Assembly constituency 65, reserved (SC), Jharkhand
Kanke
Suresh Kumar Baitha (INC) won the 2024 election by 968 votes, taking 43.50% of the vote to Dr. Jitu Charan Ram (BJP)'s 43.20%. Below is every result here since 2009.
Latest winnerINCSuresh Kumar Baitha, 2024
Winner's vote share, 202443.50%runner-up 43.20%
Winning margin, 20249680.32% of votes cast
Elections on record5BJP 4, INC 1
Result by result
| Year | House | Seat | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Assembly | Kanke Seat 65 | Suresh Kumar Baitha INC | 1,33,499 43.5% | Dr. Jitu Charan Ram BJP | 1,32,531 43.2% | 968 votes 0.32% | 63.0% |
| 2020 | Assembly | Kanke Seat 65 | Sammari Lal BJP | 1,11,975 44.6% | Suresh Kumar Baitha INC | 89,435 35.6% | 22,540 votes 8.98% | 64.1% |
| 2019 | Assembly | Kanke Seat 65 | Sammari Lal BJP | 1,11,975 44.0% | Suresh Kumar Baitha INC | 89,435 35.2% | 22,540 votes 8.86% | 61.3% |
| 2014 | Assembly | Kanke Seat 65 | Dr. Jitu Charan Ram BJP | 1,15,702 55.7% | Suresh Kumar Baitha INC | 55,898 26.9% | 59,804 votes 28.80% | 59.8% |
| 2009 | Assembly | Kanke Seat 65 | Ramchandra Baitha BJP | 45,245 31.3% | Suresh Baitha INC | 40,674 28.1% | 4,571 votes 3.16% | 43.6% |
Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.