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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 65 · 2014Reserved (SC)

Kanke

20052009201420192024

Winner — 2014

DR. JITU CHARAN RAM
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 55.7%INC 26.9%13 others 17.4%
Votes
1,15,702
55.7% share
Winning margin
59,804
28.8% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
59.8%
of 3,47,392

Kanke is a safe seat — DR. JITU CHARAN RAM won by 28.8%.

Seat history

4 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.27 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2009 vs 2014

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DR. JITU CHARAN RAM
BJP
NDA (NDA)
1,15,70255.7%
2
SURESH KUMAR BAITHA
INC
UPA
55,89826.9%
3
ASHOK KUMAR NAG
JMM
UPA
17,4118.4%
4
SUBEDAR RAM
CPI
4,7352.3%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,8511.4%
6
NIRANJAN KALINDI
AITC
1,9680.9%
7
RAJESH RAJAK
IND
1,6300.8%
8
VIJAY RAM
IND
1,3030.6%
9
KAMLESH RAM
IND
1,2790.6%
10
AMIT KUMAR
NSAM
1,2070.6%
11
RANJEET BAURI
IND
1,0700.5%
12
AVADHESH BAITHA
IND
8690.4%
13
BAJRANG BAITHA
SP
Samajwadi Party
7060.3%
14
DHANRAJ KUMAR
CPIM
5600.3%
15
CHANDRA RASHMI
SAP
4340.2%

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 (67th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
28.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.2% · min 0.3% · max 28.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
67th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.61
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
43rd of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 55.7%INC 26.9%JMM 8.4%OTH 7.6%NOTA 1.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.27 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%

What's nearby?

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