Kanke Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results
MLA · 2024
Suresh Kumar Baitha
Jharkhand Assembly Election 2024 — results
Winner
Suresh Kumar Baitha
votes
1,33,499
Margin
968(0.3%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Suresh Kumar Baitha✓ WinnerINC1,33,49943.47%
- 2Dr. Jitu Charan RamBJP1,32,53143.16%
- 3Phuleshwar BaithaJharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari MorchaDeposit lost25,9658.46%
- 4NOTA3,5881.17%
- 5Santosh Kumar RajakCPIDeposit lost3,1571.03%
- 6Seema RayINDDeposit lost1,5360.5%
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- 7Deepshikha KumariINDDeposit lost1,4520.47%
- 8Ajit Ku RaviRight To Recall PartyDeposit lost1,2040.39%
- 9Surendra Mirdha Alias Suren Kumar KalindiSPDeposit lost9450.31%
- 10Ashok Kumar NagINDDeposit lost8700.28%
- 11Madhusudan KumarAazad Samaj Party (kanshi Ram)Deposit lost6940.23%
- 12Anil Kumar PaswanJharkhand PartyDeposit lost6820.22%
- 13Mukul NayakLokhit Adhikar PartyDeposit lost4900.16%
- 14Rajan NayakPeoples Party Of India (democratic)Deposit lost4800.16%
Deposit lost: 11 of 13 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).
Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2024
From the Election Commission of India's statistical report
- Electors
- 4,82,834
- Votes cast
- 3,07,306
- Turnout
- 63.65%
- Polling stations
- 482
incl. service voters
incl. 3,946 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women63.2%
1,52,031 of 2,40,395 voted on EVMs
Men62.4%
1,51,329 of 2,42,426 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 13; 0 voted.
- Candidates13 (2 women)
- Lost deposit11
- NOTA3,588
- Valid votes3,03,505
Women candidates: Seema Ray, Deepshikha Kumari
Frequently asked questions
Who is the MLA of Kanke?
Suresh Kumar Baitha (INC) won Kanke in the Jharkhand Assembly Election 2024 with 1,33,499 votes.
What was the winning margin in Kanke?
Suresh Kumar Baitha defeated Dr. Jitu Charan Ram (BJP) by 968 votes.
What was the turnout in Kanke in 2024?
63.65% — 3,07,306 of 4,82,834 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 63.2%, men's 62.4%.
How many voters does Kanke have?
4,82,834 electors at the 2024 election — 2,42,426 men, 2,40,395 women, 13 third gender (service voters included), and 482 polling stations.
When is the next assembly election in Kanke?
The last general election was completed in November 2024. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2029; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.
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