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Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Jharkhand Socio-Economic & Demographic Profile of the State

Jharkhand is surrounded by Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east. The state covers a geographical area of 79.70 Lakh Hect. Jharkhand is located in eastern India with its capital at Ranchi. Many parts of the Jharkhand state lie on the Chota Nagpur Plateau. Chota Nagpur plateau is the source of the Koel, Damodar, Brahmani, Kharkai, and Subarnarekha rivers, whose upper watersheds lie within Jharkhand. Soil content of Jharkhand state mainly consist of soil formed from disintegration of rocks and stones, and soil composition is further divided into: Red soil, found mostly in the Damodar valley, and Rajmahal area Micacious soil , found in Koderma, Jhumeritilaiya, Barkagaon, and areas around the Mandar hill Sandy soil, generally found in Hazaribagh and Dhanbad Black soil, found in Rajmahal area, Laterite soil, found in western part of Ranchi, Palamu, and parts of Santhal Parganas and Singhbhum . Much of the state is still covered by forest. Forest preserves support the population of tigers and Asian Elephants.

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Jharkhand with a total area of 79716 sq km has a population of 3.29 crores (2011 census). The population consists of 28% tribals, 12% Scheduled Castes and 60% others. The population density of the state is 414 persons per square kilometre of land, However, it varies from as low as 148 per square kilometre in Gumla district to as high as 1167 per square kilometre in Dhanbad district. Around 70% of the population speak various dialects of Hindi and 10% is Bengali speaking.

3 Jharkhand has 32 tribal groups. These are the Asur, Baiga, Banjara, Bathudi, Bedia, Binjhia, Birhor, Birjia, Chero, Chick-Baraik, Gond, Gorait, Ho, Karmali, Kharia, Kharwar, Khond, Kisan, Kora, Korwa, Lohra, Mahli, Mal-Paharia, Munda, Oraon, Parhaiya, Santal, Sauria-Paharia, Savar, Bhumij, Kol and Kanwar. In some of the districts of Jharkhand, the tribal population is predominant.

Hinduism is the majority religion in the state, with 68.5% of the population practising the faith. Islam is followed by 13.8% of the population and the Animisitic Sarna religion is practised by 13% of the population. Christianity with 4.1% of the population is the fourth largest religious community in Jharkhand. Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism are all practiced making few less than 1%. Christianity is the main religion followed among the Mundas. Apart from that Mundas have their own religion known as Sarna. Sarna stress on the belief of one God. Mundas believe in the supreme being known as the Singbonga, which means the Sun God. According to the Mundas, he saves them from the external enemies and troubles of life. They say Singbonga punishes them if they break the law of marrying in their own tribe. Mundas are of the belief that Singbonga is not the jealous God and gives his people the right to worship any celestial being. In Sarna the Mundas worship the nature.

The cuisine of Jharkhand is equally vegetarian as well as non-vegetarian. These traditional dishes are not available at the restaurants as they have not been commercialized. However on a visit to a tribal village or a tribal wedding in a 4 remote area one can get a chance to taste such exotic food. All preparation except the pickles and festive ones are low on oil and spices.

Culture The culture of Jharkhand traces the tradition of the tribal society of Indian society, also remaining unperturbed by the trends of modernization. Rather it asserts it originality and ethnicity and continues to do so. Music, dance, life style, art are the torch bearers of this trend of the cultural tradition.

History Jharkhand is a word developed from the original tribal language meaning "the land of the jungles." Jharkhand is considered as one of the potentially richest states in the world because of its awesome mineral reserves. The early recorded history of Jharkhand is mired in the web of legends. According to the legends, it was traced that Raja Jai Singh Deo of Orissa in the 13th century declared himself as the ruler of Jharkhand. Jharkhand was known by the name of 'Kukara' region during the days of the Mughal Empire.

Language Jharkhand has number of languages belonging to three major language families. Indo-Aryan languages include Angika, Nagpuri (Sadri), Hindi, Urdu, Oriya and Bengali. Jharkand is also home to the Munda languages, Kurmali, Korku, Santhali, Mundari, Bhumij, Kharia and Ho, and the Dravidian languages Korwa, Oraon and Paharia.

Climate The cold weather commences early in November and comes to an end in the middle of March. The hot weather then sets in and lasts till the middle of June. Soon after this the rainy season commences and continues till the end of September, the beginning of this season occurs when a storm from the Bay of Bengal passes over Bihar. The commencement of monsoon may be as early as the last week of May or as the first or second week of July. The climate in the cold weather is pleasant. The days are bright and warm and the sun is not too hot. As soon as the sun sets the temperature falls and the heat of the day yields place to a sharp bracing cold. The state is divided into 5 divisions, 24 districts, 38 subdivisions and 260 blocks for administrative purposes.

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State at a glance- State Code S27 Division 5 Total Districts 24 Total Sub Divisions 38 Total Blocks 260 Total Panchayats 4562 Total Male Population (2014) 18088637 Total Female population (2014) 17008434 Total Population 2014 35097071 Total PC 14 Total AC 81 Total Male Voters 10509635 Total Female Voters 9448742 Total Voters 19958377 Total Voters with Photo (as on 15/01/2014) (99.51%) Total Voters with EPICs (as on 15/01/2014) (99.50%) Total Polling Stations 24648 Total Polling Stations Location 18582 Gender Ratio Population (Census 2011) 947 Gender Ratio Electors 899 Elector Population (EP) Ratio 56.87 18+ Population 58.35%

6 Assembly Constituency Profile of the State Jharkhand has 81 Assembly Constituencies in 24 districts. Lohardaga is the smallest district comprising of only one full assembly constituency while Ranchi is the largest district with 6 full assembly constituencies .Out of the total number of assembly constituencies the general ACs are 45, SC ACs are 9, ST ACs are 27. The average number of voter per constituency is 246400. Constituency with highest electors is Bokaro (462250) while Jagarnathpur AC has the lowest no of electors(152233). Total number of polling stations in the State are 24648. Highest number of polling stations are found in Bokaro AC which is 466 and lowest number of polling stations are found in Jagarnathpur AC which is 177. The average number of voters per polling stations is 809.PS(polling station) with highest number of electors is Part 89 of Saraikela AC (2089) while Part 68 of Jagarnathpur AC has the lowest electors(60).

