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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 23 · 2023 by-elections

Ramgarh

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Winner — 2023 by-elections

Sunita Choudhary
AJSUP
AJSUP 50.8%INC 41.2%16 others 8.0%
Votes
1,15,669
50.8% share
Winning margin
21,970
9.7% of votes
Total candidates
18

A clear win with a 9.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Sunita Choudhary
AJSUP
1,15,66950.8%
2
Bajrang Mahto
INC
93,69941.2%
3
Ramawtar Mahto
IND
2,9671.3%
4
Dhananjay Kumar Putush
IND
2,7941.2%
5
Ajit Kumar
IND
2,1000.9%
6
Ranjit Mahto
IND
1,8600.8%
7
Santosh Kumar Mahto
JKP
1,7170.8%
8
Mahipal Mahto
IND
1,3720.6%
9
Sahdeo Kumar
IND
1,3410.6%
10
Yugan Kumar
NVDYJP
1,0870.5%
11
Sulendar Mahto
IND
9410.4%
12
Manoj Kumar Bedia
IND
4820.2%
13
Pradeep Kumar
IND
4600.2%
14
Pandav Kumar Mahto
IND
2970.1%
15
Farooque Ansari
IND
2640.1%
16
Tuleshwar Kumar Paswan
IND
2140.1%
17
Imam Safi
IND
2090.1%
18
Kamdew Mahto
IND
1910.1%

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (21st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 2.6% · max 26.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
21st of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.38
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
66th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
2 seats · 2 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AJSUP 50.8%INC 41.2%OTH 8.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,34,495
Density
488 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,555 km²
SC population17.5%
ST population7.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.6%Muslim 16.2%Other 3.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.1%
Electricity58.7%
Sanitation19.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births82.0%
Children fully vaccinated70.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.1%
Women literate67.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.6%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance55.0%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Sohrai Painting
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Kayatha temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Kayatha temple

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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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