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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 68 · 2009Reserved (ST)

Gumla

Winner — 2009

KAMLESH ORAON
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 38.3%JMM 26.6%20 others 35.1%
Votes
39,555
38.3% share
Winning margin
12,087
11.7% of votes
Total candidates
22
Turnout
58.3%
of 1,77,355

A clear win with a 11.7% margin.

Seat history

6 of 22 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.13 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

22 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KAMLESH ORAON
NDA (NDA)
39,55538.3%
2
BHUSHAN TIRKEY
UPA
27,46826.6%
3
JOY FREDRIC BAXLA
UPA
21,32920.6%
4
BRAJKISHORE BHAGAT
IND
1,8681.8%
5
GHANSHYAM CHANDRA PAHAN
UPA
1,4361.4%
6
SALIM TOPPO
IND
1,1671.1%
7
AJIT NEELAM KERKETTA
1,0211.0%
8
VINCENT BARLA
IND
9650.9%
9
SHISHIR TIRKEY
IND
9020.9%
10
CHANDAN MINJ
BSP
8690.8%
11
ASHOK KUMAR BHAGAT
IND
8450.8%
12
OJHA ORAON
IND
7950.8%
13
ALOIS MINJ
IND
6380.6%
14
JAYRAM ENDWAR
IND
6310.6%
15
SUDHIRAM KISAN
IND
5610.5%
16
DHEERENDRA PRASAD SINGH
IND
5580.5%
17
ANUP SANJAY TOPPO
JHJAP
5420.5%
18
SRIMANIM BELKHAS KUJUR
RADP
5360.5%
19
KACHA BHAGAT
IND
4390.4%
20
MAHESHWAR BAIGA
IND
4360.4%
21
MANOHAR KUJUR
IND
3950.4%
22
ASHA JOSEPHINE MINJ
IND
3710.4%

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

Average turnout (58th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
11.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.4% · min 0.9% · max 15.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
58th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
44th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
20th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 38.3%JMM 26.6%INC 20.6%OTH 14.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
6/22

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.13 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,25,213
Density
191 / km²
Sex ratio
993 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,360 km²
SC population3.2%
ST population68.9%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
45%OTHER
Other 44.6%Hindu 30.2%Christian 19.8%Muslim 5.0%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.8%
Electricity16.8%
Sanitation10.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.8%
Children fully vaccinated85.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.2%
Children underweight (under 5)38.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.5%
Women literate63.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.9%
Clean cooking fuel19.1%
Health insurance51.7%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Ragi

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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