7 8 AC Profile of Jharkhand Total Population (Projected Electors (final publication as AC AC Projected 18+ Population AC Name 2014) on 15/01/2014) No Type Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 Rajmahal Gen 257280 242357 499637 150118 141411 291530 138557 122320 260877 2 Borio ST 218528 205853 424381 127508 120112 247619 114657 108554 223211 3 Barhait ST 183641 172991 356632 107152 100937 208089 92085 89804 181889 4 Litipara ST 166605 159443 326048 97211 93032 190244 91449 92586 184035 5 Pakur Gen 234392 224314 458706 136764 130884 267648 143440 139240 282680 6 Maheshpur ST 187165 179117 366282 109208 104512 213719 97996 96998 194994 7 Shikaripara ST 166438 159947 326385 97114 93326 190440 92786 92017 184803 8 Nala Gen 163390 153913 317303 95335 89806 185141 104964 94758 199722 9 Jamtara Gen 193677 182445 376123 113008 106454 219461 123520 111145 234665 10 Dumka Gen 187945 180616 368561 109663 105387 215049 111559 105058 216617 11 Jama ST 159142 152936 312078 92857 89236 182092 91084 88987 180071 12 Jarmundi Gen 174241 167445 341687 147761 135054 282815 104606 94806 199412 13 Madhupur SC 253239 231462 484701 130045 118862 248907 144733 126174 270907 14 Sarath Gen 222877 203711 426588 101667 97702 199369 123578 111221 234799 15 Deoghar Gen 298620 272937 571557 174240 159254 333494 167811 145374 313185 16 Podaiyahat Gen 209192 193712 402904 122060 113028 235088 129972 121906 251878 17 Godda Gen 226650 209878 436528 132246 122460 254707 136802 121733 258535 18 Mahagama Gen 233969 216656 450625 136517 126415 262932 139562 125387 264949 19 Koderma Gen 251847 252099 503947 182703 173569 356272 153822 137824 291646 20 Barkatha Gen 260572 247544 508117 153930 146234 300165 152219 133752 285971 21 Barhi Gen 223649 212465 436113 146397 136880 283276 133226 116406 249632 22 Barkagaon Gen 293472 278799 572271 118522 110819 229341 166616 140641 307257 23 Ramgarh Gen 267249 253886 521135 127113 118851 245964 145467 131236 276703 24 Mandu Gen 313125 297469 610595 178839 167035 345874 181035 157333 338368 25 Hazaribagh Gen 263813 250623 514436 183842 171707 355549 166532 142495 309027 26 Simaria SC 246549 236442 482991 146949 147096 294045 154920 135773 290693 27 Chatra SC 269686 258629 528315 152040 144438 296478 174485 152573 327058 28 Dhanwar Gen 241609 237259 478868 143857 137960 281817 140413 123051 263464 29 Bagodar Gen 258982 254321 513304 157357 150906 308263 146102 131084 277186 30 Jamua SC 241701 237349 479050 140975 138437 279411 136882 119497 256379 31 Gandey Gen 210563 206774 417338 151112 148392 299504 122031 106963 228994 32 Giridih Gen 218995 215054 434049 141028 138490 279518 121587 104856 226443 33 Dumari Gen 214938 211070 426008 122860 120649 243510 126440 111603 238043 34 Gomia Gen 210820 188472 399292 127780 125481 253260 132034 116962 248996 35 Bermo Gen 245729 219682 465411 125413 123156 248569 149004 127404 276408 36 Bokaro Gen 456575 408178 864754 266404 238165 504570 253638 208612 462250 37 Chandankyari SC 190327 170151 360478 111052 99281 210333 112151 98405 210556 38 Sindari Gen 256749 224399 481148 149809 130933 280742 148370 128786 277156 39 Nirsa Gen 267224 233552 500777 155921 136274 292195 152298 132254 284552 40 Dhanbad Gen 383457 335141 718597 223741 195549 419290 194612 157340 351952 41 Jharia Gen 277733 242739 520471 162052 141634 303687 143295 105473 248768 42 Tundi Gen 225532 197114 422645 123010 109971 232980 131039 114891 245930 43 Baghmara Gen 248827 217475 466303 143379 128181 271560 137430 109989 247419 44 Bahragora Gen 176457 164106 340564 136630 127065 263695 106601 103720 210321 45 Ghatsila ST 192338 178875 371214 157338 146324 303663 114335 113296 227631 46 Potka ST 218924 203598 422522 108157 105452 213609 131307 131513 262820 9 Total Population (Projected Electors (final publication as AC AC Projected 18+ Population AC Name 2014) on 15/01/2014) No Type Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 47 Jugsalai SC 240017 223215 463232 129843 126597 256440 150156 142738 292894 Jamshedpur 48 Gen 234162 217770 451932 94208 91853 186061 137151 124106 261257 East Jamshedpur 49 Gen 269653 250777 520431 83404 81320 164724 156064 139940 296004 West 50 Ichagarh Gen 185365 180729 366093 131594 115013 246607 112921 103809 216730 51 Seraikela ST 222531 216968 439499 79237 77256 156493 141427 131200 272627 52 Chaibasa ST 161458 157422 318880 89921 87672 177593 93255 92751 186006 53 Manjhgaon ST 142942 139370 282312 87541 85352 172894 84827 87239 172066 54 Jagarnathpur ST 135800 132404 268205 91066 88789 179855 77445 74788 152233 55 Manoharpur ST 154111 150256 304367 107558 100890 208448 91586 91296 182882 56 Chakradharpur ST 150032 146281 296313 95037 89144 184181 84422 83304 167726 57 Kharsawan ST 156073 152171 308244 78569 73697 152265 93035 90293 183328 58 Tamar ST 184337 172909 357247 89676 84116 173792 95198 90233 185431 59 Torpa ST 162878 152779 315657 132615 124393 257009 86654 81294 167948 60 Khunti ST 134654 126305 260959 191972 180070 372042 95250 91834 187084 61 Silli Gen 153691 144161 297852 145187 126893 272080 92872 89193 182065 62 Khijri ST 227282 213191 440473 102960 95753 198713 147003 134289 281292 63 Ranchi Gen 329010 308613 637623 112226 104371 216597 145948 125099 271047 64 Hatia Gen 283139 265584 548723 127738 118796 246535 179396 159491 338887 65 Kanke SC 281017 263593 544610 140046 130242 270288 164796 146507 311303 66 Mandar ST 210376 197334 407710 122751 115141 237892 144368 133014 277382 67 Sisai ST 178535 177285 355820 104172 103443 207615 104361 99497 203858 68 Gumla ST 169570 168384 337954 98942 98249 197191 103088 98054 201142 69 Bishunpur ST 178503 177253 355756 104153 103424 207578 107758 99201 206959 70 Simdega ST 159963 158843 318805 165207 154964 320171 100320 97291 197611 71 Kolebira ST 158922 157811 316733 163969 153802 317771 91149 88237 179386 72 Lohardaga ST 192195 187583 379777 93336 92682 186018 108546 101332 209878 73 Manika ST 185167 173132 358300 130495 123970 254465 109885 101984 211869 74 Latehar SC 206859 193414 400273 171236 162675 333911 124569 112963 237532 75 Panki Gen 205001 191674 396674 155935 148138 304074 127170 108458 235628 76 Daltonganj Gen 277500 259463 536962 92729 92080 184808 160946 138065 299011 77 Bishrampur Gen 250901 234591 485491 112142 109451 221594 145813 120852 266665 78 Chhatarpur SC 203129 189926 393055 108042 101020 209062 125465 107153 232618 79 Hussainabad Gen 217852 203692 421543 120699 112854 233553 133786 107780 241566 80 Garhwa Gen 306502 286272 592775 119615 111838 231453 155994 136009 292003 81 Bhawnathpur Gen 315076 294279 609355 161916 151392 313309 159959 137648 297607 Total 18088637 17008434 35097071 10554421 9924141 20478566 10509635 9448742 19958377

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Parliamentary Constituency (PC) Profile of the State The State comprises of 14 PCs of which 4 are reserved for STs. Average electors per PC is 14,25,598. PC with highest electors is Dhanbad (1835234) whereas PC with lowest electors is Lohardaga (1099219). PC with highest no. of polling stations is Dhanbad (2228) whereas PC with lowest no. of polling stations is Singhbhum (1336).

