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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 66 · 2014Reserved (ST)

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Winner — 2014

GANGOTRI KUJUR
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 28.5%AITC 24.5%12 others 47.0%
Votes
54,200
28.5% share
Winning margin
7,605
4.0% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
66.2%
of 2,87,377

A closely fought contest. GANGOTRI KUJUR won with a 4.0% margin.

Seat history

3 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.28 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GANGOTRI KUJUR
BJP
NDA (NDA)
54,20028.5%
2
BANDHU TIRKEY
AITC
46,59524.5%
3
DEO KUMAR DHAN
IND
38,80120.4%
4
RAVINDRA NATH BHAGAT
INC
UPA
20,64610.9%
5
SUKHMANI TIGGA
SP
Samajwadi Party
8,0554.2%
6
HEMLATA ORAON
IND
5,3202.8%
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NOTA
NOTA
4,2812.3%
8
SHEONATH TIGGA
IND
3,3121.7%
9
BUDHWA ORAON
JMM
UPA
2,3781.3%
10
VIJAY PRAKASH MINJ
IND
1,6690.9%
11
SUNIL ORAON
IND
1,5440.8%
12
ANAND KUMAR BHAGAT
IND
1,1940.6%
13
SURESH KERKETTA
SVKP
1,1040.6%
14
AJAY TIRKEY
IND
1,0480.6%

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

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Average turnout (22nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 4.0% · max 19.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
22nd of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
52nd of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
55th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 28.5%AITC 24.5%IND 20.4%INC 10.9%OTH 13.5%NOTA 2.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.28 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?

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