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Winner — 2024
ALOK KUMAR CHAURASIYA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 38.3%INC 38.0%22 others 23.7%
Votes
1,02,175
38.4% share
Winning margin
890
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
23
Turnout
66.0%
of 4,03,667
Daltonganj was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 890 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
8 of 23 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.90 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
24 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALOK KUMAR CHAURASIYA | NDA (NDA) | 1,02,175 | 38.4% |
| 2 | KRISHNA NAND TRIPATHI | 1,01,285 | 38.1% | |
| 3 | DILIP SINGH NAMDHARI | IND | 21,232 | 8.0% |
| 4 | AJAY KUMAR SINGH | ASPKR | 13,549 | 5.1% |
| 5 | RUCHIR KUMAR TIWARI | 4,841 | 1.8% | |
| 6 | CHANARDHAN SINGH | IND | 3,159 | 1.2% |
| 7 | ANIKET | JLKM | 2,429 | 0.9% |
| 8 | PANKAJA RAM | IND | 2,161 | 0.8% |
| 9 | ASHOK PRASAD | 1,902 | 0.7% | |
| 10 | OM PRAKASH GUPTA | IND | 1,650 | 0.6% |
| 11 | LALAN CHOUDHARY | IND | 1,396 | 0.5% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,214 | 0.5% |
| 13 | SUNIL PRAJAPATI | BGDRPP | 1,067 | 0.4% |
| 14 | VISHWAS SINGH | IND | 1,032 | 0.4% |
| 15 | MUNNA KUMAR | IND | 971 | 0.4% |
| 16 | BHUPENDRA CHAUDHARI | PPID | 790 | 0.3% |
| 17 | SHYAM BIHARI RAY | IND | 789 | 0.3% |
| 18 | LALAN RAM | IND | 719 | 0.3% |
| 19 | AZIMUDDIN MIYAN | HNDUAWMMNC | 699 | 0.3% |
| 20 | MAHESH SAV | IND | 662 | 0.3% |
| 21 | MUKESH KUMAR PRJAPATI | LKHAP | 643 | 0.2% |
| 22 | SHRIRAM SINGH | IND | 586 | 0.2% |
| 23 | INDU DEVI | SBKP | 454 | 0.2% |
| 24 | JAGANNATH PRASAD SINGH | 451 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (62nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 3.6% · min 0.3% · max 9.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
62nd of 81How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.30
fewer partiesmore parties
13th of 81How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
67th of 81Where does the house stand?
SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 38.4%INC 38.1%IND 8.0%ASPKR 5.1%OTH 9.9%NOTA 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
8/23
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.90 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,39,869
Density
442 / km²
Sex ratio
928 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,393 km²
SC population27.6%
ST population9.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.8%Muslim 12.3%Other 1.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.8%
Electricity19.2%
Sanitation13.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births74.9%
Children fully vaccinated80.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.7%
Children underweight (under 5)37.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.0%
Women literate62.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.4%
Clean cooking fuel25.4%
Health insurance55.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Pulses-Arhar
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