Parliamentary Constituency Profile of Jharkhand

Total Population (Projected as on Electors (final publication as on 15/01/2014) Sl. 01.01.2014) PC No PS No. Gender EP Male Female Total GR Male Female Total Ratio Ratio 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 Rajmahal 1525 1247612 1184074 2431686 949 678184 649502 1327686 958 54.60 2 Dumka 1661 1093470 1033568 2127038 945 647491 603186 1250677 932 58.80 3 Godda 2040 1395911 1292091 2688002 926 823486 735380 1558866 893 57.99 4 Chatra 1481 1113262 1053291 2166553 946 691029 611751 1302780 885 60.13 5 Koderma 2171 1465275 1435348 2900623 980 851469 752171 1603640 883 55.29 6 Giridih 1900 1364841 1248867 2613708 915 797534 685705 1483239 860 56.75 7 Dhanbad 2228 1832065 1614160 3446225 881 1004364 830870 1835234 827 53.25 8 Ranchi 2053 1459503 1375871 2835374 943 842936 758388 1601324 900 56.48 9 Jamshedpur 1626 1331551 1238343 2569894 930 795614 755313 1550927 949 60.35 10 Singhbhum 1336 966874 942701 1909575 975 572962 560578 1133540 978 59.36 11 Khunti 1439 956828 920817 1877645 962 561606 539182 1100788 960 58.63 12 Lohardaga 1478 929179 907839 1837018 977 568121 531098 1099219 935 59.84 13 Palamu 1928 1570959 1468222 3039182 935 881963 747507 1629470 848 53.62 14 Hazaribag 1782 1361308 1293242 2654549 950 792876 688111 1480987 868 55.79 Grand Total 24648 18088637 17008434 35097071 940 10509635 9448742 19958377 899 56.87

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12 District Profile of the State The 24 districts of the state have a population of 3.5 crores projected as on 1-1-14.With an EP ratio of 57.17(18+ population of the state as per 2011 census is 58.06%) electors are 10508443 Males and 9440248 Females totaling 19948717.Photo coverage in the PER is 99.6%.Nine districts have achieved 100% coverage.

Population as on 1-1-14 18-19 Electors Total Electors No of With Photo Sl DISTRICT Parts Male Female Total GR Male Female Total Male Female Total GR EP R Photo Coverage

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

1 Sahebganj 756 659449 621201 1280650 942 15178 16491 31669 345299 320678 665977 929 52 654266 98.24

2 Pakur 586 588163 562873 1151036 957 21375 26217 47592 332885 328824 661709 988 57.49 661708 100

3 Dumka 955 687766 660944 1348711 961 12260 14568 26828 400035 380868 780903 952 57.9 780895 100

4 Jamtara 696 357067 336358 693426 942 5563 6196 11759 228484 205903 434387 901 62.64 432442 99.55

5 Deoghar 1206 774737 708110 1482847 914 12708 15158 27866 436122 382769 818891 878 55.22 817046 99.77

6 Godda 1027 669810 620246 1290056 926 13076 17358 30434 406336 369026 775362 908 60.1 773871 99.81

7 Koderma 478 251847 252099 503947 1001 4664 5107 9771 153822 137824 291646 896 57.87 290711 99.68

8 Hazaribagh 1334 1061159 1008101 2069260 950 23197 23587 46784 633012 549986 1182998 869 57.17 1176745 99.47

9 Ramgarh 645 560721 532685 1093406 950 9547 11067 20614 312083 271877 583960 871 53.41 578211 99.02

10 Chatra 739 516235 495070 1011305 959 14701 15440 30141 329405 288346 617751 875 61.08 613168 99.26

11 Giridih 1999 1386788 1361828 2748616 982 22895 21462 44357 793455 697054 1490509 879 54.23 1484232 99.58

12 Bokaro 1464 1103450 986484 2089934 894 20965 25890 46855 646827 551383 1198210 852 57.33 1198189 100

13 Dhanbad 2147 1659522 1450419 3109942 874 34123 38237 72360 907044 748733 1655777 825 53.24 1651486 99.74 East 14 Singhbhum 1626 1331551 1238343 2569894 930 42819 60558 103377 795614 755313 1550927 949 60.35 1550925 100

Seraikella 15 Kharsawan 803 563968 549868 1113836 975 15200 17434 32634 347383 325302 672685 936 60.39 672683 100

Wast 16 Singhbhum 1056 744343 725733 1470077 975 20525 24996 45521 431535 429378 860913 995 58.56 854827 99.29

17 Ranchi 2291 1668852 1565386 3234238 938 27578 30771 58349 969581 877826 1847407 905 57.12 1813535 98.17

18 Khunti 455 297532 279084 576616 938 9424 9967 19391 181904 173128 355032 952 61.57 355029 100

19 Gumla 861 526608 522922 1049530 993 12414 14416 26830 315207 296752 611959 941 58.31 611955 100

20 Simdega 478 318885 316653 635538 993 5935 7576 13511 191469 185528 376997 969 59.32 376046 99.75

21 Lohardaga 362 192195 187583 379777 976 3356 3696 7052 108546 101332 209878 934 55.26 209863 99.99

22 Latehar 468 392026 366547 758573 935 23350 25214 48564 234454 214947 449401 917 59.24 447333 99.54

23 Palamu 1322 1154382 1079344 2233726 935 28941 28397 57338 693180 582308 1275488 840 57.1 1273122 99.81

24 Garhwa 894 621578 580552 1202130 934 10439 9132 19571 315953 273657 589610 866 49.05 583217 98.92

Grand Total 24648 18088637 17008434 35097071 940 410233 468935 879168 10509635 9448742 19958377 899 56.87 19861505 99.52

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14 GAP ANALYSIS • EP Ratio • Gender Ratio • Gap in 18-19 Age Group • Photo Coverage in PER • Literacy Rate • Voter Turnout • Literacy Rate & Voter Turnout • Voter Turnout in Urban Areas • District wise Gap - At a Glance

