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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 73 · 2014Reserved (ST)

Manika

20052009201420192024

Winner — 2014

HARIKRISHN SINGH
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 24.7%RJD 23.9%12 others 51.4%
Votes
31,583
24.7% share
Winning margin
1,083
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
59.8%
of 2,13,888

Manika was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 1,083 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

0 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.40 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2009 vs 2014

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HARIKRISHN SINGH
BJP
NDA (NDA)
31,58324.7%
2
RAMCHANDRA SINGH
RJD
UPA
30,50023.9%
3
MUNESHWAR ORAON
INC
UPA
27,73121.7%
4
NEERA DEVI
AITC
6,3265.0%
5
SHILPA KUMARI
JMM
UPA
5,9754.7%
6
ANITA MINJ
IND
4,7503.7%
—
NOTA
NOTA
4,6603.6%
8
GANESH BHAGAT
CPI
4,0273.1%
9
BACHAN SINGH
IND
2,9812.3%
10
RAJ KUMAR PAHAN
RADP
2,6332.1%
11
UMASHANKAR BAIGA
IND
1,9321.5%
12
PAUL EKKA
JKP
1,7791.4%
13
RAJMUNI KUNWAR
BSP
BSP
1,5831.2%
14
NIRJAL KUMAR SINGH
JBSP
1,3851.1%

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 (52nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.0% · min 0.8% · max 11.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
52nd of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.28
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.9%
lowerhigher
5th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 24.7%RJD 23.9%INC 21.7%OTH 26.1%NOTA 3.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.40 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,39,869
Density
442 / km²
Sex ratio
928 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,393 km²
SC population27.6%
ST population9.3%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.8%Muslim 12.3%Other 1.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.8%
Electricity19.2%
Sanitation13.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births74.9%
Children fully vaccinated80.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.7%
Children underweight (under 5)37.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.0%
Women literate62.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.4%
Clean cooking fuel25.4%
Health insurance55.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Pulses-Arhar

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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