2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election

The 2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election (Hindi: झारखण्ड विधानसभा चुनाव) was held in five phases between November 25 and December 20 to elect the members of the 4th Jharkhand Legislative Assembly. The results were announced on December 23, 2014.[1][2] The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) won the elections defeating The Indian National Congress (INC) and its major allies Rashtriya Janata Dal, Janata Dal (United) and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM).

2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election
25 November 2014 – 20 December 2014
81 seats of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
41 seats needed for a majority
Turnout66.53% (Increase9.56%)
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Raghubar Das Hemant Soren Babulal Marandi
Party BJP JMM JVM(P)
Leader's seat Jamshedpur East Barhait (won)
Dumka (lost)		 Giridih (lost)
Dhanwar (lost)
Last election 18 18 11
Seats won 37 19 8
Seat change Increase19 Increase1 Decrease3
Chief Minister before election

Hemant Soren
JMM

 Elected Chief Minister

Raghubar Das
BJP

The term of the legislative assembly of Jharkhand ended on January 3, 2015. The Chief Election Commissioner announced five-phased assembly elections to be held in Jharkhand along with Jammu and Kashmir beginning November 25 and ending December 20. Results were announced on December 23, 2014.[1][2] Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) along with EVMs were used in 7 of the 81 assembly seats. The seven seats were from Jamshedpur East, Jamshedpur West, Bokaro, Dhanbad, Ranchi, Kanke and Hatia.[3][4]

Voting

The five stages of the elections were held as follows:

Voting stages
DateSeatsTurnout
25 November 13 61.92%[5]
2 December 20 65.46% [6]
9 December 17 61% [7][8]
14 December 15 61.65%
20 December 16 71.25%
Total8166.03%

Results
Parties and Coalitions Popular vote Seats
Vote  % +/- Contested Won +/-
Bharatiya Janata Party 4,334,728 31.26 Increase11.08 72 37 Increase19
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 2,832,921 20.43 Increase5.23 79 19 Increase1
Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) 1,385,080 9.99 Increase1.00 73 8 Decrease3
Indian National Congress 1,450,640 10.46 Decrease5.7 62 6 Decrease8
All Jharkhand Students Union 510,277 3.68 Decrease1.44 8 5 Steady
Bahujan Samaj Party 252,033 1.82 61 1 Increase1
Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation 210,446 1.52 39 1 Steady
Jharkhand Party 153,483 1.11 19 1 Steady
Marxist Co-ordination Committee 141,853 1.02 13 1 Steady
Jai Bharat Samanta Party 110,029 0.79 19 1 Steady
Nav Jawan Sangharsh Morcha 68,121 0.49 9 1 Increase1
Rashtriya Janata Dal 433,429 3.13 19 0 Decrease5
Janata Dal (United) 133,815 0.96 11 0 Decrease2
Independents 927,840 6.69 363 0 Decrease2
None of the above 235,039 1.69 81 0
Total 13,868,225 100.00 1217 81 ±0
Valid votes 13,868,225 99.97
Invalid votes 4,816 0.03
Votes cast / turnout 13,873,041 66.53
Abstentions 6,979,767 33.47
Registered voters 20,852,808

