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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 76 · 2014

Daltonganj

Winner — 2014

ALOK KR. CHAURASIYA
JVM· JVM
JVM 29.8%INC 27.6%25 others 42.6%
Votes
59,202
29.8% share
Winning margin
4,347
2.2% of votes
Total candidates
26
Turnout
64.7%
of 3,07,237

A closely fought contest. ALOK KR. CHAURASIYA won with a 2.2% margin.

Seat history

6 of 26 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.31 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

27 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ALOK KR. CHAURASIYA
JVM
JVM
59,20229.8%
2
KRISHNA NAND TRIPATHI
UPA
54,85527.6%
3
MANOJ KUMAR SINGH
NDA
42,59721.4%
4
DILIP SINGH NAMDHARI
IND
18,8929.5%
5
AZIMUDDIN MIYAN
IND
3,1041.6%
6
AMLESH PRASAD
IND
2,0311.0%
7
P K SIDDHARTH
BSUD
1,6590.8%
NOTA
NOTA
1,3780.7%
9
SHREEPATI SINGH
IND
1,3540.7%
10
CHANDRA DEO SINGH
IND
1,2580.6%
11
VINOD KUMAR
BSP
1,2410.6%
12
INDU DEVI
IND
1,1670.6%
13
SANJEEV KR. TIWARY
UPA
1,0080.5%
14
VINOD SHARMA
IND
9070.5%
15
GIRIJA SINGH
NSAM
8550.4%
16
SANTOSH KR. DUVEY
IND
8380.4%
17
RAS BIHARI PRASAD GUPTA
JBSP
8170.4%
18
MAHENDRA SINGH
JKP
7340.4%
19
BIHARI RAM
CPIM
6880.3%
20
RAM RAJ PASWAN
CPI(ML)(L)
6700.3%
21
OSHO KRISHANA
IND
5910.3%
22
RAVINDRA CHOUDHARY
MMM
5580.3%
23
MD KALAM
JDR
5350.3%
24
MOHAN YADAV
Samajwadi Party
5240.3%
25
FULI SINGH
IND
4940.3%
26
MANISH KUMAR
IND
4410.2%
27
MAHENDRA PRASAD SONI
JKKP
3690.2%

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

Average turnout (62nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
2.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 3.6% · min 0.3% · max 9.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
62nd of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.30
fewer partiesmore parties
13th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
67th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JVM 29.8%INC 27.6%BJP 21.4%IND 9.5%OTH 11.0%NOTA 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
6/26

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.31 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,39,869
Density
442 / km²
Sex ratio
928 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,393 km²
SC population27.6%
ST population9.3%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.8%Muslim 12.3%Other 1.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.8%
Electricity19.2%
Sanitation13.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births74.9%
Children fully vaccinated80.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.7%
Children underweight (under 5)37.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.0%
Women literate62.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.4%
Clean cooking fuel25.4%
Health insurance55.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Pulses-Arhar

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