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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 81 · 2014

Bhawanathpur

20052009201420192024

Winner — 2014

BHANU PRATAP SHAHI
NSAM· NSAM
NSAM 27.8%BJP 26.5%16 others 45.7%
Votes
58,908
27.8% share
Winning margin
2,661
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
68.2%
of 3,10,943

Bhawanathpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 2,661 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

6 of 17 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.25 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHANU PRATAP SHAHI
NSAM
NSAM
58,90827.8%
2
ANANT PRATAP DEO
BJP
NDA
56,24726.5%
3
TAHIR ANSARI
BSP
BSP
45,52321.5%
4
KEDAR PRASAD YADAV
SP
Samajwadi Party
20,5469.7%
5
RAMCHANDRA KESHRI
JVM
11,3085.3%
6
SHASHI KUMAR DWIVEDI
RMKPP
3,3661.6%
7
LAKSHMAN SINGH
IND
3,1231.5%
8
AJAY KUMAR SINGH
IND
1,8550.9%
9
RAMESHWAR PRASAD AKELA
CPI
1,5520.7%
10
MITHILESH KUMAR PANDEY
IND
1,5460.7%
11
SURENDRA RAM
IND
1,4670.7%
12
BHANU RAM
IND
1,2150.6%
13
VIJAY LAXMI DEVI
JMM
UPA
1,0120.5%
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NOTA
NOTA
9970.5%
15
GAYA RAM
IND
9800.5%
16
KAMESHWAR MISTRY
CPI(ML)(L)
9130.4%
17
KISHUN RAM
IND
7700.4%
18
CHANDRA DEO PRASAD
IND
5760.3%

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

Average turnout (48th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.3% · min 1.3% · max 15.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
48th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
53rd of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
73rd of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NSAM 27.8%BJP 26.5%BSP 21.5%SP 9.7%JVM 5.3%OTH 8.7%NOTA 0.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
6/17

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.25 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,22,784
Density
323 / km²
Sex ratio
935 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,093 km²
SC population24.2%
ST population15.6%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.5%Muslim 14.7%Other 1.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity11.5%
Sanitation7.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births84.0%
Children fully vaccinated77.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.7%
Children underweight (under 5)40.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.7%
Women literate59.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Clean cooking fuel24.7%
Health insurance55.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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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