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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 26 · 2009Reserved (SC)

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Winner — 2009

JAI PRAKASH SINGH BHOGTA
JVM· UPA (UPA)
JVM 25.8%JMM 19.7%10 others 54.4%
Votes
34,007
25.8% share
Winning margin
8,025
6.1% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
53.8%
of 2,45,001

A clear win with a 6.1% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAI PRAKASH SINGH BHOGTA
JVM
UPA (UPA)
34,00725.8%
2
GANESH GANJHU
JMM
UPA
25,98219.7%
3
SATYANAND BHOGTA
BJP
NDA
25,61319.4%
4
MANOJ KUMAR CHANDRA
CPI
17,93813.6%
5
YOGENDRA NATH BAITHA
IND
11,6878.9%
6
SHANKER RAJAK
IND
4,3783.3%
7
KULDEEP GANJHU
AJSUP
2,9402.2%
8
GULAB RAM
IND
2,2711.7%
9
VINOD BIHARI PASWAN
UGDP
2,2651.7%
10
RAMLAL BHOKTA
IND
1,7931.4%
11
HARIT CHANDRA RAM
BSP
BSP
1,4251.1%
12
RAMDEO PASWAN
AITC
UPA
1,3851.1%

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 (56th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
6.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.7% · min 1.6% · max 8.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
56th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
40th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.7%
lowerhigher
6th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JVM 25.8%JMM 19.7%BJP 19.4%CPI 13.6%IND 8.9%OTH 12.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,42,886
Density
281 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,718 km²
SC population32.6%
ST population4.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.6%Muslim 11.2%Other 2.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.9%
Electricity14.9%
Sanitation10.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births71.5%
Children fully vaccinated71.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.2%
Children underweight (under 5)39.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.0%
Women literate57.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.7%
Clean cooking fuel20.4%
Health insurance46.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Vegetable

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