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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 45 · 2005Reserved (ST)

Ghatsila

Winner — 2005

PRADEEP KUMAR BALMUCHU
INC· UPA (UPA)
INC 39.9%IND 27.0%6 others 33.0%
Votes
50,936
40.0% share
Winning margin
16,447
12.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
63.6%
of 2,00,566

A clear win with a 12.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRADEEP KUMAR BALMUCHU
UPA (UPA)
50,93640.0%
2
RAMDAS SOREN
IND
34,48927.1%
3
RAMDAS HANSDA
NDA
21,35216.8%
4
KANHU SAMANT
15,18711.9%
5
BIMAL KUMAR SINGH
IND
1,9371.5%
6
GOVINDA MARDI
AITC
1,3141.0%
7
PUTU SINGH
IND
1,1840.9%
8
BINOD SOREN
IND
1,1060.9%

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

High turnout (9th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
12.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.7% · min 0.9% · max 12.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
9th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.35
fewer partiesmore parties
58th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
31st of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 40.0%IND 27.1%BJP 16.8%AJSUP 11.9%OTH 4.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,93,919
Density
644 / km²
Sex ratio
949 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,562 km²
SC population4.9%
ST population28.5%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
68%HINDU
Hindu 67.6%Other 20.3%Muslim 8.9%Other 3.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water30.0%
Electricity81.4%
Sanitation49.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.9%
Children underweight (under 5)41.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.4%
Women literate73.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Clean cooking fuel57.6%
Health insurance50.7%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Paithkar Painting
🏛️

Site of an old fort, rampart

🏛️MonumentASI

Site of an old fort,

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