| Election Name: | 2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election |
| Country: | India |
| Type: | legislative |
| Previous Election: | 2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election |
| Previous Year: | 2005 |
| Election Date: | 25 November – 18 December 2009 |
| Next Election: | 2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Seats For Election: | 81 seats of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly |
| Majority Seats: | 41 |
| Turnout: | 56.97% |
| Image1: | File:Arjun Munda 8992.JPG |
| Leader1: | Arjun Munda |
| Party1: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Alliance1: | National Democratic Alliance |
| Leaders Seat1: | Kharsawan (Won) |
| Last Election1: | 30 |
| Seats1: | 18 |
| Seat Change1: | 12 |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,074,215 |
| Percentage1: | 20.18% |
| Swing1: | 3.39% |
| Leader2: | Shibu Soren |
| Party2: | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| Alliance2: | United Progressive Alliance |
| Leaders Seat2: | Jamtara(by-poll;2010) |
| Last Election2: | 17 |
| Seats2: | 18 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,562,060 |
| Percentage2: | 15.20% |
| Swing2: | 0.91% |
| Image4: | File:Hand INC.svg |
| Leader4: | Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu |
| Party4: | Indian National Congress |
| Alliance4: | United Progressive Alliance |
| Last Election4: | 9 |
| Seats4: | 14 |
| Seat Change4: | 5 |
| Leaders Seat4: | Ghatsila (lost) |
| Popular Vote4: | 1,660,977 |
| Percentage4: | 16.16% |
| Swing4: | 4.11% |
| Leader5: | Babulal Marandi |
| Party5: | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) |
| Alliance5: | - |
| Leaders Seat5: | Did not contest |
| Last Election5: | New |
| Seats5: | 11 |
| Seat Change5: | New |
| Popular Vote5: | 923,671 |
| Percentage5: | 8.99% |
| Swing5: | New |
| Chief Minister | |
| Before Election: | Madhu Koda |
| Before Party: | Independent |
| After Election: | Shibu Soren |
| After Party: | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
Elections for the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly were held in December 2009. It was a contest between three alliances The Indian National Congress (INC), The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) and its major ally Janata Dal (United), and the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM). The poll result was a shock for the incumbent BJP-JD(U) Alliance as they could muster only a quarter of the state assembly's 81 seats. The JMM emerged as a formidable force and finally turned out to be the kingmaker. The election turned out to be a stalemate as many expected because no major party or group was able to come even close to the 41-seat majority.
The JMM has always been an important factor in the state's political scenario even before the creation of the state. It then served as a rallying point for the people who demanded statehood for Jharkhand from Bihar.
| Parties and Coalitions | Popular vote | Seats | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote | % | +/- | Contested | Won | +/- | ||||
| Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 5,904,644 | 39.26 | 80 | 60 | 40 | ||||
