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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 4 · 2017 by-electionsReserved (ST)

Litipara

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Winner — 2017 by-elections

Simon Marandi
JMM
JMM 47.3%BJP 38.0%8 others 14.7%
Votes
65,551
47.3% share
Winning margin
12,900
9.3% of votes
Total candidates
10

A clear win with a 9.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Simon Marandi
JMM
65,55147.3%
2
Hemlal Murmu
BJP
52,65138.0%
3
Kistu Soren
JVM(Prajatankrik)
9,2086.6%
4
Jyotish Baski
INDEPENDENT
2,1901.6%
5
Jantu Soren
INDEPENDENT
2,0331.5%
6
Shivcharan Malto
INDEPENDENT
1,8931.4%
7
Dr. Shrilal Kisku
INDEPENDENT
1,6521.2%
8
Harishchand Hansda
SP
1,6341.2%
9
Gupin Hembrom
INDEPENDENT
9830.7%
10
Gayalal Dehri
—
8480.6%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (13th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 5.7% · max 17.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
13th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
65th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
19th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
1 seats · 1 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 47.3%BJP 38.0%JVM(Prajatankrik) 6.6%OTH 8.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,00,422
Density
497 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,811 km²
SC population3.2%
ST population42.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
46%HINDU
Hindu 45.5%Muslim 35.9%Other 9.9%Christian 8.4%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.1%
Electricity17.4%
Sanitation10.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births64.6%
Children fully vaccinated69.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.3%
Children underweight (under 5)51.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER79.7%
Women literate41.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.4%
Clean cooking fuel16.9%
Health insurance52.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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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