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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 62 · 2024Reserved (ST)

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Winner — 2024

RAJESH KACHHAP
INC· Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
INC 47.1%BJP 36.0%19 others 16.9%
Votes
1,24,049
47.1% share
Winning margin
29,065
11.0% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
70.0%
of 3,76,489

A clear win with a 11.0% margin.

Seat history

1 of 20 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.67 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2019 vs 2024

All Candidates

21 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJESH KACHHAP
INC
Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
1,24,04947.1%
2
RAM KUMAR PAHAN
BJP
94,98436.1%
3
SAMUNDAR PAHAN
JLKM
27,03010.3%
4
BIPIN TOPPO
IND
1,9930.8%
5
AJAY KACHHAP
BHRTADVSIP
1,8050.7%
6
BIRISH MINZ
IND
1,6840.6%
7
MANOJ TOPPO
IND
1,5830.6%
8
BIRSA ORAON
IND
1,3780.5%
9
BAJRANG LOHRA
BSP
1,2750.5%
10
RAJ KACHHAP
IND
1,2630.5%
11
SURAJ KACHHAP
APoI
9960.4%
12
RAMAVTAR KERKETTA
IND
9000.3%
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NOTA
NOTA
8640.3%
14
JAGAN ORAON
IND
7280.3%
15
ANURAG KUJUR
IND
7060.3%
16
JITENDER ORAON
IND
4860.2%
17
PRITAM SAAD LOHRA
RPI(A)
3930.1%
18
BISHWANATH TIRKEY
RADP
3510.1%
19
YOGENDRA BHAGAT
IND
3450.1%
20
BHUNESHWAR LOHRA
LJVM
2670.1%
21
SUSHMA DEVI
IND
2520.1%

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

Average turnout (43rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 1.8% · max 36.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
43rd of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.76
fewer partiesmore parties
35th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
79th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.1%BJP 36.1%JLKM 10.3%OTH 6.2%NOTA 0.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/20

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.67 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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