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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 69 · 2019Reserved (ST)

Bishunpur

20052009201420192024

Winner — 2019

CHAMRA LINDA
JMM· Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
JMM 49.2%BJP 38.6%11 others 12.2%
Votes
80,864
49.2% share
Winning margin
17,382
10.6% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
69.8%
of 2,35,502

A clear win with a 10.6% margin.

Seat history

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

⚖ Compare 2014 vs 2019

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHAMRA LINDA
JMM
Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
80,86449.2%
2
ASHOK ORAON
BJP
NDA
63,48238.6%
3
MAHATMA ORAON
JVM
5,0053.0%
—
NOTA
NOTA
4,5992.8%
5
MOHAN BHAGAT
IND
2,4501.5%
6
FULMANI BARA
IND
2,2141.4%
7
PUSHPA PANNA
IND
1,1010.7%
8
BHINESHWAR BHAGAT
BTP
9420.6%
9
RAMCHANDRA BHAGAT
BSP
9320.6%
10
ROHIT KUJUR
BRJNJGGWP
8250.5%
11
JOHN ORAON
IND
7610.5%
12
KRIPA LATA DEVI
JD(U)
NDA
7320.5%
13
BALIRAM ORAON
JAC
4940.3%

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.6%
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 49.2%BJP 38.6%OTH 9.4%NOTA 2.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.19 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
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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