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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 46 · 2005Reserved (ST)

Potka

Winner — 2005

AMULYA SARDAR
JMM· UPA (UPA)
JMM 40.6%BJP 30.2%11 others 29.2%
Votes
53,760
40.6% share
Winning margin
13,759
10.4% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
58.3%
of 2,27,267

A clear win with a 10.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AMULYA SARDAR
UPA (UPA)
53,76040.6%
2
MENKA SARDAR
NDA
40,00130.2%
3
SURYA SINGH BESRA
JKPP
21,16216.0%
4
HARI RAM SARDAR
IND
4,4033.3%
5
PHUDAN MURMU
JDP
2,0671.6%
6
ALHAN MARDI
IND
2,0081.5%
7
KHELA RAM BESRA
IND
1,7611.3%
8
ASIT KUMAR SINGH
AITC
1,7321.3%
9
GITALI PATRA
UPA
1,5811.2%
10
DILIP TUDU
BSP
1,1370.9%
11
SIVAN SINGH SARDAR
NLP
1,1230.8%
12
PADMINI HANSDA
IND
8950.7%
13
DASHRATH SINKU
IND
8790.7%

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

High turnout (17th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 3.6% · max 21.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
17th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
63rd of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
51st of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 40.6%BJP 30.2%JKPP 16.0%OTH 13.3%

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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