Khunti is a Lok Sabha / Parliamentary constituency in South Jharkhand of Jharkhand and is located in East India. Khunti Lok Sabha is reserved for Scheduled Tribe.
It is a Rural constituency with an approximate literacy rate of 64.76%. There are 11,11,856 voters of which 5,65,457 are male and 5,46,398 are female and 1 voters of the third gender.
Karia Munda of BJP (alliance: NDA) won in this seat defeating JHKP. BJP polled 2,69,185 of the total of 7,36,955 votes polled. BJP won the seat in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections.
Khunti goes to the polls in the 5st phase of the 2019 General Elections to choose the 17th Lok Sabha on Monday, May 6, 2019. The election results for the seat are scheduled for Thursday, May 23, 2019.
The voter turnout in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections was 66.34%.
| Constituency Data (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. | 11 |
| Total Assembly Segments | 6 |
| Reservation for | Scheduled Tribe |
| Number of Voters | 11,11,856 |
| Number of Male Voters | 5,65,457 |
| Number of Female Voters | 5,46,398 |
| Results | 2014 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | BJP | BJP |
| Turnout % | 66.34% | 52.03% |
| Margin of Victory | 92,248 | 80,175 |
| Margin of Victory % | 12.52% | 15.71% |
| Results | 2014 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | BJP | BJP |
| Turnout % | 66.34% | 52.03% |
| Margin of Victory | 92,248 | 80,175 |
| Margin of Victory % | 12.52% | 15.71% |
| Party | Votes Polled | Votes % | CANDIDATE NAME |
|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | 382638 | 45.97% | Arjun MundaWinner |
| INC | 381193 | 45.80% | Kali Charan Munda |
| Nota | 21245 | 2.55% | Nota |
| IND | 10989 | 1.32% | Meenakshi Munda |
| JHKP | 8838 | 1.06% | Ajay Topno |
| BSP | 7663 | 0.92% | Indumati Mundu |
| IND | 5255 | 0.63% | Sukhram Herenj |
| IND | 4560 | 0.55% | Niyaran Herenj |
| RSGP | 3895 | 0.47% | Sibil Kandulna |
| HBP | 2373 | 0.29% | Abinashi Mundu |
| BMSM | 1864 | 0.22% | Neel Justine Beck |
| ANP | 1864 | 0.22% | Munna Baraik |
