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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 75 · 2014

Panki

20052009201420192024

Winner — 2014

BIDESH SINGH
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 26.2%IND 25.0%18 others 48.8%
Votes
41,175
26.2% share
Winning margin
1,995
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
65.2%
of 2,40,584

Panki was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 1,995 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

5 of 19 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.36 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2009 vs 2014

All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BIDESH SINGH
INC
INC (UPA)
41,17526.2%
2
KUSHWAHA SHASHI BHUSHAN MEHTA
IND
39,18025.0%
3
AMIT KUMAR TIWARI
BJP
NDA
29,05818.5%
4
LAL SURAJ
JMM
UPA
22,88214.6%
5
PARAS THAKUR
IND
3,5952.3%
6
JAYRAM ORAON
IND
3,1102.0%
7
MANAJRUL HAQUE
CPI
2,3581.5%
8
KAVITA SINGH
CPI(ML)(L)
1,8101.1%
9
MADHU SUDAN TRIPATHY
JVM
1,8001.1%
10
RAIS AHMAD
SP
Samajwadi Party
1,6171.0%
11
SHASHI KANT SINGH
SSD
1,5141.0%
12
MD. SAFIR MIYA
JBSP
1,5011.0%
13
VISHWANATH RAM
BSP
BSP
1,3410.8%
14
LAL PRAKASH
IND
1,1310.7%
15
ALOK KUMAR PANDEY
JKP
1,0680.7%
16
SANTOSH KUMAR JAISWAL
IND
1,0630.7%
17
JAGDISH SINGH
PMS
8450.5%
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NOTA
NOTA
7760.5%
19
AWDHESH ORAON
JKKP
6390.4%
20
SURESH PRASAD
IND
4990.3%

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 (59th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 1.3% · max 20.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
59th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.05
fewer partiesmore parties
4th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
24th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 26.2%IND 25.0%BJP 18.5%JMM 14.6%OTH 15.2%NOTA 0.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/19

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.36 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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