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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Winner — 2019
Sanjib Sardar
JMM· Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
JMM 55.6%BJP 34.0%9 others 10.4%
Votes
1,10,753
55.6% share
Winning margin
43,110
21.6% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
69.1%
of 2,88,142
Potka is a safe seat — Sanjib Sardar won by 21.6%.
Seat history
2 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.20 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanjib Sardar | Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand) | 1,10,753 | 55.6% |
| 2 | Menka Sardar | NDA | 67,643 | 34.0% |
| 3 | Bulu Rani Singh | 5,735 | 2.9% | |
| 4 | Naresh Kumar Murmu | JVM | 3,891 | 1.9% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,993 | 1.5% |
| 6 | Ishwar Soren | NDA | 2,127 | 1.1% |
| 7 | Bir Singh Deogam | RTORP | 1,872 | 0.9% |
| 8 | Sirma Dewgam | IND | 1,330 | 0.7% |
| 9 | Diku Vesar | SUCI(C) | 1,133 | 0.6% |
| 10 | Sunita Murmu | IND | 915 | 0.5% |
| 11 | Jeetrai Hansda | JKPP | 758 | 0.4% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (17th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean21.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 3.6% · max 21.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
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17th of 81How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
63rd of 81How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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51st of 81Where does the house stand?
SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 55.6%BJP 34.0%OTH 8.9%NOTA 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.20 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,93,919
Density
644 / km²
Sex ratio
949 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,562 km²
SC population4.9%
ST population28.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
68%HINDU
Hindu 67.6%Other 20.3%Muslim 8.9%Other 3.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water30.0%
Electricity81.4%
Sanitation49.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.9%
Children underweight (under 5)41.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.4%
Women literate73.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Clean cooking fuel57.6%
Health insurance50.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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