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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 27 · 2019Reserved (SC)

Chatra

Winner — 2019

SATYANAND BHOKTA
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
RJD 46.4%BJP 35.4%8 others 18.1%
Votes
1,01,710
46.4% share
Winning margin
24,055
11.0% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
58.8%
of 3,72,980

A clear win with a 11.0% margin.

Seat history

2 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.54 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SATYANAND BHOKTA
Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
1,01,71046.4%
2
JANARDAN PASWAN
NDA
77,65535.4%
3
KEDAR BHUIYAN
NDA
7,2923.3%
4
TILESHWAR RAM
JVM
6,7033.1%
NOTA
NOTA
6,3572.9%
6
GOUTAM RAVIDAS
4,6452.1%
7
NARESH RAM BHARTI
4,0761.9%
8
KAULESHWAR KUMAR BHOKTA
NAGADHP
3,6541.7%
9
KRISHNA RAVIDAS
IND
3,5591.6%
10
SANDEEP KUMAR
RJBP
3,4861.6%

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

Low turnout (70th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.4% · min 3.7% · max 29.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
70th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.47
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.0%
lowerhigher
4th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 46.4%BJP 35.4%OTH 15.3%NOTA 2.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/9

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.54 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,42,886
Density
281 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,718 km²
SC population32.6%
ST population4.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.6%Muslim 11.2%Other 2.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.9%
Electricity14.9%
Sanitation10.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births71.5%
Children fully vaccinated71.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.2%
Children underweight (under 5)39.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.0%
Women literate57.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.7%
Clean cooking fuel20.4%
Health insurance46.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Vegetable

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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