Results by constituency
Results
Assembly Constituency Winner Runner Up Margin
# Name Candidate Party Votes Candidate Party Votes
1 Rajmahal Anant Kumar Ojha Bharatiya Janata Party 77481 Md Tajuddin Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 76779 702
2 Borio Tala Marandi Bharatiya Janata Party 57565 Lobin Hembrom Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 56853 712
3 Barhait Hemant Soren Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 62515 Hemlal Murmu Bharatiya Janata Party 38428 24087
4 Litipara Anil Murmu Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 67194 Simon Marandi Bharatiya Janata Party 42111 25083
5 Pakaur Alamgir Alam Indian National Congress 83338 Akil Akhtar Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 65272 18066
6 Maheshpur Stephen Marandi Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 51866 Devidhan Tudu Bharatiya Janata Party 45710 6156
7 Shikaripara Nalin Soren Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 61901 Paritosh Soren Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) 37400 24501
8 Nala Rabindra Nath Mahato Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 56131 Satyanand Jha Bharatiya Janata Party 49116 7015
9 Jamtara Irfan Ansari Indian National Congress 67486 Birendra Mandal Bharatiya Janata Party 58349 9137
10 Dumka Louis Marandi Bharatiya Janata Party 69760 Hemant Soren Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 64846 4914
11 Jama Sita Soren Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 53250 Suresh Murmu Bharatiya Janata Party 50944 2306
12 Jarmundi Badal Patralekh Indian National Congress 43981 Hari Narayan Ray Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 41273 2708
13 Madhupur Raj Paliwar Bharatiya Janata Party 74325 Haji Hussain Ansari Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 67441 6884
14 Sarath Randhir Kumar Singh Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) 62717 Uday Shankar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 48816 13901
15 Deoghar Narayan Das Bharatiya Janata Party 92022 Suresh Paswan Rashtriya Janata Dal 46870 45152
16 Poreyahat Pradeep Yadav Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) 64036 Devendranath Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 52878 11158
17 Godda Raghu Nandan Mandal Bharatiya Janata Party 87158 Sanjay Prasad Yadav Rashtriya Janata Dal 52672 34486
18 Mahagama Ashok Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 70635 Shahid Iqbal Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) 39075 31560
19 Kodarma Neera Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party 84874 Annapurna Devi Yadav Rashtriya Janata Dal 71349 13525
20 Barkatha Janki Prasad Yadav Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) 63336 Amit Kumar Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party 55129 8207
21 Barhi Manoj Yadav Indian National Congress 57818 Umashankar Akela Bharatiya Janata Party 50733 7085
22 Barkagaon Nirmala Devi Indian National Congress 61817 Roshan Lal Chaudhary All Jharkhand Students Union 61406 411
23 Ramgarh Chandra Prakash Choudhary All Jharkhand Students Union 98987 Shahzada Anwar Indian National Congress 45169 53818
24 Mandu Jai Prakash Bhai Patel Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 78499 Kumar Mahesh Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 71487 7012
25 Hazaribagh Manish Jaiswal Bharatiya Janata Party 89675 Pradip Prasad Independent 62546 27129
26 Simaria Ganesh Ganjhu Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) 67404 Sujeet Kumar Bharati Bharatiya Janata Party 51764 15640
27 Chatra Jay Prakash Singh Bhogta Bharatiya Janata Party 69745 Satyanand Bhogta Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) 49169 20576
28 Dhanwar Raj Kumar Yadav Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation 50634 Babulal Marandi Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) 39922 10712
29 Bagodar Nagendra Mahto Bharatiya Janata Party 74898 Vinod Kumar Singh Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation 70559 4339
30 Jamua Kedar Hazra Bharatiya Janata Party 56027 Satya Narayan Das Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) 32927 23100
31 Gandey Jai Prakash Verma Bharatiya Janata Party 48838 Salakhan Soren Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 38559 10279
32 Giridih Nirbhay Kumar Shahabadi Bharatiya Janata Party 57450 Sudivya Kumar Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 47517 9933
33 Dumri Jagarnath Mahto Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 77984 Lalchand Mahto Bharatiya Janata Party 45503 32481
34 Gomia Yogendra Prasad Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 97799 Madhav Lal Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 60285 37514
35 Bermo Yogeshwar Mahto Bharatiya Janata Party 80489 Rajendra Prasad Singh Indian National Congress 67876 12613
36 Bokaro Biranchi Narayan Bharatiya Janata Party 114321 Samresh Singh Independent 41678 72643
37 Chandankiyari Amar Kumar Bauri Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) 81925 Umakant Rajak All Jharkhand Students Union 47761 34164
38 Sindri Fulchand Mandal Bharatiya Janata Party 58623 Anand Mahato Marxist Co-ordination Committee 52075 6548
39 Nirsa Arup Chatterjee Marxist Co-ordination Committee 51581 Ganesh Mishra Bharatiya Janata Party 50546 1035
40 Dhanbad Raj Sinha Bharatiya Janata Party 132091 Mannan Mallick Indian National Congress 79094 52997
41 Jharia Sanjeev Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 74062 Niraj Singh Indian National Congress 40370 33692
