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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 26 · 2019Reserved (SC)

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Winner — 2019

Kishun Kumar Das
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 30.2%AJSUP 24.8%17 others 44.9%
Votes
61,438
30.3% share
Winning margin
10,996
5.4% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
61.7%
of 3,29,361

A clear win with a 5.4% margin.

Seat history

3 of 18 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.28 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2014 vs 2019

All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Kishun Kumar Das
BJP
BJP (NDA)
61,43830.3%
2
MANOJ KUMAR CHANDRA
AJSUP
50,44224.8%
3
Ramadev Singh Bhogta
JVM
31,34615.4%
4
Yogendra Nath Baitha
INC
27,66513.6%
5
Niraj Kumar Niraj
IND
5,5522.7%
6
Kamlesh Kumar
IND
4,3662.1%
7
Anand Kumar Bharti
JKP
3,5791.8%
8
Binod Bihari Paswan
CPI
3,4871.7%
9
Hardip Kumar Ram
RPI(A)
2,4871.2%
10
JITENDRA KUMAR
BSP
2,0411.0%
11
Shanker Rajak
SP
2,0291.0%
12
Baleshwar Ram
IND
1,6550.8%
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NOTA
NOTA
1,6440.8%
14
Kamlesh Ganjhu
IND
1,2510.6%
15
Kheman Ram
APoI
1,1690.6%
16
Naresh Bhuiyan
NAGADHP
9680.5%
17
Ramanand Das
BaSaPa
9410.5%
18
Chhotan Kumar
PPID
5960.3%
19
Vikash Kumar
IND
4480.2%

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 (56th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
5.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.7% · min 1.6% · max 8.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
56th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
40th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.7%
lowerhigher
6th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 30.3%AJSUP 24.8%JVM 15.4%INC 13.6%OTH 15.0%NOTA 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/18

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.28 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,42,886
Density
281 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,718 km²
SC population32.6%
ST population4.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.6%Muslim 11.2%Other 2.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.9%
Electricity14.9%
Sanitation10.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births71.5%
Children fully vaccinated71.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.2%
Children underweight (under 5)39.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.0%
Women literate57.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.7%
Clean cooking fuel20.4%
Health insurance46.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Vegetable

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