Counting of votes for the 81-member Jharkhand Assembly took place today with the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)-led INDIA bloc emerging victorious in the state, as per the Election Commission (EC).
Chief minister Hemant Soren won the Barhait seat by over 39,000 votes. His wife and JMM leader Kalpana Soren secured the Gandey seat by over 17,000 votes. State BJP president Babulal Marandi is leading on the Dhanwar seat while former CM Champai Soren won the Seraikella constituency. He won with a margin of over 20,000 votes against JMM’s Ganesh Mahali.
Here’s the full list of winners:
Sindri: Chandradeo Mahato of Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation)
Gomia: Yogendra Prasad of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Chaibasa: Deepak Birua of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Majhgaon: Niral Purty of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Torpa: Sudeep Guhiya of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Litipara: Hemlal Murmu of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Maheshpur: Stephen Marandi of JMM
Chandankiyari: JMM's Uma Kant Rajak
Simaria: Kumar Ujjwal of BJP
Dumri: Jairam Kumar Mahato of Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha
Dumka: Basant Soren of JMM
Tundi: Mathura Prasad Mahato of JMM
Chakradharpur: Sukhram Oraon of JMM
Jama: Lois Marandi of JMM
Kharsawan: Dashrath Gagrai of JMM
Bhawanathpur: Anant Pratap Deo of JMM
Barhi: Manoj Kumar Yadav of BJP
Dhanbad: BJP's Raj Sinha
Baghmara: Shatrughan Mahto of BJP
Pakaur: Nisat Alam of Congress
Bermo: Kumar Jaimangal (Anup Singh) of Congress
Bokaro: Shwetta Singh of Congress
Lohardaga: Congress's Rameshwar Oraon
Rajmahal: Md Tajuddin of JMM
Borio: Dhananjay Soren of JMM
Barhait: CM and JMM leader Hemant Soren
Sikaripara: Alok Kumar Soren of JMM
Nala: Rabindra Nath Mahato of JMM
Madhupur: Hafizul Hassan of JMM
Sarath: Uday Shankar Singh of JMM
Ghatsila: Ram Das Soren of JMM
Potka: Sanjib Sardar of JMM
Ichagarh: Sabita Mahato of JMM
Manoharpur: Jagat Majhi of JMM
Tamar: Vikas Kumar Munda of JMM
Khunti: Ram Surya Munda of JMM
Sisai: Juga Susaran Horo of JMM
Bishunpur: JMM's Chamra Linda
Jarmundi: BJP's Devendra Kunwar
Kodarma: Neera Yadav of BJP
Barkatha: BJP's Amit Kumar Yadav
Barkagaon: Roshan Lal Choudhary of BJP
Bagodar: Nagendra Mahto of BJP
Jharia: Ragini Singh of BJP
Jamshedpur East: Purnima Sahu of BJP
Seraikella: Champai Soren of BJP
Ranchi: Chandreshwar Prasad Singh of BJP
Latehar: Prakash Ram of BJP
Panki: Kushwaha Shashi Bhushan Mehta of BJP
Daltonganj: Alok Kumar Chaurasiya of BJP
Garhwa: Satyendra Nath Tiwari of BJP
Jamtara: Irfan Ansari of Congress
Poreyahat: Pradeep Yadav of Congress
Mahagama: Deepika Pandey Singh of Congress
Ramgarh: Mamta Devi of Congress
Jaganathpur: Sona Ram Sinku of Congress
Khijri: Rajesh Kachhap of Congress
Mandar: Shilpi Neha Tirkey of Congress
Kolebira: Naman Bixal Kongari of Congress
Manika: Ramchandra Singh of Congress
Chhatarpur: Radha Krishana Kishore of Congress
Deoghar: Suresh Paswan of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)
Godda: Sanjay Prasad Yadav of RJD
Bishrampur: Naresh Prasad Singh of RJD
Hussainabad: Sanjay Kumar Singh of RJD
Nirsa: Arup Chatterjee of Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation)
Mandu: Nirmal Mahto of AJSU Party
Chatra: Janardhan Paswan of Lok Janshakti Party(Ram Vilas)
Baharagora: Samir Kumar Mohanty of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Gandey: Kalpana Murmu Soren of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Giridh: Sudivya Kumar of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Gumla: Bhushan Tirkey from Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Hatia: Navin Jaiswal of BJP
Hazaribagh: Pradip Prasad from BJP
Jamshedpur West: Saryu Roy of Janata Dal (United)
Jamua: Manju Kumari from BJP
Jugsalai: JMM’s Mangal Kalindi
Kanke: Suresh Kumar Baitha from Indian National Congress
Silli: JMM’s Amit Kumar
Simdega: Bhushan Bara from Indian National Congress
Dhanwar: Babu Lal Marandi from BJP
A total of 1,211 candidates were in the fray in the elections. The Assembly elections recorded a voter turnout of 67.74 per cent, the highest since the formation of the state in 2000.
The assembly elections were held in two phases - November 13 and 20. Forty-three seats went to the polls in the first round and 38 in the second.
(This story will be updated as and when results are announced)
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