| 5,053,877 | 33.61 | 80 | 12 | 34 | |||||
| Indian National Congress | 2,140,306 | 14.23 | 79 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| All Jharkhand Students Union | 1,218,092 | 8.10 | 78 | 1 | |||||
| Rashtriya Janata Dal | 517,324 | 5.03 | 56 | 5 | |||||
| Janata Dal (United) | 285,565 | 2.78 | 14 | 2 | |||||
| Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation | 241,436 | 2.35 | 33 | 1 | |||||
| Jharkhand Party | 112,821 | 1.10 | 41 | 1 | |||||
| Marxist Co-ordination Committee | 111,996 | 1.09 | 6 | 1 | |||||
| Jai Bharat Samanta Party | 93,280 | 0.91 | 9 | 1 | |||||
| Jharkhand Janadikhar Manch | 74,320 | 0.72 | 9 | 1 | |||||
| Rashtriya Kalyan Paksha | 72,401 | 0.70 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| Bahujan Samaj Party | 250,751 | 2.44 | 78 | 0 | |||||
| Nav Jawan Sangharsh Morcha | 54,931 | 0.53 | 12 | 0 | |||||
| Independents | 1,091,011 | 10.61 | 647 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 10,279,009 | 100.00 | ±0 | ||||||
| Valid votes | 10,279,009 | 99.98 | |||||||
| Invalid votes | 1,993 | 0.02 | |||||||
| Votes cast / turnout | 10,281,002 | 56.97 | |||||||
| Abstentions | 7,764,636 | 43.03 | |||||||
| Registered voters | 18,045,638 | ||||||||
| Source: ECI[1] | |||||||||
| Winner | Runner Up | Margin | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Candidate | Party | Votes | Candidate | Party | Votes | |||||
| 1 | Ketabuddin Sheikh | JMM | 87,061 | Anant Kumar Ojha | BJP | 86,809 | 252 | ||||
| 2 | Borio (ST) | Lobin Hembrom | JMM | 85,811 | Sunil Soren | BJP | 59,449 | 26,362 | |||
| 3 | Barhait (ST) | Hemant Soren | JMM | 99,937 | Simon Malto | BJP | 37,990 | 31,947 | |||
| 4 | Litipara (ST) | Dinesh William Marandi | JMM | 73,686 | Daniel Kisku | BJP | 52,777 | 20,909 | |||
| 5 | Pakaur | Alamgir Alam | INC | 1,07,321 | Akil Akhtar | JMM | 67,147 | 40,174 | |||
| 6 | Maheshpur (ST) | Stephen Marandi | JMM | 95,830 | Mistry Soren | BJP | 55,083 | 40,747 | |||
| 7 | Shikaripara (ST) | Nalin Soren | JMM | 86,741 | Paritosh Soren | BJP | 49,925 | 36,816 | |||
| 8 | Nala | Rabindranath Mahato | JMM | 72,747 | Sathyanand Jha | BJP | 57,832 | 14,915 | |||
| 9 | Jamtara | JMM | 1,14,469 | Birendra Mandal | BJP | 76,206 | 38,263 | ||||
| 10 | Dumka (ST) | JMM | 80,879 | Louis Marandi | BJP | 73,713 | 7,166 | ||||
| 11 | Jama (ST) | Basant Soren | JMM | 67,832 | Sita Murmu | BJP | 59,935 | 7,897 | |||
| 12 | Jarmundi | Hari Narayan Ray | JMM | 52,258 | Badal | INC | 51,395 | 863 | |||
| 13 | Madhupur | Haji Hussain Ansari | JMM | 97,855 | Raj Paliwar | BJP | 65,038 | 32,817 | |||
| 14 | Sarath | Shashank Shekhar Bhokta | JMM | 77,618 | Randhir Kumar Singh | BJP | 76,527 | 1,091 | |||
| 15 | Deoghar (SC) | Suresh Paswan | JMM | 1,10,658 | Narayan Das | BJP | 92,867 | 17,791 | |||
| 16 | Poreyahat | Pradeep Yadav | JMM | 99,991 | Gajadhar Singh | BJP | 63,768 | 36,223 | |||
| 17 | Godda | Sanjay Prasad Yadav | JMM | 88,482 | Amit Kumar Mandal | BJP | 87,582 | 900 | |||
| 18 | Mahagama | Dipika Pandey Singh | INC | 86,390 | Ashok Kumar | BJP | 76,722 | 9,668 | |||
| 19 | Kodarma | Shalini Gupta | JMM | 76,252 | BJP | 63,678 | 12,574 | ||||