Objectives • To analyze the gap between 18+ population of Census and registered voters of the roll-for the purpose of filling registration gaps and cleaning of the roll in case of excessive registration (duplicate entries). • To analyze the gap between gender ratio of roll and census that a proper mechanism can be developed to bridge this gap. • To analyse the gap in 18-19 years age group registration. • To analyse non photo electors in order to incorporate in PER • To analyze the pattern of vote polled in the state with the help of previous years of polling data. • To study the behavioral pattern of voters in context to high and low literacy rate district wise. • EP Ratio The Elector-Population EP Ratio depicts the percentage of registered voters against the total population in the State. The actual EP Ratio as obtained in the Electoral Rolls every year is compared with the projected figure of 18+ Census population figures. This projection is done by taking the growth rate given in the Census into account. Though the Final comparison is not an exact calculation, it is certainly suggestive of the possible gap areas. The ratio can indicate if healthy registration rates are maintained in the State. An excessive EP ration is indicative of duplicate entries and provides a mechanism to clean up the roll. An analysis of the EP Ratio was done at the State level as well as at the district level. As per Census 2011 finding 18+ population in the state is 58.06% where as EP ratio of the state is 56.79%.Thus there is a gap of 1.27% in the state as a whole. The gap analysis of EP Ratio of most of the districts depicts gap in registration and duplicity and discrepancies. The rolls are to be cleaned and repeated, shifted, dead and duplicate voters are to be rectified. Districts should take necessary action in relation to them in gauging the ground realities. This should be

15 done in a very cautious manner and by strictly following the legal provisions. District wise registration gap is worked-out as follows:- District wise registration gap of Jharkhand

(18+ population-58.06% of total population)

Name of Population as on 1-1-14 18+ Registration Sl. PS Electors EP Ratio Remarks District Male Female Total population Gap 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 Sahebganj 756 659449 621201 1280650 747238 665977 52.00 81261 2 Pakur 586 588163 562873 1151036 671611 661709 57.49 9902 3 Dumka 955 687766 660944 1348711 786951 780903 57.90 6048 4 Jamtara 696 357067 336358 693426 404602 434387 62.64 -29785 5 Deoghar 1206 774737 708110 1482847 865217 818891 55.22 46326 6 Godda 1027 669810 620246 1290056 752727 775362 60.10 -22635 7 Koderma 478 251847 252099 503947 294045 291646 57.87 2399 8 Hazaribagh 1334 1061159 1008101 2069260 1207379 1182998 57.17 24381 9 Ramgarh 645 560721 532685 1093406 637984 583960 53.41 54024 10 Chatra 739 516235 495070 1011305 590080 617751 61.08 -27671 11 Giridih 1999 1386788 1361828 2748616 1603772 1490509 54.23 113263 12 Bokaro 1464 1103450 986484 2089934 1219442 1198210 57.33 21232 13 Dhanbad 2147 1659522 1450419 3109942 1814600 1655777 53.24 158823

East 14 Singhbhum 1626 1331551 1238343 2569894 1499491 1550927 60.35 -51436

Seraikella- 15 Kharsawan 803 563968 549868 1113836 649905 672685 60.39 -22780 16 W.Singhbhum 1056 744343 725733 1470077 857766 860913 58.56 -3147 17 Ranchi 2291 1668852 1565386 3234238 1887125 1847407 57.12 39718 18 Khunti 455 297532 279084 576616 336446 355032 61.57 -18586 19 Gumla 861 526608 522922 1049530 612384 611959 58.31 425 20 Simdega 478 318885 316653 635538 370826 376997 59.32 -6171 21 Lohardaga 362 192195 187583 379777 221594 209878 55.26 11716 22 Latehar 468 392026 366547 758573 442615 449401 59.24 -6786 23 Palamu 1322 1154382 1079344 2233726 1303343 1275488 57.10 27855 24 Garhwa 894 621578 580552 1202130 701423 589610 49.05 111813 STATE TOTAL - 24648 18088637 17008434 35097071 20478566 19958377 56.87 520188

Total gap in registration is 520188 which is 1.56% of the total population.

Analysis of the table shows that Jamtara, Godda, Chatra, E.Singhbhum, Seraikella- Kharsawan, W.Singhbhum, Khunti, Simdega and Latehar districts need to search 16 duplicate entries and delete them, rest others need to further register electors to bridge the gap. Dhanbad, Giridih, Garhwa, Sahebganj and Ranchi are the top five districts having highest registration gap of 158823, 113263, 111813, 81261 and 54024 respectively. They have to take concerted action to bridge this gap as early as possible.

Gender Gap:- Population gender ratio (no. of females per 1000male) as per census 2011 is 947 whereas gender ratio of the roll is 899 gap being 48. The trend reflects in the individual districts figures. District wise gender gap is as follows:-

District wise gender gap of Jharkhand

Population as on 1-1-14 Census Electors Name of 2011 Gender Sl. PS Gender District Male Female Total Gender Male Female Total Gap Ratio Ratio 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 Sahebganj 756 659449 621201 1280650 948 345299 320678 665977 929 19 2 Pakur 586 588163 562873 1151036 985 332885 328824 661709 988 ‐3 3 Dumka 955 687766 660944 1348711 974 400035 380868 780903 952 22 4 Jamtara 696 357067 336358 693426 959 228484 205903 434387 901 58 5 Deoghar 1206 774737 708110 1482847 921 436122 382769 818891 878 43 6 Godda 1027 669810 620246 1290056 933 406336 369026 775362 908 25 7 Koderma 478 251847 252099 503947 949 153822 137824 291646 896 53 8 Hazaribagh 1334 1061159 1008101 2069260 946 633012 549986 1182998 869 77 9 Ramgarh 645 560721 532685 1093406 921 312083 271877 583960 871 50 10 Chatra 739 516235 495070 1011305 951 329405 288346 617751 875 76 11 Giridih 1999 1386788 1361828 2748616 943 793455 697054 1490509 879 64 12 Bokaro 1464 1103450 986484 2089934 916 646827 551383 1198210 852 64 13 Dhanbad 2147 1659522 1450419 3109942 908 907044 748733 1655777 825 83 East 14 0 Singhbhum 1626 1331551 1238343 2569894 949 795614 755313 1550927 949 Seraikella- 15 22 Kharsawan 803 563968 549868 1113836 958 347383 325302 672685 936 16 W.Singhbhum 9 1056 744343 725733 1470077 1004 431535 429378 860913 995 17 Ranchi 2291 1668852 1565386 3234238 950 969581 877826 1847407 905 45 18 Khunti 455 297532 279084 576616 994 181904 173128 355032 952 42 19 Gumla 861 526608 522922 1049530 993 315207 296752 611959 941 52 20 Simdega 478 318885 316653 635538 1000 191469 185528 376997 969 31 21 Lohardaga 362 192195 187583 379777 985 108546 101332 209878 934 51 22 Latehar 468 392026 366547 758573 964 234454 214947 449401 917 47 23 Palamu 1322 1154382 1079344 2233726 929 693180 582308 1275488 840 89 24 Garhwa 894 621578 580552 1202130 933 315953 273657 589610 866 67

17 Population as on 1-1-14 Census Electors Name of 2011 Gender Sl. PS Gender District Male Female Total Gender Male Female Total Gap Ratio Ratio 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 STATE TOTAL - 24648 18088637 17008434 35097071 947 10509635 9448742 19958377 899 48

Gender ratio of the population and electors of the state is 947 and 899 respectively thus gender gap of the state is 48 per thousand.

