Kharsawan Assembly constituency

Kharsawan Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.[1][2]

Kharsawan
Constituency No. 57 for the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateJharkhand
DistrictSeraikela Kharsawan
LS constituencyKhunti
Total electors209,017
Member of Legislative Assembly
5th Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Elected year2019

Overview

As defined in the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008, Kharsawan Assembly constituency covers Kharsawan and Kuchai police stations and Seraikella police station (excluding Seraikella municipality and Govindpur, Para, Manik Bazar, Tangrani, Pathanmara, Jordiha Gurugudia and Badakakda gram panchayats), village 98-Dighi in Rajnagar police station, and Bhoya Keadchalam, Domra Parnia, Lota, Thakurgutu, Dopai-Gamhariya, Sarda, Matkamhatu, Khuntpani, Chiru and Rajabasa gram panchayats in Chaibasa Mufassil police station.

The constituency is reserved for members of Scheduled Tribes. Kharsawan Assembly constituency is within Khunti Lok Sabha constituency.[3]

Members of Legislative Assembly
Year Name Party
1995Arjun Munda Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
2000 Bharatiya Janata Party
2005[4]
2009Mangal Singh Soy[5]
2010Arjun Munda
2014[6]Dashrath Gagrai Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
2019

Election Results

2019
Jharkhand assembly elections, 2019: Kharsawan[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JMM Dashrath Gagrai 73,341 48.70 Decrease0.50
BJP Jawahar Lal Banra 50,546 33.50 Decrease7.50
AJSU Sanjay Jarika 9,451 6.21 new
JVM(P) Ram Honhaga 3,134 2.06 Increase0.36
Majority 22,795
Turnout
JMM hold Swing

See also

References
  1. "AC & PC List- Jharkhand". Archived from the original on 18 December 2019.
  2. "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  3. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). West Singhbhum District Page 171, Extent of Parliamentary constitutencies Page 174. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  4. "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2005". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  5. "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2009". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  6. "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  7. "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.

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