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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 72 · 2015 by-electionsReserved (ST)

Lohardaga

Winner — 2015 by-elections

Sukhdeo Bhagat
INC 50.4%AP 34.5%7 others 15.0%
Votes
73,859
50.4% share
Winning margin
23,288
15.9% of votes
Total candidates
9

Lohardaga is a safe seat — Sukhdeo Bhagat won by 15.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Sukhdeo Bhagat
73,85950.4%
2
Niru Shanti Bhagat
AP
50,57134.5%
3
Bandu Tirkey
JVM
16,95111.6%
4
Ajmel Oraon
1,5291.0%
5
Ranjit Oraon
IND
8590.6%
6
Biglal Oraon
IND
8310.6%
7
Deomani Orain
IND
6470.4%
8
Paymal Oaon Alias Yashpal Bhagat
IND
6130.4%
9
Neelam Oraon
IND
5700.4%

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
15.9%
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
1 seats · 1 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.4%AP 34.5%JVM 11.6%OTH 3.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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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