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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 10 · 2005Reserved (ST)

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Winner — 2005

STEPHEN MARANDI
IND
IND 38.7%BJP 33.7%13 others 27.7%
Votes
41,340
38.6% share
Winning margin
5,347
5.0% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
54.8%
of 1,95,067

A clear win with a 5.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
STEPHEN MARANDI
IND
41,34038.6%
2
MOHRIL MURMU
NDA
35,99333.6%
3
HEMANT SOREN
UPA
19,61018.3%
4
DHANI RAM TUDU
BSP
2,5862.4%
5
SOBHA MURMU
IND
1,6601.6%
6
KRISHNA HANSDA
Samajwadi Party
1,5071.4%
7
WAKIL HANSDA
CPI(ML)(L)
8310.8%
8
PINTO MURMU
IND
7050.7%
9
SANYAT HEMBRAM
IND
6920.7%
10
SHARMILA SOREN
IND
4310.4%
11
SANJAY SEBASTIAN MARANDI
IND
4080.4%
12
MEENA KUMARI MURMU
IND
3340.3%
13
BHADO HEMBROM
IND
3120.3%
14
BENJAMIN HEMBRAM
2930.3%
15
KATIJ HANSDA D
IND
2510.2%

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

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

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
5.0%
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
IND 38.6%BJP 33.6%JMM 18.3%OTH 9.4%

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
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