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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Winner — 2019
Rajendra Pd. Singh
INC· Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
INC 46.9%BJP 33.6%19 others 19.5%
Votes
88,945
46.9% share
Winning margin
25,172
13.3% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
60.9%
of 3,11,390
A clear win with a 13.3% margin.
Seat history
4 of 20 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.33 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
21 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rajendra Pd. Singh | Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand) | 88,945 | 46.9% |
| 2 | Yogeshwar Mahto | NDA | 63,773 | 33.6% |
| 3 | Kashi Nath Singh | 16,546 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Md. Aftab Alam Khan | 5,695 | 3.0% | |
| 5 | Ram Kinkar Pandey | JVM | 1,997 | 1.1% |
| 6 | Sabita Devi | JKPS | 1,806 | 0.9% |
| 7 | Khirodhar Kisku | IND | 1,494 | 0.8% |
| 8 | Nitu Singh | IND | 1,136 | 0.6% |
| 9 | Alam Ansari | IND | 1,129 | 0.6% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 961 | 0.5% |
| 11 | Kailash Chandra Mahto | IND | 929 | 0.5% |
| 12 | Baijnath Gorain | 872 | 0.5% | |
| 13 | Subodh Mahto | IND | 825 | 0.4% |
| 14 | Ram Bhajan Layak | IND | 632 | 0.3% |
| 15 | Salimuddin Ansari | JMM(U) | 583 | 0.3% |
| 16 | Teko Mahato | AMB | 509 | 0.3% |
| 17 | Sameer Kumar Das | 451 | 0.2% | |
| 18 | Gangadhar Prajapati | IND | 439 | 0.2% |
| 19 | Umesh Rawani | NDA | 428 | 0.2% |
| 20 | Chandan Kumar | PPID | 298 | 0.2% |
| 21 | Kaleshwar Ravidas | 286 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (50th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.9% · min 4.7% · max 13.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
50th of 81How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.27
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 81How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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46th of 81Where does the house stand?
SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.9%BJP 33.6%AJSUP 8.7%OTH 10.3%NOTA 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/20
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.33 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,62,330
Density
715 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,883 km²
SC population14.5%
ST population12.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 79.3%Muslim 11.7%Other 7.8%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.0%
Electricity70.2%
Sanitation33.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.9%
Children fully vaccinated71.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)32.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.8%
Women literate69.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.3%
Clean cooking fuel47.0%
Health insurance44.7%
What's nearby?
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