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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Winner — 2005
SALKHAN SOREN
JMM· UPA (UPA)
JMM 28.5%RJD 27.3%12 others 44.2%
Votes
36,849
28.5% share
Winning margin
1,512
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
65.2%
of 1,98,602
Gandey was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 1,512 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SALKHAN SOREN | UPA (UPA) | 36,849 | 28.5% |
| 2 | SARFARAZ AHMED | UPA | 35,337 | 27.3% |
| 3 | LAXMAN SAWARNKAR | NDA | 32,545 | 25.1% |
| 4 | RAJESH KUMAR | CPI(ML)(L) | 6,070 | 4.7% |
| 5 | BINOD KUMAR VERMA | BSP | 5,228 | 4.0% |
| 6 | SIDHESHWAR HAIMBRAM | IND | 2,372 | 1.8% |
| 7 | PRAVEEN SINGH | Samajwadi Party | 2,179 | 1.7% |
| 8 | BABULAL MAHTO | IND | 2,000 | 1.5% |
| 9 | BAIJNATH PRASAD VERMA | IND | 1,962 | 1.5% |
| 10 | SANATAN MARANDI | 1,438 | 1.1% | |
| 11 | UMESH CHANDRA TRIVEDI | JKP | 1,320 | 1.0% |
| 12 | SHANKAR MISHRA | IND | 883 | 0.7% |
| 13 | SOMNATH MUKHERJEE | 653 | 0.5% | |
| 14 | DAYAL MANDAL | JVD | 634 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (18th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.1% · min 1.2% · max 7.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
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18th of 81How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.16
fewer partiesmore parties
81st of 81How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
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38th of 81Where does the house stand?
SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 28.5%RJD 27.3%BJP 25.1%OTH 19.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,45,474
Density
493 / km²
Sex ratio
944 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,962 km²
SC population13.3%
ST population9.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
76%HINDU
Hindu 75.9%Muslim 20.8%Other 3.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.2%
Electricity32.0%
Sanitation10.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births70.7%
Children fully vaccinated70.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.9%
Children underweight (under 5)34.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.7%
Women literate53.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Clean cooking fuel32.4%
Health insurance52.4%
What's nearby?
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