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4th Jharkhand Assembly

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Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Type
Type
HousesJharkhand Legislative Assembly
Term limits
2014-2019
History
Founded2014
Preceded by3rd Jharkhand Assembly
Succeeded by5th Jharkhand Assembly
Leadership
Speaker
Leader of the House
(Chief Minister)
Leader of the Opposition
Structure
Seats81
Political groups
Government (47)
  •   BJP (44)
  •   AJSU (3)

Opposition (22)

Others (5)

Vacant (7)

  •   Vacant (7)
Length of term
5 years
Elections
Last election
November - December 2014
Next election
November - December 2019
Meeting place
Vidhan Bhawan, Ranchi, Jharkhand
Website
jharkhandvidhansabha.nic.in

The 4th Jharkhand Assembly was constituted after the 2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election

the unicameral state legislature of Jharkhand state in India. The seat of the Vidhan Sabha is at Ranchi, the capital of the state. The Vidhan Sabha comprises 81 Members of Legislative Assembly, directly elected from single-seat constituencies.

Major laws passed

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Pathalgadi movement against tribal land law amendments

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In 2016–2017, the Raghubar Das government was seeking amendments to the Chhotanagpur Tenancy Act, 1908, and the Santhal Pargana Tenancy Act, 1949. These two original laws had safeguarded the rights of the tribal communities on their land. According to the existing laws the land transactions could only be done between the tribals. The new amendments gave the tribals the right to allow the government to make commercial use of the tribal land and to take the tribal land on lease. The proposed bill amending the existing law had been approved by the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly. The bills were sent to Murmu for approval in November 2016.[1][2]

The tribal people had strongly objected to the proposed law. During the Pathalgardi rebellion, protests were held against the proposed amendments to the tenancy acts.[3] In one incident the protests turned violent and the tribals abducted the security detail of the BJP MP Karia Munda. Police responded with a violent crackdown on the tribals that caused the death of a tribal man. Criminal cases were filed against more than 200 people including the tribal rights activist Father Stan Swamy. Governor Droupadi Murmu, was criticized for her soft stand on police aggression against tribals during the movement. According to woman tribal rights activist Aloka Kujur she was expected to speak up to the government in support of the tribals but it did not happen, and instead she appealed to the Pathalgarhi agitation leaders to repose faith in the constitution.[1]

Murmu had received total of 192 memorandums against the amendments in the bill.[1] Then opposition leader Hemant Soren had said that the BJP government wanted to acquire tribal land through the two amendment Bills for the benefit of corporates. Opposition parties Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, the Congress, the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha and others had put intense pressure against the bill.[3] On 24 May 2017, Murmu relented and refused to give assent to the bills and returned the bill to the state government along with the memorandums she had received. The bill was later withdrawn in August 2017.[1]

Religion and land bill

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In 2017, the ministry approved the Freedom of Religion Bill, 2017, and the bill to amend the Land Acquisition 2013 Act passed by the Jharkhand Assembly.[4]

The new religion bill makes it an offence subject to a penalty of three years in prison, to coerce or lure a person to convert their religion. If the person coerced is a member of a Scheduled Caste or tribe, a minor, or female, the prison term increases to four years. Fines can be levied in any case. The bill also made it mandatory for voluntary converts, to inform the Deputy Commissioner about their conversion, and to give full details about the circumstances.[4]

The amendments in the Land Acquisition Act, 2013, involved changes in the compensation duration and requirements for social impacts assessment. According to the passed law, monetary compensation for government acquisition of tribal land must be paid within six months of acquisition. The requirement for social impact assessments was dropped for some types of infrastructure projects.[4]

Composition

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After the 2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election.

Parties and Coalitions Seats
Won
Bharatiya Janata Party 37
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 19
Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) 8
Indian National Congress 6
All Jharkhand Students Union 5
Bahujan Samaj Party 1
Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation 1
Jharkhand Party 1
Marxist Co-ordination Committee 1
Jai Bharat Samanta Party 1
Nav Jawan Sangharsh Morcha 1

Composition at the end of the Assembly session

Party Seats
Bharatiya Janata Party 44
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 16
Indian National Congress 6
All Jharkhand Students Union 3
Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) 2
Communist Party of India (ML) 1
Bahujan Samaj Party 1
Marxist Co-ordination Committee 1
Vacant 7
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Member of Legislative Assembly

