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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 46 · 2024Reserved (ST)

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20052009201420192024

Winner — 2024

SANJIB SARDAR
JMM· Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
JMM 52.0%BJP 39.9%15 others 8.1%
Votes
1,20,322
52.0% share
Winning margin
27,902
12.1% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
74.2%
of 3,12,038

A clear win with a 12.1% margin.

Seat history

3 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.17 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2019 vs 2024

All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SANJIB SARDAR
JMM
Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
1,20,32252.0%
2
MEERA MUNDA
BJP
92,42039.9%
3
BHAGIRATHI HANSDA
JLKM
5,7232.5%
4
SUBODH SINGH SARDAR
IND
2,4051.0%
5
SUNITA MURMU
IND
2,1800.9%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,9520.8%
7
BIJAN SARDAR
SUCI
1,3200.6%
8
SIRMA DEWGAM
IND
1,0400.5%
9
LAVE KUMAR SARDAR
IND
9980.4%
10
MAHEEN SARDAR
BHRTADVSIP
6300.3%
11
MAHENDRA MURMU
IND
6120.3%
12
SURDHU MAJHI
APoI
5060.2%
13
SALMA HANSDAH
JKPP
3080.1%
14
CHANDRAY MAHALI
IND
3050.1%
15
KANDOMANI BHUMIJ
IND
2840.1%
16
RAM CHANDRA TUDU
RTORP
2740.1%
17
DHANANJOY SINGH
IND
2490.1%

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

High turnout (17th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
12.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 3.6% · max 21.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
17th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
63rd of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
51st of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 52.0%BJP 39.9%OTH 7.3%NOTA 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/16

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.17 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,93,919
Density
644 / km²
Sex ratio
949 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,562 km²
SC population4.9%
ST population28.5%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
68%HINDU
Hindu 67.6%Other 20.3%Muslim 8.9%Other 3.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water30.0%
Electricity81.4%
Sanitation49.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.9%
Children underweight (under 5)41.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.4%
Women literate73.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Clean cooking fuel57.6%
Health insurance50.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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