Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 63 · 2009

Ranchi

2005 2009 2014 2019 2024

Winner — 2009

CHANDRESHWAR PRASAD SINGH

BJP· NDA (NDA)

BJP 56.9%INC 33.6%16 others 9.6%

Votes

66,161

56.9% share

Winning margin

27,111

23.3% of votes

Total candidates

Turnout

32.9%

of 3,53,461

Ranchi is a safe seat — CHANDRESHWAR PRASAD SINGH won by 23.3%.

Seat history

2 of 18 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.16 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

18 total

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Flags
1	CHANDRESHWAR PRASAD SINGH	BJP NDA (NDA)	66,161	56.9%	Inc
2	PRADEEP TULSYAN	INC UPA	39,050	33.6%
3	MD. SHARFUDDIN	JMM UPA	5,174	4.5%	DL
4	RAKESH KUMAR SINGH	AJSUP	1,968	1.7%	DL
5	JAMIL AKTAR	IND	922	0.8%	DL
6	KRISHNA MOHAN SINGH	LJP NDA	603	0.5%	DL
7	LEELAWATI GUPTA	IND	498	0.4%	DL
8	RAJESH KUMAR	IND	361	0.3%	DL
9	SAZZAD ALI	JHJAP	310	0.3%	DL
10	SUSHIL KUMAR NARSARIA	IND	244	0.2%	DL
11	MANSOOR ALAM	IND	184	0.2%	DL
12	SHIVA PRASAD AGRAWAL	ABMSD	156	0.1%	DL
13	RAMESH BHARATI	IND	151	0.1%	DL
14	JAWED AKHTAR	IND	149	0.1%	DL
15	RANJIT SINGH	BRSP	138	0.1%	DL
16	AJAY KUMAR KHAITAN	IND	89	0.1%	DL
17	SURENDRA KUMAR SUMAN	LJVM	86	0.1%	DL
18	AGAM LAL MAHTO	IND	84	0.1%	DL

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

The Record The Place The State

Low turnout (81st), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT

safe

23.3%

MORE COMPETITIVESAFER

mean 19.1% · min 3.5% · max 39.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT

53%

lowerhigher

81st of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT

2.11

fewer partiesmore parties

79th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT

0.4%

lowerhigher

68th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT

81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT

2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES

BJP 56.9%INC 33.6%OTH 9.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT

2/18

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.16 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%

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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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