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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 65 · 2024Reserved (SC)

Kanke

20052009201420192024

Winner — 2024

SURESH KUMAR BAITHA
INC· Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
INC 43.4%BJP 43.1%12 others 13.4%
Votes
1,33,499
43.5% share
Winning margin
968
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
63.6%
of 4,82,834

Kanke was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 968 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

1 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.78 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SURESH KUMAR BAITHA
INC
Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
1,33,49943.5%
2
DR. JITU CHARAN RAM
BJP
1,32,53143.2%
3
PHULESHWAR BAITHA
JLKM
25,9658.5%
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NOTA
NOTA
3,5881.2%
5
SANTOSH KUMAR RAJAK
CPI
3,1571.0%
6
SEEMA RAY
IND
1,5360.5%
7
DEEPSHIKHA KUMARI
IND
1,4520.5%
8
AJIT KU RAVI
RTORP
1,2040.4%
9
SURENDRA MIRDHA ALIAS SUREN KUMAR KALINDI
SP
9450.3%
10
ASHOK KUMAR NAG
IND
8700.3%
11
MADHUSUDAN KUMAR
ASPKR
6940.2%
12
ANIL KUMAR PASWAN
JKP
6820.2%
13
MUKUL NAYAK
LKHAP
4900.2%
14
RAJAN NAYAK
PPID
4800.2%

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

Low turnout (67th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.2% · min 0.3% · max 28.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
67th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.61
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
43rd of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.5%BJP 43.2%JLKM 8.5%OTH 3.8%NOTA 1.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.78 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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