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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 60 · 2009Reserved (ST)

Khunti

Winner — 2009

NILKANTH SINGH MUNDA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 33.7%JMM 33.3%10 others 33.0%
Votes
32,067
33.7% share
Winning margin
436
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
57.0%
of 1,66,586

Khunti was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 436 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NILKANTH SINGH MUNDA
NDA (NDA)
32,06733.7%
2
MASI CHARAN MUNDA
UPA
31,63133.3%
3
ROSHAN KUMAR SURIN
UPA
20,11621.2%
4
CHONHAS KHALKHO
UPA
2,4382.6%
5
SUDARSHAN SANGA
IND
2,1642.3%
6
MARSHAL BARLA
BSP
1,6491.7%
7
DASAY MUNDA
JKP
1,1551.2%
8
CHANDRA PRABHAT MUNDA
IND
8690.9%
9
DAMU MUNDA
IND
8410.9%
10
BASANTI MUNDA
7230.8%
11
ROTON MUNDA
RADP
7160.8%
12
UMBULAN TOPNO
IND
6710.7%

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

Average turnout (39th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 0.5% · max 26.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
39th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
61st of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
12th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 33.7%JMM 33.3%INC 21.2%OTH 11.8%

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?

8 locations
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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