42 Tundi Raj Kishore Mahato All Jharkhand Students Union 55466 Mathura Prasad Mahato Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 54340 1126
43 Baghmara Dulu Mahato Bharatiya Janata Party 86603 Jaleshwar Mahato Janata Dal (United) 56980 29623
44 Baharagora Kunal Sarangi Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 57973 Dineshananda Goswami Bharatiya Janata Party 42618 15355
45 Ghatsila Laxman Tudu Bharatiya Janata Party 52506 Ramdas Soren Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 46103 6403
46 Potka Maneka Sardar Bharatiya Janata Party 68191 Sanjib Sardar Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 61485 6706
47 Jugsalai Ram Chandra Sahis All Jharkhand Students Union 82302 Mangal Kalindi Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 57257 25045
48 Jamshedpur East Raghubar Das Bharatiya Janata Party 103427 Anand Bihari Dubey Indian National Congress 33270 70157
49 Jamshedpur West Saryu Roy Bharatiya Janata Party 95346 Banna Gupta Indian National Congress 84829 10517
50 Ichaghar Sadhu Charan Mahato Bharatiya Janata Party 75634 Sabita Mahato Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 33384 42250
51 Seraikella Champai Soren Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 94746 Ganesh Mahali Bharatiya Janata Party 93631 1115
52 Chaibasai Deepak Birua Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 68801 Jyoti Bhramar Tubid Bharatiya Janata Party 34086 34715
53 Majhgaon Niral Purty Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 45272 Madhu Koda Jai Bharat Samanta Party 34090 11182
54 Jaganathpur Geeta Koda Jai Bharat Samanta Party 48546 Mangal Singh Suren Bharatiya Janata Party 23935 24611
55 Manoharpur Joba Majhi Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 57558 Gurucharan Nayak Bharatiya Janata Party 40989 16569
56 Chakradharpur Shashibhushan Samad Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 64396 Navami Oraon Bharatiya Janata Party 37948 26448
57 Kharsawan Dashrath Gagrai Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 72002 Arjun Munda Bharatiya Janata Party 60036 11966
58 Tamar Vikash Kumar Munda All Jharkhand Students Union 57428 Gopal Krishna Patar Independent 31422 26006
59 Torpa Paulus Surin Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 32003 Koche Munda Bharatiya Janata Party 31960 43
60 Khunti Nilkanth Singh Munda Bharatiya Janata Party 47032 Jidan Horo Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 25517 21515
61 Silli Amit Kumar Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 79747 Sudesh Mahto All Jharkhand Students Union 50007 29740
62 Khijri Ram Kumar Pahan Bharatiya Janata Party 94581 Sundri Devi Indian National Congress 29669 64912
63 Ranchi C.P.Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 95760 Mahua Maji Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 36897 58863
64 Hatia Navin Jaiswal Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) 88228 Seema Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party 80210 8018
65 Kanke Jitu Charan Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 115702 Suresh Kumar Baitha Indian National Congress 55898 59804
66 Mandar Gangotri Kujur Bharatiya Janata Party 54200 Bandhu Tirkey All India Trinamool Congress 46595 7605
67 Sisai Dinesh Oraon Bharatiya Janata Party 44472 Jiga Susaran Horo Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 41879 2593
68 Gumla Shivshankar Oraon Bharatiya Janata Party 50473 Bhushan Tirkey Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 46441 4032
69 Bishunpur Chamra Linda Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 55851 Sameer Oraon Bharatiya Janata Party 45008 10843
70 Simdega Vimla Pradhan Bharatiya Janata Party 45343 Menon Ekka Jharkhand Party 42149 3194
71 Kolebira Anosh Ekka Jharkhand Party 48978 Manoj Nagesiya Bharatiya Janata Party 31835 17143
72 Lohardaga Kamal Kishore Bhagat All Jharkhand Students Union 56920 Sukhdeo Bhagat Indian National Congress 56328 592
73 Manika Harikrishna Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 31583 Ramchandra Singh Rashtriya Janata Dal 30500 1083
74 Latehar Prakash Ram Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) 71189 Brajmohan Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 44402 26787
75 Panki Bidesh Singh Indian National Congress 41175 Kushwaha Shashi Bhushan Mehta Independent 39180 1995
76 Daltonganj Alok Kumar Chaurasiya Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) 59202 Krishna Nand Tripathi Indian National Congress 54855 4347
77 Bishrampur Ramchandra Chandravanshi Bharatiya Janata Party 37974 Anju Singh Independent 24064 13910
78 Chhatarpur Radha Krishna Kishore Bharatiya Janata Party 43805 Manoj Kumar Rashtriya Janata Dal 37943 5862
79 Hussainabad Kushwaha Shivpujan Mehta Bahujan Samaj Party 57275 Kamlesh Kumar Singh Nationalist Congress Party 29523 27752
80 Garhwa Satyendra Nath Tiwari Bharatiya Janata Party 75196 Girinath Singh Rashtriya Janata Dal 53441 21755
81 Bhawanathpur Bhanu Pratap Sahi Nav Jawan Sangharsh Morcha 58908 Anant Pratap Deo Bharatiya Janata Party 56247 2661

Government Formation

Raghubar Das was sworn in as the 10th chief minister of Jharkhand on 28 December 2014.

On 11 February 2015 six Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) MLAs joined the BJP a day after petitioning the Speaker to allow them to sit alongside ruling BJP-led coalition members in the state Assembly.

Naveen Jaiswal (Hatia), Amar Kumar Bauri (Chandankiyari), Ganesh Ganju (Simeria), Alok Kumar Chourasia (Daltonganj), Randhir Singh (Sarath) and Janki Yadav (Barkatha) joined the party at Jharkhand Bhavan in Delhi.

See also

References
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