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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 46 · 2009Reserved (ST)

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Winner — 2009

MENAKA SARDAR
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 33.4%INC 21.5%18 others 45.2%
Votes
44,095
33.4% share
Winning margin
15,710
11.9% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
58.5%
of 2,25,909

A clear win with a 11.9% margin.

Seat history

3 of 20 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.08 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MENAKA SARDAR
NDA (NDA)
44,09533.4%
2
SUBODH SINGH SARDAR
UPA
28,38521.5%
3
AMULYA SARDAR
UPA
24,78918.8%
4
NARESH KUMAR MURMU
IND
6,2444.7%
5
CHUNKA MARDI
JBSP
5,3174.0%
6
KRISHNA MARDI
2,6692.0%
7
ALHAN MARDI
UGDP
2,5601.9%
8
BUDHA RAM SOY
AITC
UPA
2,4071.8%
9
DILIP TUDU
IND
2,3601.8%
10
JOSAI MARDI
RADP
1,7661.3%
11
JAGJIBAN SINGH
IND
1,4671.1%
12
TARNI SEN MAJHI
UPA
1,4651.1%
13
RAJESH PATAR
UPA
1,4611.1%
14
BHUTAR MURMU
BSP
1,3071.0%
15
GANESH TUDU
IND
1,2340.9%
16
SURESH KUMAR SOREN
IND
1,0280.8%
17
PHUDAN MURMOO
IND
9280.7%
18
SIDHESHWAR SARDAR
IND
9280.7%
19
DINESH SARDAR
JKP
9270.7%
20
ANJALI SINGH
IND
8440.6%

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
11.9%
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
BJP 33.4%INC 21.5%JMM 18.8%OTH 26.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/20

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.08 Cr

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?

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