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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 78 · 2024Reserved (SC)

Chhatarpur

20052009201420192024

Winner — 2024

RADHA KRISHANA KISHORE
INC· Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
INC 36.5%BJP 36.1%13 others 27.4%
Votes
71,857
36.5% share
Winning margin
736
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
61.4%
of 3,20,465

Chhatarpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 736 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

1 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.11 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2019 vs 2024

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RADHA KRISHANA KISHORE
INC
Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
71,85736.5%
2
PUSHPA DEVI
BJP
71,12136.1%
3
VIJAY KUMAR
RJD
20,96310.7%
4
SANDEEP KUMAR
IND
6,1593.1%
5
LAXMI RAVI
IND
4,6492.4%
6
MAMTA BHUIYAN
SP
4,5942.3%
7
CHANCHALA DEVI
BSP
4,0582.1%
8
CHANDRAMA KUMARI
IND
3,4081.7%
—
NOTA
NOTA
3,0261.5%
10
RAJESH ROSHAN
IND
2,4441.2%
11
PRITY RAJ
JLKM
1,0650.5%
12
AWDHESH RAM
LKHAP
1,0540.5%
13
KAMESHWAR PASAWAN
IND
9040.5%
14
ANIL MANJHI
IND
8520.4%
15
KANHAI RAM
HNDUAWMMNC
5910.3%

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 (71st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.6% · min 0.4% · max 16.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
71st of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.59
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
29th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.5%BJP 36.1%RJD 10.7%OTH 15.1%NOTA 1.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.11 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,39,869
Density
442 / km²
Sex ratio
928 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,393 km²
SC population27.6%
ST population9.3%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.8%Muslim 12.3%Other 1.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.8%
Electricity19.2%
Sanitation13.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births74.9%
Children fully vaccinated80.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.7%
Children underweight (under 5)37.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.0%
Women literate62.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.4%
Clean cooking fuel25.4%
Health insurance55.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Pulses-Arhar

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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