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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 63 · 2014

Ranchi

20052009201420192024

Winner — 2014

CHANDRESHWAR PRASAD SINGH
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 64.4%JMM 24.8%16 others 10.8%
Votes
95,760
64.4% share
Winning margin
58,863
39.6% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
48.6%
of 3,05,969

Ranchi is a safe seat — CHANDRESHWAR PRASAD SINGH won by 39.6%.

Seat history

4 of 17 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.21 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHANDRESHWAR PRASAD SINGH
BJP
NDA (NDA)
95,76064.4%
2
MAHUA MAJI
JMM
UPA
36,89724.8%
3
SURENDRA SINGH
INC
UPA
7,9355.3%
4
RAJIV RANJAN MISHRA
JVM
2,6221.8%
5
RAJESH KUMAR
IND
1,0570.7%
—
NOTA
NOTA
7170.5%
7
IFTEKHAR HASSAN ALIAS NADEEM KHAN
CPI(ML)(L)
6210.4%
8
BIRENDRA KUMAR JAISWAL
IND
5150.3%
9
ABID AKHTAR
IUML
UPA
5090.3%
10
MAHFOOZ ALAM
BSP
BSP
4810.3%
11
MD. SAHID
SP
Samajwadi Party
4640.3%
12
KUMARI RAKHI
IND
2380.2%
13
JAVED SALIM
NSAM
1910.1%
14
MUSTAK QURAISHI
SP(I)
1770.1%
15
MOHAMMAD TAUSEEF ALI AHSAN
CPIM
1600.1%
16
NISHANT KUMAR
IND
1520.1%
17
J.P. MAHTO
LJVM
1350.1%
18
YUGESHWAR MARAR DEEN
JVD
1060.1%

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

Low turnout (81st), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
39.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.1% · min 3.5% · max 39.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
53%
lowerhigher
81st of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
79th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
68th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 64.4%JMM 24.8%INC 5.3%OTH 5.0%NOTA 0.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/17

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.21 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,14,253
Density
572 / km²
Sex ratio
949 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,097 km²
SC population5.3%
ST population35.8%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
55%HINDU
Hindu 55.3%Other 23.3%Muslim 14.1%Christian 6.7%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water18.1%
Electricity63.0%
Sanitation40.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.3%
Children fully vaccinated73.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.3%
Children underweight (under 5)40.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate76.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.9%
Clean cooking fuel57.7%
Health insurance43.9%

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