Table analysis shows that five worst district which have maximum gap are Palamu, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Chatra and Garhwa with figures of 89, 83, 77, 76 and 67. Pakur with minus gap has to register male elector as per registration gap. In Palamu the gap is primarily due to a cultural barrier in some communities which does not allow women photographs to be publicized.

18-19 Age group gap:- As per census 2011 data the percentage of 18-19 population to the total population is 3.93% for Male, 3.70% for female and 3.82% for total. This group comprises first time voters who are very enthusiastic to cast their votes during election. Special attention has to be paid to this particular age group during registration as this group gets least no of opportunities for registration. Total gap in the state in this age group is 459852(Male 206813, Female 253040)

District wise gap in registration is worked out as follows-

18-19 age group gap in registration State-Jharkhand

18-19 Population as on 1-1-14 Gap in 18-19 age group Sl DISTRICT 18-19 Electors Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total 1 2 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 Sahebganj 24822 22163 46985 17986 12549 30535 6836 9614 16450 2 Pakur 19272 17872 37144 24516 22848 47365 -5244 -4976 -10220 3 Dumka 27782 25489 53271 17916 14127 32043 9866 11362 21228 4 Jamtara 16823 15191 32015 9763 8098 17861 7060 7093 14154 5 Deoghar 33025 28641 61666 22384 18829 41214 10641 9812 20453 6 Godda 28620 25145 53765 21928 18224 40152 6692 6921 13613 7 Koderma 15843 14163 30005 11875 7799 19674 3968 6364 10331 8 Hazaribagh 37654 33543 71197 31545 20199 51744 6109 13344 19453 9 Ramgarh 20150 17485 37635 15884 14242 30126 4266 3243 7509 10 Chatra 22773 20403 43176 24103 16910 41013 -1330 3493 2163 11 Giridih 53559 47563 101121 30943 18170 49113 22616 29393 52008 12 Bokaro 44258 38178 82436 30895 23285 54182 13363 14893 28256 18 18-19 Population as on 1-1-14 Gap in 18-19 age group Sl DISTRICT 18-19 Electors Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total 1 2 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 13 Dhanbad 57155 48895 106050 39395 26325 65720 17760 22570 40330 East 48284 43146 91430 14 Singhbhum 31377 30465 61843 16907 12681 29588 Seraikella 22923 20677 43600 15 Kharsawan 15119 11770 26890 7804 8907 16711 Wast 31306 29606 60911 16 Singhbhum 25921 22902 48823 5385 6704 12088 17 Ranchi 62775 56172 118947 27169 20386 47555 35606 35786 71392 18 Khunti 11119 10411 21530 8936 8154 17090 2183 2257 4440 19 Gumla 21596 20192 41787 12952 10898 23850 8644 9294 17937 20 Simdega 12354 11637 23991 7632 6712 14344 4722 4925 9647 21 Lohardaga 9852 9144 18995 6386 4538 10924 3466 4606 8071 22 Latehar 15771 14317 30087 19383 15201 34584 -3612 -884 -4497 23 Palamu 42438 37130 79567 30997 17330 48327 11441 19800 31240 24 Garhwa 29056 25546 54602 17390 9708 27098 11666 15838 27504 Grand Total 709208 632709 1341916 502395 379669 882070 206813 253040 459852 Total gap in registration of 18-19 years age group is 459852 which is 1.31% of the total population of the state population.

As is evident top five districts with highest gap are Ranchi, Giridih Dhanbad, Palamu and E.Singhabhum with gaps of 71392, 52008, 40330, 31240 and 29588 respectively. This analysis is also only suggestive as age recording techniques are different during elector registration and population enumeration. Shifting voters due to transfer/economic activity requirements are the major cause of the gap

Photo Coverage- As a result of our previous SVEEP activities electors in the ROLL without photo came forward with their photographs. This backed up by our own efforts to collect photographs of such voters resulted in almost 100% photo coverage. District wise photo coverage table is listed below-

Photo Electoral Roll Status as on 15-01-2014

No of Total Electors With Photo Sl DISTRICT Parts Male Female Total GR EP R Photo Coverage 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 Sahebganj 756 345299 320678 665977 929 52.00 654266 98.24 2 Pakur 586 332885 328824 661709 988 57.49 661708 100.00 3 Dumka 955 400035 380868 780903 952 57.90 780895 100.00 4 Jamtara 696 228484 205903 434387 901 62.64 432442 99.55 5 Deoghar 1206 436122 382769 818891 878 55.22 817046 99.77 19 No of Total Electors With Photo Sl DISTRICT Parts Male Female Total GR EP R Photo Coverage 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6 Godda 1027 406336 369026 775362 908 60.10 773871 99.81 7 Koderma 478 153822 137824 291646 896 57.87 290711 99.68 8 Hazaribagh 1334 633012 549986 1182998 869 57.17 1176745 99.47 9 Ramgarh 645 312083 271877 583960 871 53.41 578211 99.02 10 Chatra 739 329405 288346 617751 875 61.08 613168 99.26 11 Giridih 1999 793455 697054 1490509 879 54.23 1484232 99.58 12 Bokaro 1464 646827 551383 1198210 852 57.33 1198189 100.00 13 Dhanbad 2147 907044 748733 1655777 825 53.24 1651486 99.74 14 East Singhbhum 1626 795614 755313 1550927 949 60.35 1550925 100.00 15 Seraikella Kharsawan 803 347383 325302 672685 936 60.39 672683 100.00 16 Wast Singhbhum 1056 431535 429378 860913 995 58.56 854827 99.29 17 Ranchi 2291 969581 877826 1847407 905 57.12 1813535 98.17 18 Khunti 455 181904 173128 355032 952 61.57 355029 100.00 19 Gumla 861 315207 296752 611959 941 58.31 611955 100.00 20 Simdega 478 191469 185528 376997 969 59.32 376046 99.75 21 Lohardaga 362 108546 101332 209878 934 55.26 209863 99.99 22 Latehar 468 234454 214947 449401 917 59.24 447333 99.54 23 Palamu 1322 693180 582308 1275488 840 57.10 1273122 99.81 24 Garhwa 894 315953 273657 589610 866 49.05 583217 98.92 Grand Total 24648 10509635 9448742 19958377 899 56.87 19862530 99.52

Seven districts have achieved 100% coverage. The worst district is Ranchi where photo coverage is 98.17%. Registered voters who are temporarily out of their area of normal residence for their livelihood is the primary cause of this gap.

