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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 65 · 2019Reserved (SC)

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Winner — 2019

SAMMARI LAL
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 44.0%INC 35.2%11 others 20.8%
Votes
1,11,975
44.0% share
Winning margin
22,540
8.9% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
61.3%
of 4,15,081

A clear win with a 8.9% margin.

Seat history

4 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.19 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SAMMARI LAL
BJP
BJP (NDA)
1,11,97544.0%
2
SURESH KUMAR BAITHA
INC
89,43535.2%
3
RAMJEET GANJHU
AJSUP
29,12711.5%
4
KAMLESH RAM
JVM
10,3914.1%
—
NOTA
NOTA
3,3131.3%
6
ASHOK KUMAR NAG
JD(U)
NDA
1,6780.7%
7
SHANKAR PRASAD
LJP
NDA
1,5490.6%
8
SANTOSH KUMAR
RTJHPR
1,4420.6%
9
RAJAN NAYAK
PPID
1,3450.5%
10
AVADHESH BAITHA
BSP
1,3250.5%
11
SURENDRA MIRDHA
LJVM
9660.4%
12
ASHISH KUMAR
RRP
8670.3%
13
ARTI KUMARI NAYAK
CPIM
8460.3%

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

Low turnout (67th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.2% · min 0.3% · max 28.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
67th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.61
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
43rd of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 44.0%INC 35.2%AJSUP 11.5%OTH 8.0%NOTA 1.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.19 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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