| 20 | Barkatha | Amit Kumar Yadav | JMM | 1,05,703 | Janki Prasad Yadav | BJP | 47,762 | 57,941 | |||
| 21 | Barhi | Umashankar Akela | JMM | 75,337 | Manoj Kumar Yadav | BJP | 63,977 | 11,360 | |||
| 22 | Barkagaon | Amba Prasad | JMM | 92,531 | Roshan Lal Choudhary | AJSU | 65,108 | 27,423 | |||
| 23 | Ramgarh | Mamta Devi | JMM | 1,01,766 | Sunita Choudhary | AJSU | 72,534 | 29,232 | |||
| 24 | Mandu | Jai Prakash Bhai Patel | JMM | 98,162 | Kumar Mahesh Singh | BJP | 49,857 | 48,305 | |||
| 25 | Hazaribagh | Manish Jaiswal | BJP | 1,06,209 | Pradip Prasad | INC | 54,402 | 51,807 | |||
| 26 | Simaria (SC) | Ganesh Ganjhu | JMM | 63,856 | Kishun Kumar Das | BJP | 61,439 | 2,417 | |||
| 27 | Chatra (SC) | Satyanand Bhogta | JMM | 1,19,758 | Janardan Paswan | BJP | 77,662 | 42,096 | |||
| 28 | Dhanwar | Babu Lal Marandi | BJP | 67,544 | Anup Sonthalia | JMM | 49,225 | 18,319 | |||
| 29 | Bagodar | Vinod Kumar Singh | CPI-ML(L) | 98,201 | Nagendra Mahto | BJP | 83,656 | 14,545 | |||
| 30 | Jamua (SC) | Kedar Hazra | BJP | 61,933 | Manju Kumari | JMM | 48,893 | 13,040 | |||
| 31 | Gandey | Dr. Sarfraz Ahmad | JMM | 96,463 | Jai Prakash Verma | BJP | 56,165 | 40,298 | |||
| 32 | Giridih | Sudivya Kumar | JMM | 86,949 | Nirbhay Kumar Shahabadi | BJP | 64,981 | 21,968 | |||
| 33 | Dumri | Jagarnath Mahto | JMM | 1,02,283 | Yashoda Devi | AJSU | 37,539 | 64,744 | |||
| 34 | Gomia | Yogendra Mahto | JMM | 85,846 | Lambodar Mahto | AJSU | 71,854 | 13,992 | |||
| 35 | Bermo | Rajendra Pd. Singh | INC | 88,947 | Yogeshwar Mahto | BJP | 63,770 | 25,177 | |||
| 36 | Bokaro | Biranchi Narayan | BJP | 1,12,341 | Shweta Singh | INC | 99,024 | 13,317 | |||
| 37 | Chandankiyari (SC) | Amar Kumar Bauri | BJP | 67,740 | Uma Kant Rajak | AJSU | 58,531 | 9,209 | |||
| 38 | Sindri | Anand Mahto | JMM | 1,10,848 | Indarjeet Mahato | BJP | 80,968 | 29,880 | |||
| 39 | Nirsa | Ashok Mandal | JMM | 1,10,787 | Aparna Sengupta | BJP | 89,512 | 21,275 | |||
| 40 | Dhanbad | Raj Sinha | BJP | 1,20,780 | Mannan Mallick | INC | 90,141 | 30,639 | |||
| 41 | Jharia | Purnima Niraj Singh | INC | 79,793 | Ragini Singh | BJP | 67,160 | 12,633 | |||
| 42 | Tundi | Mathura Prasad Mahato | JMM | 99,903 | Vikram Pandey | BJP | 46,894 | 53,009 | |||
| 43 | Baghmara | Jaleshwar Mahato | JMM | 86,558 | Dulu Mahato | BJP | 78,300 | 8,258 | |||
| 44 | Baharagora | Samir Kr. Mohanty | JMM | 1,16,446 | Kunal Shadangy | BJP | 45,456 | 70,990 | |||
| 45 | Ghatsila(ST) | Ramdas Soren | JMM | 75,566 | Lakhan Chandra Mardi | BJP | 56,811 | 18,755 | |||
| 46 | Potka(ST) | Sanjib Sardar | JMM | 1,17,220 | Menka Sardar | BJP | 67,651 | 49,569 | |||
| 47 | Jugsalai(SC) | Mangal Kalindi | JMM | 94,458 | Muchiram Bauri | BJP | 64,979 | 29,479 | |||
| 48 | Jamshedpur East | Saryu Roy | Ind | 73,945 | Raghubar Das | BJP | 58,110 | 15,835 | |||
| 49 | Jamshedpur West | Banna Gupta | INC | 96,777 | Devendra Nath Singh | BJP | 74,200 | 22,577 | |||
| 50 | Ichaghar | Sabita Mahato | JMM | 79,715 | Hare lal Mahato | AJSU | 38,834 | 40,881 | |||
| 51 | Seraikella(ST) | Champai Soren | JMM | 1,11,798 | Ganesh Mahali | BJP | 95,890 | 19,908 | |||
| 52 | Chaibasa(ST) | Deepak Birua | JMM | 80,187 | J.B.Tubid | BJP | 43,328 | 36,859 | |||
