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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 72 · 2014Reserved (ST)

Lohardaga

Winner — 2014

KAMAL KISHORE BHAGAT
AJSUP· NDA (NDA)
AJSUP 38.8%INC 38.4%14 others 22.8%
Votes
56,920
38.8% share
Winning margin
592
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
67.8%
of 2,16,477

Lohardaga was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 592 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

4 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.22 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KAMAL KISHORE BHAGAT
NDA (NDA)
56,92038.8%
2
SUKHDEO BHAGAT
UPA
56,32838.4%
3
SUKHDEO ORAON
UPA
13,5109.2%
4
ANITA MINZ
JVM
4,1232.8%
5
RAMESH ORAON
IND
2,4231.6%
6
SUNIL KUJUR
BSP
2,3721.6%
NOTA
NOTA
1,8581.3%
8
SHISHIR TOPPO
IND
1,6871.1%
9
RAMESHWAR LOHRA
IND
1,4091.0%
10
JAIWANTI BHAGAT
IND
1,2850.9%
11
GANESH MUNDA
CPI(ML)(L)
1,0120.7%
12
JAGDEEP BHAGAT
IND
9250.6%
13
BIGLAL ORAON
IND
8660.6%
14
EKUS DHAN
IND
7050.5%
15
PARMESHWAR MAHLI
IND
7000.5%
16
PAYMAL ORAON
IND
5340.4%

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

High turnout (16th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.2% · min 0.4% · max 17.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
16th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
55th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
71st of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AJSUP 38.8%INC 38.4%JMM 9.2%OTH 12.3%NOTA 1.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.22 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
4,61,790
Density
307 / km²
Sex ratio
985 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,502 km²
SC population3.3%
ST population56.9%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
51%OTHER
Other 51.1%Hindu 24.3%Muslim 20.6%Other 4.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.0%
Electricity31.5%
Sanitation14.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births84.1%
Children fully vaccinated88.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)43.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.7%
Women literate65.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.9%
Clean cooking fuel34.0%
Health insurance58.9%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Honey
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An ancient stone temple with Shiva lingam,

🏛️MonumentASI

An ancient stone temple with Shiva lingam,

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An ancient stone temple with Shiva lingam, Khekparta,

🏛️MonumentASI

An ancient stone temple with Shiva lingam, Khekparta,

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An ancient stone temple with Shiva lingam, Khekparta,

🏛️MonumentASI

An ancient stone temple with Shiva lingam, Khekparta,

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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