Elections in Jharkhand

Elections in Jharkhand are being conducted since the formation of the state in 2000, to elect the members of Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha and to the members of the lower house of the Indian parliament, the Lok Sabha. There are 81 Vidhan Sabha constituencies and 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state.[1]

Major Political parties in Jharkhand

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The Bharatiya Janata Party and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha have been the most dominant parties in the state since its formation. Other major parties include Indian National Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation, Janata Dal (United) and All Jharkhand Students Union.

Lok Sabha elections

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Until the year 2000, Jharkhand was a part of undivided Bihar state.

Total Seats- 14

Year 1st Party 2nd Party 3rd Party Others
2004 INC 6 JMM 4 RJD 2 BJP 1
CPI 1
2009 BJP 8 JMM 2 INC 1 JVM 1
Ind 2
2014 BJP 12 JMM 2
2019 BJP 11 AJSU 1 INC 1 JMM 1
2024 BJP 8 JMM 3 INC 2 AJSU 1

Vidhan Sabha elections

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Chief Minister(s): Hemant Soren (JMM), Champai Soren (JMM)

Party Seats Popular vote
Contested Won +/− % ± pp
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 43 30  11 18.72%   1.71%
Indian National Congress 31 16  10 13.88%   3.42%
Rashtriya Janata Dal 7 1  1 2.75%   0.38%
Total 81 47   22 35.35%   1.33%
Bharatiya Janata Party 79 25  12 33.37%   2.11%
Jharkhand Vikas Morcha 81 3  5 5.45%   4.54%
All Jharkhand Students Union 53 2  3 8.10%   4.42%
Communist Party of India (M-L) L 14 1   1.15%   0.37%
Nationalist Congress Party 7 1  1 0.42%
Independents 2  2 6.55%   0.14%
Total 81

Chief Minister: Raghubar Das (BJP)

Party Seats Popular vote
Contested Won +/− % ± pp
Bharatiya Janata Party 72 37  19 31.26%  11.08%
All Jharkhand Students Union 8 5   3.68%  1.44%
Total 80 42  19 34.94%  9.64%
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 79 19  1 20.43%  5.23%
Jharkhand Vikas Morcha 73 8  3 9.99%  1.00%
Indian National Congress 62 6  8 10.46%  5.7%
Bahujan Samaj Party 61 1  1 1.82%
Communist Party of India (M-L) L 39 1   1.52%
Jharkhand Party 19 1   1.11%
Marxist Co-ordination Committee 13 1   1.02%
Jai Bharat Samanta Party 19 1   0.79%
Nav Jawan Sangharsh Morcha 9 1  1 0.49%
Total 81
Year Vidhan Sabha Election Party-wise Details Chief Minister Party
2000 First Assembly* Total: 81. NDA: 40 (BJP: 32, Samata Party: 5 and JD(U): 3), JMM:12, INC: 11, RJD: 9, CPI:3, Others:6 Babulal Marandi
Arjun Munda
BJP
BJP
2005 Second Assembly Total: 81. NDA: 36 (BJP: 30 and JD(U): 6), UPA: 26 (JMM: 17 and INC: 9), RJD: 7, Others: 12 Shibu Soren
Arjun Munda
Madhu Koda
Shibu Soren
JMM
BJP
Independent
JMM
2009 Third Assembly Total: 81. UPA: 25 (INC: 14, JVM(P): 11), NDA: 20 (BJP: 18 and JD(U): 2), JMM: 18, RJD: 5, AJSU: 5, Others:8 Shibu Soren
Arjun Munda
Hemant Soren
JMM
BJP
JMM
  • The First assembly of Jharkhand was constituted on the basis of the Bihar state legislative assembly elections held in February, 2000.

References

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  1. ^ "Elections in Jharkhand". elections.in. Retrieved 27 May 2013.