76. Daltonganj is one of the 81 Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituencies in Jharkhand. This constituency is located in the South Jharkhand region of Jharkhand, which is located in the East region of India. This seat can be classified as: Semi-Urban and falls in the Palamu district of Jharkhand. The reservation status of this constituency is: General. 76. Daltonganj Assembly constituency is part of the 13. Palamu (Scheduled Caste) Lok Sabha constituency and can be classified as Semi-Urban. In the 2024 Jharkhand Assembly election, Daltonganj voted on Wednesday, November 13, 2024 and the counting of votes is on Saturday, November 23, 2024.
Location
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Map location of Daltonganj Assembly constituency in Jharkhand (Image: News18 Elections)
There were a total of 3,98,314 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2024 Assembly election in Daltonganj Assembly constituency, of which 2,04,257 were male, 1,94,055 female and 2 of the third gender. In the 2019 Assembly elections, there were a total of 3,46,781 registered voters, of which 1,82,663 were male, 1,64,118 female and 0 from the third gender. In 2014 elections, there were a total of 3,07,237 registered voters in this constituency, of which 1,64,762 were male and 1,42,475 female. In the 2009 polls, the number of total electors was 2,67,909 which included 1,42,985 male and 1,24,924 female voters.
The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 964 in 2019, 355 in 2014 and 238 in 2009.
The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2024 was 950, in 2019 it was 898, 865 in 2014 and 874 in 2009.
Poll dates
Daltonganj Assembly constituency went to the polls in Phase 1 of the 2024 Jharkhand Assembly elections on Wednesday, November 13, 2024. The counting of votes is on Saturday, November 23, 2024.
In the 2019 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 1 on Saturday, November 30, 2019 and the results were declared on Monday, December 23, 2019.
In the 2014 polls, this constituency voted in 1 on Tuesday, November 25, 2014 and the results were declared on Tuesday, December 23, 2014.
In 2009, Daltonganj voted in Phase 5 on Friday, December 18, 2009 and the results were declared on Wednesday, December 23, 2009.
Extent
Assembly constituency no.76. Daltonganj comprises of the following areas of Palamu district in the South Jharkhand region of Jharkhand: Daltonganj and Chainpur police stations in Palamau Sadar sub-division; and Bhandaria police Station in Garhwa sub-division.
This constituency covers an approximate area of 1942.84 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Sabalagadh is: 24°18'39.6"N 83°58'58.8"E.
A total of five Assembly constituencies in the state of Jharkhand share borders with Daltonganj constituency, which are: Garhwa, Bishrampur, Chattarpur, Panki, Manika. This constituency shares an inter-state border with .
Voter turnout
According to data released by the Election Commission of India, in the 2024 Jharkhand Assembly elections, the estimated voter turnout in this Jharkhand constituency was 65.22%. In 2019, this seat registered a turnout of 64.1%, while it was 64.7% in 2014 and 54.95% in 2009. The estimated turnout in 2024 was -1.12% compared to the 2019 turnout.
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Total voters
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Victory margin
In the 2019 Jharkhand Assembly elections, Alok Kumar Chaurasiya of BJP won in this constituency beating Krishna Nand Tripathi of INC by a margin of 21,517 votes which was 09.87% of the total votes cast. In 2014, Alok Kr Chaurasiya of JVM was the winner in this seat beating Krishna Nand Tripathi of INC by a margin of 4,347 votes which was 2.19% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2009 Assembly elections, Krishna Nand Tripathi of INC won this seat defeating Dileep Singh Namdhari of BJP by a margin of 4,233 votes which was 2.88% of the total votes polled for the seat.
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Winner vote share (%)
In the 2019 Jharkhand Assembly elections, Alok Kumar Chaurasiya of BJP had a vote share of 47.57% in this seat. In 2014, Alok Kr Chaurasiyaof JVM secured a vote share of 29.78% in this constituency. In the 2009 Assembly elections, Krishna Nand Tripathi of INC got a vote share of 29.6% in Daltonganj.