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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 44 · 2014

Baharagora

Winner — 2014

KUNAL SHARANGI
JMM· JMM
JMM 35.8%BJP 26.3%8 others 37.9%
Votes
57,973
35.8% share
Winning margin
15,355
9.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
76.0%
of 2,13,264

A clear win with a 9.5% margin.

Seat history

2 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.16 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KUNAL SHARANGI
JMM
57,97335.8%
2
DINESHANANDA GOSWAMI
NDA
42,61826.3%
3
SAMIR KUMAR MOHANTY
JVM
42,13026.0%
4
SANAT KUMAR MAHATO
5,0073.1%
5
SWAPAN KR. MAHATO
4,6792.9%
6
DEBI SHANKAR DUTTA
UPA
3,5592.2%
NOTA
NOTA
2,5911.6%
8
DHIRENDRA NATH VERA
Samajwadi Party
1,2650.8%
9
GOPI NATH MUNDA
AMB
1,1280.7%
10
GANESH PODDAR
BSP
1,0800.7%

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

High turnout (4th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 2.4% · max 35.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
4th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
60th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
36th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 35.8%BJP 26.3%JVM 26.0%OTH 10.3%NOTA 1.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/9

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.16 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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