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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 31 · 2005

Gandey

Winner — 2005

SALKHAN SOREN
JMM· UPA (UPA)
JMM 28.5%RJD 27.3%12 others 44.2%
Votes
36,849
28.5% share
Winning margin
1,512
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
65.2%
of 1,98,602

Gandey was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 1,512 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SALKHAN SOREN
UPA (UPA)
36,84928.5%
2
SARFARAZ AHMED
UPA
35,33727.3%
3
LAXMAN SAWARNKAR
NDA
32,54525.1%
4
RAJESH KUMAR
CPI(ML)(L)
6,0704.7%
5
BINOD KUMAR VERMA
BSP
5,2284.0%
6
SIDHESHWAR HAIMBRAM
IND
2,3721.8%
7
PRAVEEN SINGH
Samajwadi Party
2,1791.7%
8
BABULAL MAHTO
IND
2,0001.5%
9
BAIJNATH PRASAD VERMA
IND
1,9621.5%
10
SANATAN MARANDI
1,4381.1%
11
UMESH CHANDRA TRIVEDI
JKP
1,3201.0%
12
SHANKAR MISHRA
IND
8830.7%
13
SOMNATH MUKHERJEE
6530.5%
14
DAYAL MANDAL
JVD
6340.5%

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

Average turnout (18th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.1% · min 1.2% · max 7.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
18th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.16
fewer partiesmore parties
81st of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
38th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 28.5%RJD 27.3%BJP 25.1%OTH 19.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,45,474
Density
493 / km²
Sex ratio
944 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,962 km²
SC population13.3%
ST population9.7%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
76%HINDU
Hindu 75.9%Muslim 20.8%Other 3.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.2%
Electricity32.0%
Sanitation10.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births70.7%
Children fully vaccinated70.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.9%
Children underweight (under 5)34.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.7%
Women literate53.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Clean cooking fuel32.4%
Health insurance52.4%

What's nearby?

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