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, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation, 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.

Total Seats- 14

Lok Sabha Election Year 1st Party 2nd Party 3rd Party Others
14th Lok Sabha 2004 INC 6 JMM 4 RJD 2 BJP 1, CPI 1
15th Lok Sabha 2009 BJP 8 JMM 2 INC 1 JVM(P) 1, Ind 2
16th Lok Sabha 2014 BJP 12 JMM 2
17th Lok Sabha 2019 BJP 11 AJSU 1 INC 1 JMM 1

Vidhan Sabha elections

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, 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
2019 Fifth Assembly Total: 81. UPA: 51 [ JMM: 30, Congress: 18,RJD: 1,CPI(M-L): 1,NCP: 1 ]

Others:

NDA:28 [ BJP: 26, AJSU: 2 ]


IND: 2

Hemant Soren JMM
  • The First assembly of Jharkhand was constituted on the basis of the Bihar state legislative assembly elections held in February, 2000.

References

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


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