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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 69 · 2014Reserved (ST)

Bishunpur

20052009201420192024

Winner — 2014

CHAMRA LINDA
JMM· JMM
JMM 38.0%BJP 30.6%12 others 31.5%
Votes
55,851
38.0% share
Winning margin
10,843
7.4% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
66.9%
of 2,19,936

A clear win with a 7.4% margin.

Seat history

3 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.39 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2009 vs 2014

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHAMRA LINDA
JMM
JMM
55,85138.0%
2
SAMIR ORAON
BJP
NDA
45,00830.6%
3
ASHOK ORAON
IND
11,9948.2%
4
BOBY BHAGAT
INC
UPA
11,7818.0%
—
NOTA
NOTA
4,6053.1%
6
SUKHAIR BHAGAT
IND
3,7332.5%
7
VISHWANATH ORAON
CPI
3,1902.2%
8
AMON LAKRA
CPI(ML)(L)
2,8671.9%
9
SANTOSH ORAON
IND
2,0311.4%
10
BHINESWAR BHAGAT
IND
1,4691.0%
11
VIMAL CHANDRA ASUR
JVM
1,3540.9%
12
BHAGWAN KUMAR MUNDA
BSP
BSP
1,2770.9%
13
SAJIT TIRKEY
SP
Samajwadi Party
1,0470.7%
14
KARTIK BHAGAT
IND
9540.7%

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 (33rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.7% · min 0.6% · max 16.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
33rd of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.75
fewer partiesmore parties
36th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.1%
lowerhigher
3rd of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.75EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 38.0%BJP 30.6%IND 8.2%INC 8.0%OTH 12.2%NOTA 3.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.39 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?

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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