6550.9%

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

High turnout (17th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 3.6% · max 21.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
17th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
63rd of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
51st of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 36.7%JMM 33.1%INC 7.7%JKPP 6.5%JVM 5.9%OTH 8.2%NOTA 2.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.25 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,93,919
Density
644 / km²
Sex ratio
949 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,562 km²
SC population4.9%
ST population28.5%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
68%HINDU
Hindu 67.6%Other 20.3%Muslim 8.9%Other 3.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water30.0%
Electricity81.4%
Sanitation49.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.9%
Children underweight (under 5)41.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.4%
Women literate73.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Clean cooking fuel57.6%
Health insurance50.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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