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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 3 · 2019Reserved (ST)

Barhait

20052009201420192024

Winner — 2019

HEMANT SOREN
JMM· Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
JMM 53.5%BJP 34.8%11 others 11.7%
Votes
73,725
53.5% share
Winning margin
25,740
18.7% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
70.5%
of 1,95,453

Barhait is a safe seat — HEMANT SOREN won by 18.7%.

Seat history

1 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.33 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2014 vs 2019

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HEMANT SOREN
JMM
Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
73,72553.5%
2
SIMON MALTO
BJP
NDA
47,98534.8%
3
HOPNA TUDU
JVM
2,6221.9%
4
GAMLIYEL HEMBROM
AJSUP
2,5731.9%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,5661.9%
6
SAMUEL KUMAR MARAIYA
LJP
NDA
1,8441.3%
7
LILI HANSDA
IND
1,3020.9%
8
BARNARD HEMBROM
IND
1,2090.9%
9
MARY NISHA HANSDAK
IND
9710.7%
10
SHEELA TUDU
AITC
8910.7%
11
CHANDU SOREN
PPID
7950.6%
12
BAIDHNATH PAHADIYA
BSP
7470.5%
13
KUNAL KANT TUDU
SHS
5920.4%

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 (29th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
18.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.2% · min 14.9% · max 24.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
29th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
77th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
15th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 53.5%BJP 34.8%OTH 9.8%NOTA 1.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.33 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,50,567
Density
558 / km²
Sex ratio
952 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,063 km²
SC population6.3%
ST population26.8%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
55%HINDU
Hindu 54.6%Muslim 34.6%Christian 7.2%Other 3.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.5%
Electricity15.5%
Sanitation15.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.2%
Children fully vaccinated73.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.6%
Children underweight (under 5)46.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.8%
Women literate56.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Clean cooking fuel24.4%
Health insurance49.0%

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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