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Winner — 2024

BASANT SOREN
JMM· Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
JMM 51.3%BJP 43.5%12 others 5.2%
Votes
95,685
51.3% share
Winning margin
14,588
7.8% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
71.7%
of 2,60,088

A clear win with a 7.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BASANT SOREN
Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
95,68551.3%
2
SUNIL SOREN
81,09743.5%
NOTA
NOTA
3,1891.7%
4
SUSHIL MARANDI
IND
1,7140.9%
5
BABU RAM MURMU
1,1530.6%
6
SONA MURMU
IND
8180.4%
7
JITAN KOL
SBKP
7930.4%
8
RAVAN KISKU
IND
4920.3%
9
MASICHARAN KISKU
IND
3570.2%
10
MAHENDRA HEMBROM
IND
3170.2%
11
RONALD MURMU
LKHAP
2800.1%
12
DONALD HEMBROM
IND
2160.1%
13
SANJAY TUDU
INSAF
1630.1%
14
ANOS MARANDI
IND
1450.1%

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

Average turnout (30th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
7.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.3% · min 2.4% · max 8.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
30th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
75th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
25th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 51.3%BJP 43.5%OTH 3.5%NOTA 1.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,21,442
Density
351 / km²
Sex ratio
977 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,761 km²
SC population6.0%
ST population43.2%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 79.1%Muslim 8.1%Christian 6.5%Other 6.0%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity22.8%
Sanitation9.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births60.3%
Children fully vaccinated78.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.2%
Children underweight (under 5)44.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.4%
Women literate51.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.1%
Clean cooking fuel18.1%
Health insurance45.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bamboo

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