2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election
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 Constituencies of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election is scheduled to be held in two phases from 13 November to 20 November 2024 to elect all 81 members of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly, the counting and results will be declared on 23 November 2024. Hemant Soren is the incumbent Chief Minister of Jharkhand.
Background
[edit]The tenure of 5th Jharkhand Assembly is scheduled to end on 5 January 2025.[1] The previous assembly elections were held in November–December 2019. Coalition of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Indian National Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal formed the state government, with Hemant Soren becoming Chief Minister.[2]
Schedule
[edit]| Poll Event | Phase | |
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| I | II | |
| Notification Date | 18 October | 22 October |
| Last Date for filing nomination | 25 October 2024 | 29 October 2024 |
| Scrutiny of nomination | 28 October | 30 October |
| Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination | 30 October | 1 November |
| Date of Poll | 13 November[3] | 20 November |
| Date of Counting of Votes | 23 November | |
| No. of constituencies | 43 | 38 |
Parties and Alliances
[edit]| Party | Flag | Symbol | Photo | Leader | Seats contested | |
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| Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 
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Hemant Soren | 40 | |
| Indian National Congress | 
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Rameshwar Oraon | 28 | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation | 
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Janardan Prasad | 5 | |
| Communist Party of India | 
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Mahendra Pathak[4] | 2 | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 
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Prakash Viplav[5] | 1 | |
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Photo | Leader | Seats contested | |
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| Bharatiya Janata Party | 
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Babulal Marandi | 68 | |
| All Jharkhand Students Union | 
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Sudesh Mahto | 10 | |
| Janata Dal (United) | 
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Khiru Mahto[7] | 2 | |
| Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) |
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Birendra Prasad Pradhan | 1 | |
Others
[edit]| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | |
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| Rashtriya Janata Dal | 
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Abhay Kumar Singh | TBD[8] | |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) | 
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Manoj Bhattacharya[9] | TBD | |
| All India Forward Bloc | 
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Arun Mondal | TBD | |
| Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha |
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Jairam Kumar Mahto | TBD | |
| Bahujan Samaj Party | 
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TBA | TBD | |
| All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen | 
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TBA | TBD | |
| Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) | 
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TBA | TBD | |
Candidates
[edit]Campaigns
[edit]Issues
[edit]Surveys and polls
[edit]Results
[edit]Results by alliance or party
[edit]| Alliance/ Party | Popular vote | Seats | |||||||
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| Votes | % | ±pp | Contested | Won | +/− | ||||
| MGB | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 42 | |||||||
| Indian National Congress | 31 | ||||||||
| Rashtriya Janata Dal | 5 | ||||||||
| Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation | 3 | ||||||||
| Total | 81 | ||||||||
| NDA | Bharatiya Janata Party | 68 | |||||||
| All Jharkhand Students Union | 10 | ||||||||
| Janata Dal (United) | 2 | ||||||||
| Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) | 1 | ||||||||
| Total | 81 | ||||||||
| Other parties | |||||||||
| Independents | |||||||||
| NOTA | |||||||||
| Total | 100% | - | 81 | - | |||||
Results by district
[edit]| District | Seats | |||
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| MGB | NDA | Others | ||
| Sahebganj | 3 | |||
| Pakur | 3 | |||
| Dumka | 4 | |||
| Jamtara | 2 | |||
| Deoghar | 3 | |||
| Godda | 3 | |||
| Kodarma | 1 | |||
| Hazaribagh | 4 | |||
| Ramgarh | 2 | |||
| Chatra | 2 | |||
| Giridih | 6 | |||
| Bokaro | 4 | |||
| Dhanbad | 6 | |||
| East Singhbhum | 6 | |||
| Seraikela Kharsawan | 3 | |||
| West Singhbhum | 5 | |||
| Ranchi | 7 | |||
| Khunti | 2 | |||
| Gumla | 3 | |||
| Simdega | 2 | |||
| Lohardaga | 1 | |||
| Latehar | 2 | |||
| Palamu | 5 | |||
| Garhwa | 2 | |||
| Total | 81 |
Results by constituency
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Terms of the Houses". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "JMM's Hemant Soren takes oath as 11th CM of Jharkhand". Deccan Herald. 29 December 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ The Hindu (15 October 2024). "Maharashtra, Jharkhand election 2024 dates Highlights: Maharashtra to go to polls on November 20, Jharkhand in two phases". Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ "Jharkhand: Congress, CPI Hold Protests For 'No Invite' To President At New Parliament Building Inauguration". Outlook India. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Brinda: Govt yet to address displacement in Santhal Pargana". The Times of India. 25 July 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ https://www.newsonair.gov.in/nda-announces-seat-sharing-for-jharkhand-assembly-elections/#:~:text=The%20seat%2Dsharing%20formula%20among,Students%20Union%2C%20AJSU%2C%20Party.
- ^ "JD(U) to campaign for NDA candidates in Jharkhand". The Times of India. 30 April 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ HT News Desk (20 October 2024), "RJD to go solo in Jharkhand after rift in Mahagathbandhan over seat sharing", Hindustan Times
- ^ https://www.etvbharat.com/amp/hi/!state/cpi-and-cpm-strategy-to-contest-jharkhand-assembly-election-waiting-for-the-decision-of-india-block-ranchi-jharkhand-news-jhs24081606959