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Member of Legislative Assembly (Jharkhand)
Assembly Constituency Member
# Name MLA Name Party
1 Rajmahal Anant Kumar Ojha Bharatiya Janata Party
2 Borio Tala Marandi Bharatiya Janata Party
3 Barhait Hemant Soren Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
4 Litipara Anil Murmu Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
5 Pakaur Alamgir Alam Indian National Congress
6 Maheshpur Stephen Marandi Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
7 Shikaripara Nalin Soren Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
8 Nala Rabindra Nath Mahato Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
9 Jamtara Irfan Ansari Indian National Congress
10 Dumka Louis Marandi Bharatiya Janata Party
11 Jama Sita Soren Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
12 Jarmundi Badal Patralekh Indian National Congress
13 Madhupur Raj Paliwar Bharatiya Janata Party
14 Sarath Randhir Kumar Singh Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P)
15 Deoghar Narayan Das Bharatiya Janata Party
16 Poreyahat Pradeep Yadav Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P)
17 Godda Raghu Nandan Mandal Bharatiya Janata Party
18 Mahagama Ashok Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party
19 Kodarma Neera Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party
20 Barkatha Janki Prasad Yadav Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P)
21 Barhi Manoj Yadav Indian National Congress
22 Barkagaon Nirmala Devi Indian National Congress
23 Ramgarh Chandra Prakash Choudhary All Jharkhand Students Union
24 Mandu Jai Prakash Bhai Patel Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
25 Hazaribagh Manish Jaiswal Bharatiya Janata Party
26 Simaria Ganesh Ganjhu Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P)
27 Chatra Jay Prakash Singh Bhogta Bharatiya Janata Party
28 Dhanwar Raj Kumar Yadav Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation
29 Bagodar Nagendra Mahto Bharatiya Janata Party
30 Jamua Kedar Hazra Bharatiya Janata Party
31 Gandey Jai Prakash Verma Bharatiya Janata Party
32 Giridih Nirbhay Kumar Shahabadi Bharatiya Janata Party
33 Dumri Jagarnath Mahto Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
34 Gomia Yogendra Prasad Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
35 Bermo Yogeshwar Mahto Bharatiya Janata Party
36 Bokaro Biranchi Narayan Bharatiya Janata Party
37 Chandankiyari Amar Kumar Bauri Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P)
38 Sindri Fulchand Mandal Bharatiya Janata Party
39 Nirsa Arup Chatterjee Marxist Co-ordination Committee
40 Dhanbad Raj Sinha Bharatiya Janata Party
41 Jharia Sanjeev Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
42 Tundi Raj Kishore Mahato All Jharkhand Students Union
43 Baghmara Dulu Mahato Bharatiya Janata Party
44 Baharagora Kunal Sarangi Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
45 Ghatsila Laxman Tudu Bharatiya Janata Party
46 Potka Maneka Sardar Bharatiya Janata Party
47 Jugsalai Ram Chandra Sahis All Jharkhand Students Union
48 Jamshedpur East Raghubar Das Bharatiya Janata Party
49 Jamshedpur West Saryu Roy Bharatiya Janata Party
50 Ichaghar Sadhu Charan Mahato Bharatiya Janata Party
51 Seraikella Champai Soren Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
52 Chaibasa Deepak Birua Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
53 Majhgaon Niral Purty Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
54 Jaganathpur Geeta Koda Jai Bharat Samanta Party
55 Manoharpur Joba Majhi Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
56 Chakradharpur Shashibhushan Samad Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
57 Kharsawan Dashrath Gagrai Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
58 Tamar Vikash Kumar Munda All Jharkhand Students Union
59 Torpa Paulus Surin Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
60 Khunti Nilkanth Singh Munda Bharatiya Janata Party
61 Silli Amit Kumar Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
62 Khijri Ram Kumar Pahan Bharatiya Janata Party
63 Ranchi C.P.Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
64 Hatia Navin Jaiswal Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P)
65 Kanke Jitu Charan Ram Bharatiya Janata Party
66 Mandar Gangotri Kujur Bharatiya Janata Party
67 Sisai Dinesh Oraon Bharatiya Janata Party
68 Gumla Shivshankar Oraon Bharatiya Janata Party
69 Bishunpur Chamra Linda Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
70 Simdega Vimla Pradhan Bharatiya Janata Party
71 Kolebira Anosh Ekka Jharkhand Party
72 Lohardaga Kamal Kishore Bhagat All Jharkhand Students Union
73 Manika Harikrishna Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
74 Latehar Prakash Ram Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P)
75 Panki Bidesh Singh Indian National Congress
76 Daltonganj Alok Kumar Chaurasiya Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P)
77 Bishrampur Ramchandra Chandravanshi Bharatiya Janata Party
78 Chhatarpur Radha Krishna Kishore Bharatiya Janata Party
79 Hussainabad Kushwaha Shivpujan Mehta Bahujan Samaj Party
80 Garhwa Satyendra Nath Tiwari Bharatiya Janata Party
81 Bhawanathpur Bhanu Pratap Sahi Nav Jawan Sangharsh Morcha

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Tribal activists expect Droupadi Murmu to be assertive as President". www.telegraphindia.com. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Explained: What is the Pathalgadi movement, and what is JMM govt's stand on it?". The Indian Express. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b Tewary, Amarnath (13 April 2018). "The Pathalgadi rebellion". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Jharkhand Guv approves Freedom of Religion bill, land act; BJP welcomes move". The Indian Express. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Jharkhand State Assembly Elections 2014". Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2022.