| 53 | Majhgaon(ST) | Niral Purty | JMM | 96,846 | Bhupendra Pingua | BJP | 20,557 | 76,289 | |||
| 54 | Jaganathpur(ST) | Sona Ram Sinku | JMM | 54,338 | Mangal Singh Bobonga | INC | 20,895 | 33,443 | |||
| 55 | Manoharpur(ST) | Joba Majhi | JMM | 64,896 | Gurucharan Nayak | BJP | 34,922 | 29,974 | |||
| 56 | Chakradharpur(ST) | Sukhram Oraon | JMM | 51,517 | Laxman Giluwa | BJP | 32,595 | 18,922 | |||
| 57 | Kharsawan(ST) | Dashrath Gagrai | JMM | 82,400 | Jawahar Lal Banra | BJP | 50,552 | 31,848 | |||
| 58 | Tamar(ST) | Vikas Kumar Munda | JMM | 77,119 | Ram Durlav Singh Munda | AJSU | 24,518 | 52,601 | |||
| 59 | Torpa(ST) | Paulus Surin | JMM | 59,280 | Koche Munda | BJP | 43,486 | 15,799 | |||
| 60 | Khunti(ST) | Dayamani Barla | JMM | 60,596 | Nilkanth Singh Munda | BJP | 59,192 | 1,404 | |||
| 61 | Silli | Sudhesh Kumar Mahto | AJSU | 83,703 | Seema Devi | JMM | 68,610 | 15,093 | |||
| 62 | Khijri(ST) | Rajesh Kachhap | JMM | 94,739 | Ram Kumar Pahan | BJP | 78,357 | 16,101 | |||
| 63 | Ranchi | Mahua Maji | JMM | 80,217 | C.P.Singh | BJP | 79,638 | 579 | |||
| 64 | Hatia | Navin Jaiswal | BJP | 1,12,914 | Ajay Nath Shahdeo | INC | 96,646 | 16,268 | |||
| 65 | Kanke(SC) | Sammari Lal | BJP | 1,11,976 | Suresh Kumar Baitha | INC | 89,423 | 22,553 | |||
| 66 | Mandar(ST) | Bandhu Tirkey | JMM | 1,16,158 | Gangotri Kujur | BJP | 66,321 | 49,837 | |||
| 67 | Sisai(ST) | Jiga Susaran Horo | JMM | 77,516 | Dinesh Oraon | BJP | 55,306 | 22,210 | |||
| 68 | Gumla(ST) | Bhushan Tirkey | JMM | 68,823 | Mishir Kujur | BJP | 59,754 | 9,069 | |||
| 69 | Bishunpur(ST) | Chamra Linda | JMM | 85,127 | Ashok Oraon | BJP | 63,475 | 21,652 | |||
| 70 | Simdega(ST) | Bhushan Bara | JMM | 67,621 | Shradhanand Besra | BJP | 60,366 | 7,255 | |||
| 71 | Kolebira(ST) | Naman Bixal Kongari | JMM | 48,577 | Sujan Jojo | BJP | 36,232 | 12,345 | |||
| 72 | Lohardaga(ST) | Rameshwar Oraon | INC | 65,663 | Sukhdeo Bhagat | BJP | 41,364 | 24,299 | |||
| 73 | Manika(ST) | Ramchandra Singh | JMM | 75,516 | Raghupal Singh | BJP | 57,763 | 17,753 | |||
| 74 | Latehar(SC) | Baidyanath Ram | JMM | 91,184 | Prakash Ram | BJP | 60,177 | 31,007 | |||
| 75 | Panki | Kushwaha Shashi Bhushan Mehta | BJP | 93,185 | Devendra Kumar Singh | INC | 55,986 | 37,199 | |||
| 76 | Daltonganj | Alok Kumar Chaurasiya | BJP | 1,03,659 | Krishna Nand Tripathi | INC | 82,186 | 21,474 | |||
| 77 | Bishrampur | Rajesh Mehta | JMM | 74,398 | Ramchandra Chandravanshi | BJP | 40,634 | 33,764 | |||
| 78 | Chhatarpur(SC) | Pushpa Devi | BJP | 64,128 | Mamta Bhuyian | JMM | 61,279 | 2,849 | |||
| 79 | Hussainabad | Sanjay Kumar Singh Yadav | JMM | 68,304 | Kamlesh Kumar Singh | BJP | 41,297 | 27,007 | |||
| 80 | Garhwa | Mithilesh Kumar Thakur | JMM | 1,28,435 | Satyendra Nath Tiwari | BJP | 83,160 | 45,275 | |||
| 81 | Bhawanathpur | Bhanu Pratap Sahi | BJP | 96,808 | Anant Deo | INC | 75,679 | 21,129 | |||
A compromise formula was worked out between the BJP-JD(U) Alliance and the JMM. These two groups, with the help of independents and other minor parties, had run the state government, and the president rules the state till 2013After 2013 JMM formed alliance with Congress and RJD to form Government till 2014 Assembly Election