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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 45 · 2025 by-electionsReserved (ST)
Ghatsila
Winner — 2025 by-elections
SOMESH CHANDRA SOREN
JMM 55.6%BJP 35.1%11 others 9.3%
Votes
1,04,936
55.6% share
Winning margin
38,601
20.4% of votes
Total candidates
13
Ghatsila is a safe seat — SOMESH CHANDRA SOREN won by 20.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOMESH CHANDRA SOREN | 1,04,936 | 55.6% | |
| 2 | BABU LAL SOREN | 66,335 | 35.1% | |
| 3 | RAMDAS MURMU | JLKM | 11,563 | 6.1% |
| 4 | DR. SRILAL KISKU | IND | 1,503 | 0.8% |
| 5 | PANCHANAN SOREN | BHRTADVSIP | 1,047 | 0.6% |
| 6 | BIKASH HEMBRAM | IND | 918 | 0.5% |
| 7 | MANSA RAM HANSDA | IND | 907 | 0.5% |
| 8 | PARWATI HANSDA | PPID | 387 | 0.2% |
| 9 | MANOJ KUMAR SINGH | IND | 369 | 0.2% |
| 10 | RAM KRISHNA KANTI MAHALI | IND | 340 | 0.2% |
| 11 | NARAYAN SINGH | IND | 197 | 0.1% |
| 12 | PARMESHWAR TUDU | IND | 153 | 0.1% |
| 13 | BASANT KUMAR TOPNO | IND | 129 | 0.1% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
High turnout (9th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal20.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.7% · min 0.9% · max 12.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
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9th of 81How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.35
fewer partiesmore parties
58th of 81How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
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31st of 81Where does the house stand?
SEAT
1 seats · 1 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 55.6%BJP 35.1%JLKM 6.1%OTH 3.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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%
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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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