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
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, Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik), Rashtriya Janata Dal, Communist Party of India, Janata Dal (United) and All Jharkhand Students Union.
Lok Sabha elections
It is worth noting that till the year 2000, Jharkhand was a part of undivided Bihar state.
Year | Lok Sabha Election | Party-wise Details | |
---|---|---|---|
2004 | Fourteenth Lok Sabha | Total: 14. UPA: 13 (Congress: 6, JMM: 4, RJD: 2, CPI:1), BJP: 1 | |
2009 | Fifteenth Lok Sabha | Total: 14. BJP: 8, JMM: 2, Congress: 1, JVM(P): 1, Independents:2 | |
2014 | Sixteenth Lok Sabha | Total: 14. BJP: 12, JMM: 2 | |
Vidhan Sabha elections
Year | Vidhan Sabha Election | Party-wise Details | Chief Minister | Party | |
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2000 | First Assembly* | Total: 81. NDA: 40 (BJP: 32, Samata Party: 5 and JD(U): 3), JMM:12, Congress: 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 Congress: 9), RJD: 7, Others: 12 | Shibu Soren Arjun Munda Madhu Koda Shibu Soren |
JMM BJP Independent JMM | |
2009 | Third Assembly | Total: 81. UPA: 25 (Congress: 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 | |
2014 | Fourth Assembly | Total: 81. NDA: 42 (BJP: 37 and AJSU: 5), JMM: 19, JVM(P): 8, Congress: 6, Others:6 | Raghubar Das | BJP | |
- The First assembly of Jharkhand was constituted on the basis of the Bihar state legislative assembly elections held in February, 2000.
References
- ↑ "Elections in Jharkhand". elections.in. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
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