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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 62 · 2005Reserved (ST)

Khijri

20052009201420192024

Winner — 2005

KARIA MUNDA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 31.4%INC 29.6%21 others 39.1%
Votes
46,101
31.4% share
Winning margin
2,628
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
23
Turnout
58.0%
of 2,53,476

Khijri was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 2,628 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

23 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KARIA MUNDA
BJP
NDA (NDA)
46,10131.4%
2
SAWNA LAKRA
INC
UPA
43,47329.6%
3
AMULYA NIRAJ KHALKHO
UGDP
21,34514.5%
4
RAJENDRA PRASAD SHAHI MUNDA
AJSUP
6,9844.8%
5
SUNDARI DEVI
RJD
UPA
6,8134.6%
6
DUTI PAHAN
IND
3,4482.4%
7
PUSHPA DEVI
IND
3,0402.1%
8
MAHENDRA KACHHAP
IND
2,2511.5%
9
PRABHU DAYAL
BSP
BSP
1,6181.1%
10
AJAY ORAON
IND
1,5981.1%
11
PREM PRAKASH MINZ
IND
1,5331.0%
12
KAMAL NATH MUNDA
IND
1,1210.8%
13
BIRSA HEMBRUM
IND
1,0460.7%
14
VINA MUNDA
IJP
1,0040.7%
15
NICHODIM LAKRA
RLD
NDA
8990.6%
16
KARMU MUNDA
PTSS
8630.6%
17
SOBHAGYA MUNDA
IND
8100.6%
18
MINAXI KUJUR
JKKP
6310.4%
19
BUDHU BHAGAT
NCP
UPA
6100.4%
20
SUNIL TOPPO
IND
5480.4%
21
HABIL PREM MINZ
JKPP
4730.3%
22
SHIV SHANKAR NILAK
IND
4270.3%
23
BHUWANESHWAR LOHRA
IND
3880.3%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (43rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 1.8% · max 36.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
43rd of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.76
fewer partiesmore parties
35th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
79th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 31.4%INC 29.6%UGDP 14.5%OTH 24.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,14,253
Density
572 / km²
Sex ratio
949 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,097 km²
SC population5.3%
ST population35.8%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
55%HINDU
Hindu 55.3%Other 23.3%Muslim 14.1%Christian 6.7%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water18.1%
Electricity63.0%
Sanitation40.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.3%
Children fully vaccinated73.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.3%
Children underweight (under 5)40.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate76.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.9%
Clean cooking fuel57.7%
Health insurance43.9%

What's nearby?

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