Literacy rate and its impact on registration -

Literacy rate of the state is 55.56%.While 64.28% of male population is literate only 46.37% females are in this category. Eight districts of the state have their literacy rate below 50%.We divided the districts in three categories as per their literacy rates.Those with less than 50% literacy were classified as LL ,those with literacy rate between 50% to 60% as ML and greater than 60% as HL. Seven districts fell in LL, twelve in ML and five in HL.

20 District wise literacy rate of Jharkhand

Population Literates Population Person Letaracy % Literacy Sl Name Person Male Female Person Male Female Person Male Female class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 Pakur 900422 452661 447761 352881 206989 145892 39.19 45.73 32.58 LL 2 Sahibganj 1150567 589391 561176 483263 287303 195960 42.00 48.75 34.92 LL 3 Godda 1313551 677927 635624 604519 376212 228307 46.02 55.49 35.92 LL 4 Latehar 726978 369666 357312 350682 209706 140976 48.24 56.73 39.45 LL 5 Pashchimi Singhbhum 1502338 749385 752953 727561 439273 288288 48.43 58.62 38.29 LL 6 Chatra 1042886 533935 508951 510061 303902 206159 48.91 56.92 40.51 LL 7 Garhwa 1322784 683575 639209 653476 405161 248315 49.40 59.27 38.85 LL 8 Dumka 1321442 668514 652928 672409 406275 266134 50.88 60.77 40.76 ML 9 Giridih 2445474 1258098 1187376 1253475 783736 469739 51.26 62.30 39.56 ML 10 Palamu 1939869 1006302 933567 1024563 621706 402857 52.82 61.78 43.15 ML 11 Deoghar 1492073 775022 717051 793538 489837 303701 53.18 63.20 42.35 ML 12 Khunti 531885 266335 265550 284575 164741 119834 53.50 61.85 45.13 ML 13 Jamtara 791042 404830 386212 426312 258260 168052 53.89 63.79 43.51 ML 14 Kodarma 716259 367222 349037 390249 238780 151469 54.48 65.02 43.40 ML 15 Gumla 1025213 514390 510823 559720 321795 237925 54.60 62.56 46.58 ML 16 Lohardaga 461790 232629 229161 259707 149568 110139 56.24 64.29 48.06 ML 17 Simdega 599578 300309 299269 343483 191991 151492 57.29 63.93 50.62 ML 18 Saraikela-Kharsawan 1065056 544411 520645 612993 365332 247661 57.56 67.11 47.57 ML 19 Hazaribagh 1734495 890881 843614 1013249 596113 417136 58.42 66.91 49.45 ML 20 Bokaro 2062330 1072807 989523 1273520 759088 514432 61.75 70.76 51.99 HL 21 Ramgarh 949443 494230 455213 596497 350031 246466 62.83 70.82 54.14 HL 22 Dhanbad 2684487 1405956 1278531 1722204 1014950 707254 64.15 72.19 55.32 HL 23 Ranchi 2914253 1494937 1419316 1911433 1085244 826189 65.59 72.59 58.21 HL 24 Purbi Singhbhum 2293919 1176902 1117017 1507699 856526 651173 65.73 72.78 58.30 HL Total 32988134 16930315 16057819 18328069 10882519 7445550 55.56 64.28 46.37 ML

Impact of literacy on registration gap-

Following table shows percentage gap along with their literacy class- District wise registration gap vrs literacy of Jharkhand

18+ population-58.06%

Name of Population as on 1-1-14 18+ EP Registration Registration Literacy Sl. District Male Female Total population Electors Ratio Gap Gap % grade % 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 East 14 Singhbhum 1331551 1238343 2569894 1499491 1550927 60.35 -51436 -6.43 HL 65.73

18 Khunti 297532 279084 576616 336446 355032 61.57 -18586 -2.95 ML 53.5

20 Simdega 318885 316653 635538 370826 376997 59.32 -6171 -2.38 ML 57.29

12 Bokaro 1103450 986484 2089934 1219442 1198210 57.33 21232 -2.36 HL 61.75 21 Name of Population as on 1-1-14 18+ EP Registration Registration Literacy Sl. District Male Female Total population Electors Ratio Gap Gap % grade % 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

13 Dhanbad 1659522 1450419 3109942 1814600 1655777 53.24 158823 -1.3 HL 64.15

9 Ramgarh 560721 532685 1093406 637984 583960 53.41 54024 -1.28 HL 62.83

3 Dumka 687766 660944 1348711 786951 780903 57.90 6048 0.27 ML 50.88

17 Ranchi 1668852 1565386 3234238 1887125 1847407 57.12 39718 0.64 HL 65.59

6 Godda 669810 620246 1290056 752727 775362 60.10 -22635 0.99 LL 46.02

4 Jamtara 357067 336358 693426 404602 434387 62.64 -29785 1.59 ML 53.89

8 Hazaribagh 1061159 1008101 2069260 1207379 1182998 57.17 24381 1.88 ML 58.42

16 W.Singhbhum 744343 725733 1470077 857766 860913 58.56 -3147 2.01 LL 48.43

10 Chatra 516235 495070 1011305 590080 617751 61.08 -27671 2.53 LL 48.91 Seraikella- 15 Kharsawan 563968 549868 1113836 649905 672685 60.39 -22780 2.82 ML 57.56

22 Latehar 392026 366547 758573 442615 449401 59.24 -6786 2.87 LL 48.24

19 Gumla 526608 522922 1049530 612384 611959 58.31 425 3.44 ML 54.6

2 Pakur 588163 562873 1151036 671611 661709 57.49 9902 3.7 LL 39.19

23 Palamu 1154382 1079344 2233726 1303343 1275488 57.10 27855 3.85 ML 52.82

21 Lohardaga 192195 187583 379777 221594 209878 55.26 11716 3.86 ML 56.24

5 Deoghar 774737 708110 1482847 865217 818891 55.22 46326 4.43 ML 53.18

7 Koderma 251847 252099 503947 294045 291646 57.87 2399 5.42 ML 54.48

1 Sahebganj 659449 621201 1280650 747238 665977 52.00 81261 5.94 LL 42

11 Giridih 1386788 1361828 2748616 1603772 1490509 54.23 113263 6.57 ML 51.26

24 Garhwa 621578 580552 1202130 701423 589610 49.05 111813 6.74 LL 49.4 STATE TOTAL - 18088637 17008434 35097071 20478566 19958377 56.87 520189 1.56 ML 55.56

Literacy rate of the state is 55.56% of the total population.

