KANKE
Assembly seat no. 65 in Jharkhand · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 5 times since 2005.
Winner, 2009
RAMCHANDRA BAITHA
BJP
Elections held
5
2005–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 4 of 5
Margin, 2009
4,571
3.16% of valid votes
Result, 2009
Runner-up
INCSURESH BAITHA
- Votes
- 40,674
- Vote share
- 28.14%
- Behind by
- 4,571
Electors
3,31,582
Total votes polled
1,44,559
Valid votes
1,44,559
NOTA votes
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Turnout
43.6%
Full result, 2009
20 candidates · 1,44,559 valid votes
RAMCHANDRA BAITHABJPwon
45,245
31.3%
SURESH BAITHAINC
40,674
28.1%
SAMRI LALJMM
16,228
11.2%
RAMJIT GANJHUIND
9,335
6.5%
SHANTI DEVIAJSUP
9,091
6.3%
ARJUN KUMAR RAMIND
4,559
3.1%
AJAY RAJAKABMSD
3,596
2.5%
KHUDA RAMRJD
2,856
2.0%
RATIYA GANJHUIND
1,959
1.4%
VIJAY RAMNSAM
1,872
1.3%
NAGESHWAR CHOUDHARYIND
1,706
1.2%
NANDLAL NAYAKJHJAP
1,423
1.0%
Showing the top 12 of 20. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 5 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | SURESH KUMAR BAITHA | INC | 1,33,499 | 43.47% | DR. JITU CHARAN RAM | 968 |
| 2019 | SAMMARI LAL | BJP | 1,11,975 | 44.04% | SURESH KUMAR BAITHA | 22,540 |
| 2014 | DR. JITU CHARAN RAM | BJP | 1,15,702 | 55.73% | SURESH KUMAR BAITHA | 59,804 |
| 2009 | RAMCHANDRA BAITHA | BJP | 45,245 | 31.30% | SURESH BAITHA | 4,571 |
| 2005 | RAM CHANDER BAITHA | BJP | 61,502 | 40.73% | SAMARI LAL | 15,059 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
