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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 62 · 2019Reserved (ST)

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20052009201420192024

Winner — 2019

Rajesh Kachhap
INC· Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
INC 38.9%BJP 36.4%13 others 24.7%
Votes
83,829
38.9% share
Winning margin
5,469
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
64.0%
of 3,36,222

A closely fought contest. Rajesh Kachhap won with a 2.5% margin.

Seat history

3 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.68 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2014 vs 2019

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Rajesh Kachhap
INC
Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
83,82938.9%
2
Ram Kumar Pahan
BJP
NDA
78,36036.4%
3
Ramdhan Bediya
AJSUP
29,09113.5%
4
Antu Tirkey
JVM
6,7323.1%
5
Sarita Tirkey
IND
4,3242.0%
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NOTA
NOTA
2,5711.2%
7
Prafulla Linda
CPM
2,2691.1%
8
Sunil Wilson Kerketta
JKP
1,7670.8%
9
Sion Tirkey
LJVM
1,2960.6%
10
Madan Tuti
APoI
1,2610.6%
11
Marcella Xalxo
RTMP
1,1900.6%
12
Jagarnath Oraon
CPI(ML)(L)
7810.4%
13
Pritam Saad Lohra
RPI(A)
6770.3%
14
Priya Barike
NAGADHP
5880.3%
15
Bandhan Oraon
PPID
5310.3%

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 (43rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 1.8% · max 36.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
43rd of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.76
fewer partiesmore parties
35th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
79th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 38.9%BJP 36.4%AJSUP 13.5%OTH 9.9%NOTA 1.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.68 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,14,253
Density
572 / km²
Sex ratio
949 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,097 km²
SC population5.3%
ST population35.8%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
55%HINDU
Hindu 55.3%Other 23.3%Muslim 14.1%Christian 6.7%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water18.1%
Electricity63.0%
Sanitation40.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.3%
Children fully vaccinated73.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.3%
Children underweight (under 5)40.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate76.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.9%
Clean cooking fuel57.7%
Health insurance43.9%

What's nearby?

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