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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 68 · 2019Reserved (ST)

Gumla

Winner — 2019

BHUSHAN TIRKEY
JMM· Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
JMM 47.9%BJP 42.5%11 others 9.6%
Votes
67,416
48.0% share
Winning margin
7,667
5.5% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
63.6%
of 2,21,055

A clear win with a 5.5% margin.

Seat history

2 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.31 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHUSHAN TIRKEY
Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
67,41648.0%
2
MISHIR KUJUR
NDA
59,74942.5%
NOTA
NOTA
3,2662.3%
4
RAJNEEL TIGGA
JVM
2,5101.8%
5
BISHWANATH ORAON
1,5011.1%
6
SHANKAR RAM KISAN
IND
1,2730.9%
7
KHUDI BHAGAT DUKHI
RADP
1,2340.9%
8
SAROJ HEMROM
JKP
1,2280.9%
9
PLACIDIUS TOPPO
IND
8940.6%
10
JITU KHARIYA
IND
5380.4%
11
NILAMBAR PRAKASH BHAGAT
BTP
4330.3%
12
PRADEEP ORAON
NDA
2900.2%
13
DEEPAK DHANWAR
JAC
2660.2%

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

Average turnout (58th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
5.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.4% · min 0.9% · max 15.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
58th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
44th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
20th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 48.0%BJP 42.5%OTH 7.3%NOTA 2.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.31 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,25,213
Density
191 / km²
Sex ratio
993 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,360 km²
SC population3.2%
ST population68.9%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
45%OTHER
Other 44.6%Hindu 30.2%Christian 19.8%Muslim 5.0%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.8%
Electricity16.8%
Sanitation10.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.8%
Children fully vaccinated85.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.2%
Children underweight (under 5)38.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.5%
Women literate63.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.9%
Clean cooking fuel19.1%
Health insurance51.7%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Ragi

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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