As is evident the top 7 districts viz E Singhbhum,Khunti,Simdega, Bokaro,Dhanabad ,Ramgarh,Dumka and Ranchi with least registration gap ratio had fairly high literacy rate,In fact all the five high literacy classified districts viz E Singhbhum, Ranchi ,Dhanbad, Ramgarh and Bokaro fell in the above 7 district with least registration gap rate. This clearly indicates ‘illiterate areas’ as a focused target for SVEEP intervention. Such identified districts are Pakur, Sahebganj, Latehar, W. Singhbhum, Chatra & Garhwa.

Thus we plan to take more intensive SVEEP activities for 100% registration in areas with relatively lower literacy rate.

22 Voter Turnout General Election to the state assembly were held in 2004 followed by general election to the Lok Sabha in the year 2005. In the year 2009 General election to Lok Sabha was held followed by general election to the State Assembly in the same year. The table shows voter turnout in all these general elections:-

Voter turnout report in Jharkhand

Lok Sabha Assembly Assembly Lok Sabha District General General General General Sl.No. Name Elections Elections Elections Elections 2004 2005 2009 2009 1 2 3 4 5 6

1 Sahebganj 61.32 59.35 58.33 51.06

2 Pakur 67.52 63.45 66.55 59.60

3 Dumka 59.08 56.91 61.78 54.73

4 Jamtara 56.36 58.75 64.16 54.89

5 Deoghar 60.30 59.15 57.37 53.61

6 Godda 63.52 58.77 59.61 59.35

7 Koderma 58.99 59.96 59.61 54.18

8 Hazaribagh 60.76 59.38 58.52 52.23

9 Ramgarh 59.60 61.69 60.83 53.57

10 Chatra 47.18 47.02 51.69 43.20

11 Giridih 59.05 57.90 57.21 52.49

12 Bokaro 55.23 53.84 58.24 48.68

13 Dhanbad 54.84 56.17 52.09 45.75

14 E.Singhbhum 57.78 57.42 57.69 52.39

15 Seraikella 58.33 66.89 71.25 62.03

16 W.Singhbhum 56.18 58.69 63.89 60.81

17 Ranchi 47.91 55.05 50.65 44.22

18 Khunti 57.30 60.98 58.38 50.50

19 Gumla 50.62 52.57 61.86 53.96

20 Simdega 59.24 62.80 63.86 54.19

23 Lok Sabha Assembly Assembly Lok Sabha District General General General General Sl.No. Name Elections Elections Elections Elections 2004 2005 2009 2009 1 2 3 4 5 6

21 Lohardaga 55.16 58.66 59.10 54.26

22 Latehar 39.69 45.26 58.50 47.52

23 Palamu 48.24 55.46 52.16 44.40

24 Garhwa 51.77 61.25 61.15 50.84 State Jharkhand 54.26 51.34 57.01 50.89 Since no definite pattern could be observed regarding increase/decrease in voter turnout among these four general elections we calculated the average turnout of 2004-05 general elections and of 2009 general elections and compared it to find out areas of focus for intensive SVEEP intervention for enhanced turnout. Following table shows the trend of increase/decrease in voter turnout in the last 2 general elections:-

Average turnout Average turnout of of 2009 LS Gen. %age of District 2004 LS Gen. Election Trend Sl.No. Election & Decrease Name & 2005 Vidhan Sabha (turnout) Vidhan Sabha in turnout Gen. Elections Gen. Elections 1 2 3 4 5 6

13 Dhanbad 55.50 48.92 Decrease -6.58

1 Sahebganj 60.34 54.69 Decrease -5.64

18 Khunti 59.14 54.44 Decrease -4.70

8 Hazaribagh 60.07 55.37 Decrease -4.69

5 Deoghar 59.72 55.49 Decrease -4.23

17 Ranchi 51.48 47.43 Decrease -4.04

11 Giridih 58.48 54.85 Decrease -3.63

23 Palamu 51.85 48.28 Decrease -3.57

9 Ramgarh 60.64 57.20 Decrease -3.45

7 Koderma 59.48 56.90 Decrease -2.58

14 E.Singhbhum 57.60 55.04 Decrease -2.56

2 Pakur 65.48 63.07 Decrease -2.41

20 Simdega 61.02 59.03 Decrease -1.99

6 Godda 61.15 59.48 Decrease -1.67 24 Average turnout Average turnout of of 2009 LS Gen. %age of District 2004 LS Gen. Election Trend Sl.No. Election & Decrease Name & 2005 Vidhan Sabha (turnout) Vidhan Sabha in turnout Gen. Elections Gen. Elections 1 2 3 4 5 6

12 Bokaro 54.53 53.46 Decrease -1.07

24 Garhwa 56.51 55.99 Decrease -0.52

21 Lohardaga 56.91 56.68 Decrease -0.23

3 Dumka 58.00 58.25 Increase 0.26

10 Chatra 47.10 47.45 Increase 0.35

4 Jamtara 57.56 59.52 Increase 1.96

15 Seraikella 62.61 66.64 Increase 4.03

16 W.Singhbhum 57.44 62.35 Increase 4.91

19 Gumla 51.60 57.91 Increase 6.32

22 Latehar 42.48 53.01 Increase 10.54

The table shows decreased turnout in Dhanbad, Sahebganj, Khunti, Hazaribagh, Deoghar, Ranchi, Giridih, Palamu, Ramgarh, Koderma, E.Singhbhum, Pakur, Simdega, Godda, Bokaro, Garhwa and Lohardaga. Focused attention has been provided in the action plan for these districts.

Turnout-Urban vrs Rural areas We analysed the trends in voting in urban and rural areas.Following table shows the urban population district wise-

Urban Population of Jharkhand

Total Total Urban Urban S.No. District Population Population % 1 2 3 4 5 1 Sahibganj 1150567 159666 13.88 2 Pakur 900422 67512 7.50 3 Dumka 1321442 90178 6.82 4 Jamtara 791042 75746 9.58 5 Deoghar 1492073 258361 17.32 6 Godda 1313551 64419 4.90 7 Kodarma 716259 141246 19.72 8 Hazaribagh 1734495 275307 15.87 9 Ramgarh 949443 418955 44.13 10 Chatra 1042886 62954 6.04 25 Total Total Urban Urban S.No. District Population Population % 1 2 3 4 5 11 Giridih 2445474 208024 8.51 12 Bokaro 2062330 983644 47.70 13 Dhanbad 2684487 1560394 58.13 14 Purbi Singhbhum 2293919 1274591 55.56 15 Saraikela-Kharsawan 1065056 258746 24.29 16 Pashchimi Singhbhum 1502338 218034 14.51 17 Ranchi 2914253 1257335 43.14 18 Khunti 531885 44982 8.46 19 Gumla 1025213 65081 6.35 20 Simdega 599578 42944 7.16 21 Lohardaga 461790 57411 12.43 22 Latehar 726978 51858 7.13 23 Palamu 1939869 226003 11.65 24 Garhwa 1322784 69670 5.27 27 JHARKHAND 32988134 7933061 24.05

