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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 62 · 2009Reserved (ST)

Khijri

20052009201420192024

Winner — 2009

SAWNA LAKRA
INC· UPA (UPA)
INC 28.7%BJP 26.8%22 others 44.5%
Votes
41,172
28.7% share
Winning margin
2,778
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
24
Turnout
52.2%
of 2,74,642

Khijri was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 2,778 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

5 of 24 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.07 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2005 vs 2009

All Candidates

24 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SAWNA LAKRA
INC
UPA (UPA)
41,17228.7%
2
RAM KUMAR PAHAN
BJP
NDA
38,39426.8%
3
AMULYA NIRAJ KHALKHO
JKP
15,38710.7%
4
PARAS NATH ORAON
AJSUP
13,6739.5%
5
BELAS TIRKEY
UGDP
7,1475.0%
6
PUSHPA DEVI
LJVM
4,1902.9%
7
SUNDARI DEVI
RJD
UPA
3,3132.3%
8
BANDHANA ORAON
IND
2,5781.8%
9
RATAN TIRKEY
JHJAP
2,1341.5%
10
ARVIND MINJ
IND
2,0471.4%
11
SUSHILA EKKA
JMM
UPA
1,7231.2%
12
THUMA TIRKEY
NLHP
1,5921.1%
13
JHALKU BEDIA
RKJP
1,5691.1%
14
PREMCHAND PAHAN
BSP
BSP
1,3460.9%
15
MEENAKSHI KUJUR
IND
1,2340.9%
16
RANJEET TOPPO
NSAM
9440.7%
17
SOMNATH BEDIA
IND
9310.7%
18
HABIL PREM MINJ
JKPP
7990.6%
19
KARMU MUNDA
PTSS
7620.5%
20
JOVAKIM AMRIT LAL TIGGA
IND
6110.4%
21
JAGNU ORAON
IND
5500.4%
22
SATYENDRA MUNDA
IND
5010.3%
23
LAXMI ORAON
IND
4700.3%
24
BAJI MUNDA
IND
3540.3%

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
1.9%
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
INC 28.7%BJP 26.8%JKP 10.7%AJSUP 9.5%OTH 24.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/24

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.07 Cr

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?

1 location
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