(source-census 2011-PCA20)

In the state 24.05% population resides in urban areas. We analysed the voter turnout percentage along with the urban population percentage of the districts. The following chart depicts the comparison-

Voter turnout report and Urban Areas of Jharkhand

Average Average turnout of turnout of %age of 2009 LS Urban % District 2004 LS Gen. Decrease Sl.No. Gen. Trend in total Name Election & in Election & pupulation 2005 VS Gen. turnout VS Gen. Elections Elections 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

13 Dhanbad 55.50 48.92 Decrease -6.58 58.13

1 Sahebganj 60.34 54.69 Decrease -5.64 13.88

18 Khunti 59.14 54.44 Decrease -4.70 8.46

8 Hazaribagh 60.07 55.37 Decrease -4.69 15.87

5 Deoghar 59.72 55.49 Decrease -4.23 17.32

17 Ranchi 51.48 47.43 Decrease -4.04 43.14

11 Giridih 58.48 54.85 Decrease -3.63 8.51

23 Palamu 51.85 48.28 Decrease -3.57 11.65

26 Average Average turnout of turnout of %age of 2009 LS Urban % District 2004 LS Gen. Decrease Sl.No. Gen. Trend in total Name Election & in Election & pupulation 2005 VS Gen. turnout VS Gen. Elections Elections 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

9 Ramgarh 60.64 57.20 Decrease -3.45 44.13

7 Koderma 59.48 56.90 Decrease -2.58 19.72

14 E.Singhbhum 57.60 55.04 Decrease -2.56 55.56

2 Pakur 65.48 63.07 Decrease -2.41 7.50

20 Simdega 61.02 59.03 Decrease -1.99 7.16

6 Godda 61.15 59.48 Decrease -1.67 4.90

12 Bokaro 54.53 53.46 Decrease -1.07 47.70

24 Garhwa 56.51 55.99 Decrease -0.52 5.27

21 Lohardaga 56.91 56.68 Decrease -0.23 12.43

3 Dumka 58.00 58.25 Increase 0.26 6.82

10 Chatra 47.10 47.45 Increase 0.35 6.04

4 Jamtara 57.56 59.52 Increase 1.96 9.58

15 Seraikella 62.61 66.64 Increase 4.03 24.29

16 W.Singhbhum 57.44 62.35 Increase 4.91 14.51

19 Gumla 51.60 57.91 Increase 6.32 6.35

22 Latehar 42.48 53.01 Increase 10.54 7.13

We find that Dhanabad with highest urban population ratio(58.13%) has also highest percentage decrease in turnout(6.58%).Latehar with maximum increase in turnout(10.54%) has relatively low urban population ratio. We also find that, barring an exception of Seraikela, all the districts having urban population % greater than 15% had a decreasing turnout.

As per above deduction we plan to take intensive SVEEP activities in urban areas towards voter’s awareness for enhanced turnout.

KABBP Survey- We had a voter’s survey to assess their attitude, behaviour, belief and practices. The survey report has provided us certain key areas which need special

27 attention for complete enrollment and enhanced turnout. Our SVEEP action plan incorporates specific activities based upon the outcome of the survey.

Methodology-

Partnerships and Collaborations It is not possible to undertake such a mammoth task of educating 3.5 crore population in a standalone manner. Therefore we have identified partners to help us bridge the different gaps. All the key departments of the state having grass root level infrastructure have been made partners through formation of a State Steering Committee.NCC and some social activist organization have already been made partners and we are further exploring possibilities for partnership as per our calendar of activities.

Anganbari centers/ANMs have been fully utilized in order to obtain specifically female form 6 applications for registration.

Calendar of activities‐We have formulated a calendar of activities in general for the whole of state and districts have been asked to further incorporate activities as per their local needs.

Media propaganda‐Print and visual media have been utilized and are planned to be utilized further for the dissemination of SVEEP messages among common mass.

Hoardings, banners and pamphlets have been displayed and further planned to be displayed allover state to mobilize electoral participation.

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Prabhat Pheries­As schools are established in each part of the state we plan to organize Prabhat Pheries in all our villages/townships by the students of schools of those areas.

We find this as a penetrating means among the masses as the parents/guardians will watch their own children in such prabhat pheries with SVEEP messages.

Local hats and festivals­Local hats and festivals are mass gathering centers all over state. Weekly/Biweekly hats are organized as per tradition all over state and at least one member of the family invariably goes to these hats regularly. Likewise there are a no of festivals like ‘Karma’,’Soharai’,’Sarhul’,’Tussue’,’Paska’ etc when local people gather for days in their respective areas for fun and their cultural celebration.

In our SVEEP plan we are fully utilizing the mass gatherings at these places for dissemination of Voters Awareness messages.

Pledge by students­We plan to reading of a pledge by all the students to motivate their parents /guardians for electoral participation as a regular citation along with school prayers.

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31 Campus ambassadors­ 85 Colleges ambassadors have been appointed so far for greater youth participation in electoral process and also motivate student’s parents /guardians.

NVD 2014­NVD 2014 would be organized all over state on 25 January and different activities like sports /cultural programs /debates /painting/cycle rally/prabhat pheries etc would be incorporated apart from pledge‐ for dissemination of Electoral Awareness messages.

Sports and other activities –In the SVEEP calendar different cultural/sports and other activities have been incorporated throughout state to reach the mass and participants towards SVEEP messages.

Review of the situation –Regular situation review has been planned with election officials and partnership agencies in order to ascertain changing focus areas/issues.

Voters Facilitation­To bridge the different gaps, exhaustive voters facilitation measures have been taken like easy availability of different forms and their collection.We plan to organize exposure,demonstration and training in local ‘Hats’ of EVMs among people.This will remove the machine voting phobia of some electors and make them home with the EVMs.

All data relating to Electoral Roll entry, Polling Stations information, details of BLO, ERO, AERO, DEO with their contact no., relevant forms for registration, guidelines of Electoral Process etc. have been made available on CEO’s site at http//:Jharkhand.gov.in/ceo

32 Result of SVEEP action PLAN

Since we have not had any general elections recently to assess voters turn out or ethical voting aspect but our Photo Elector Roll has improved tremendously over the last one year and we are close to making it an ideal Roll.The key indicative parameters of the Roll are listed below‐

Prameters 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

EP ratio 55.10 54.87 55.94 55.57 56.87

Gender ratio 889 888 886 880 899

18-19 coverage .77 .81 1.53 2.13 2.50

Photo coverage 77.12 80.83 84.10 90.49 99.51 %age

EPIC coverage 79.26 82.88 85.97 91.72 99.50 %age

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We hope a similar improvement in voter turnout and ethical voting in the coming elections due to our consistent efforts towards total electoral participation.

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