2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election explained

Election Name:2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election
Type:Legislative
Ongoing:No
Country:India
Previous Election:2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election
Previous Year:2019
Election Date:By November–December 2024
Next Election:2029 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election
Next Year:2029
Seats For Election:All 81 seats in the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Majority Seats:41
Outgoing Members:5th Jharkhand Assembly#Members of Legislative Assembly
Opinion Polls:Next Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election#Opinion polls
Leader1:Hemant Soren
Party1:Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Alliance1:MGB
Leader Since1:2024
Leaders Seat1:Barhait
Last Election1:18.72%, 30 seats
Seats Before1:30
Seats Needed1:11
Leader2:Babulal Marandi
Party2:Bharatiya Janata Party
Alliance2:National Democratic Alliance
Leader Since2:2020
Leaders Seat2:Dhanwar
Last Election2:33.37%, 25 seats
Seats Before2:26
Seats Needed2:15
Leader3:Rameshwar Oraon
Party3:Indian National Congress
Alliance3:MGB
Leader Since3:2021
Leaders Seat3:Lohardaga
Last Election3:13.88%, 16 seats
Seats Before3:18
Seats Needed3:33
Map Size:300px
Chief Minister
Before Election:Hemant Soren
Before Party:JMM
Posttitle:Chief Minister after election

The 2024 Jharkhand legislative assembly election is scheduled to be held in November–December 2024 to elect all 81 members of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly. Hemant Soren is the incumbent Chief Minister of Jharkhand.

Background

The tenure of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly is scheduled to end on 5 January 2025.[1] The previous assembly elections were held in November–December 2019. After the election, a coalition of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Indian National Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal formed the state government, with Hemant Soren becoming Chief Minister.[2]

Schedule

Poll EventSchedule
Notification DateTBD
Last Date for filing nominationTBD
Scrutiny of nominationTBD
Last Date for Withdrawal of nominationTBD
Date of PollTBD
Date of Counting of VotesTBD

Parties and Alliances

PartyFlagSymbolPhotoLeaderSeats contested
Bharatiya Janata PartyBabulal Marandi70
All Jharkhand Students UnionSudesh Mahto10
Nationalist Congress PartyKamlesh Kumar Singh1

Others

Candidates

DistrictConstituency
MGBNDA
Sahebganj1Rajmahal
2Borio
3Barhait
Pakur4Litipara
5Pakur
6Maheshpur
Dumka7Sikaripara
Jamtara8Nala
9Jamtara
Dumka10Dumka
11Jama
12Jarmundi
Deoghar13Madhupur
14Sarath
15Deoghar
Godda16Poreyahat
17Godda
18Mahagama
Kodarma19Kodarma
Hazaribagh20Barkatha
21Barhi
Ramgarh22Barkagaon
23Ramgarh
Hazaribagh24Mandu
25Hazaribagh
Chatra26Simaria
27Chatra
Giridih28Dhanwar
29Bagodar
30Jamua
31Gandey
32Giridih
33Dumri
Bokaro34Gomia
35Bermo
36Bokaro
37Chandankiyari
Dhanbad38Sindri
39Nirsa
40Dhanbad
41Jharia
42Tundi
43Baghmara
East Singhbhum44Baharagora
45Ghatsila
46Potka
47Jugsalai
48Jamshedpur East
49Jamshedpur West
Seraikela Kharsawan50Ichaghar
51Seraikella
West Singhbhum52Chaibasa
53Majhgaon
54Jaganathpur
55Manoharpur
56Chakradharpur
Seraikela Kharsawan57Kharsawan
Ranchi58Tamar
Khunti59Torpa
60Khunti
Ranchi61Silli
62Khijri
63Ranchi
64Hatia
65Kanke
66Mandar
Gumla67Sisai
68Gumla
69Bishunpur
Simdega70Simdega
71Kolebira
Lohardaga72Lohardaga
Latehar73Manika
74Latehar
Palamu75Panki
76Daltonganj
77Bishrampur
78Chhatarpur
79Hussainabad
Garhwa80Garhwa
81Bhawanathpur

Surveys and Polls

Exit Polls

Results

Results by alliance or party

Alliance/ PartyPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppContestedWon+/−
MGBJharkhand Mukti Morcha
Indian National Congress
Rashtriya Janata Dal
Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation
Total
NDABharatiya Janata Party
All Jharkhand Students Union
Nationalist Congress Party
Total
Other parties
Independents
NOTA
Total100%- 81-

Results by constituency

DistrictConstituencyWinnerRunner UpMargin
No.NameCandidatePartyVotes%CandidatePartyVotes%
Sahebganj1Rajmahal
2Borio
3Barhait
Pakur4Litipara
5Pakur
6Maheshpur
Dumka7Sikaripara
Jamtara8Nala
9Jamtara
Dumka10Dumka
11Jama
12Jarmundi
Deoghar13Madhupur
14Sarath
15Deoghar
Godda16Poreyahat
17Godda
18Mahagama
Kodarma19Kodarma
Hazaribagh20Barkatha
21Barhi
Ramgarh22Barkagaon
23Ramgarh
Hazaribagh24Mandu
25Hazaribagh
Chatra26Simaria
27Chatra
Giridih28Dhanwar
29Bagodar
30Jamua
31Gandey
32Giridih
33Dumri
Bokaro34Gomia
35Bermo
36Bokaro
37Chandankiyari
Dhanbad38Sindri
39Nirsa
40Dhanbad
41Jharia
42Tundi
43Baghmara
East Singhbhum44Baharagora
45Ghatsila
46Potka
47Jugsalai
48Jamshedpur East
49Jamshedpur West
Seraikela Kharsawan50Ichaghar
51Seraikella
West Singhbhum52Chaibasa
53Majhgaon
54Jaganathpur
55Manoharpur
56Chakradharpur
Seraikela Kharsawan57Kharsawan
Ranchi58Tamar
Khunti59Torpa
60Khunti
Ranchi61Silli
62Khijri
63Ranchi
64Hatia
65Kanke
66Mandar
Gumla67Sisai
68Gumla
69Bishunpur
Simdega70Simdega
71Kolebira
Lohardaga72Lohardaga
Latehar73Manika
74Latehar
Palamu75Panki
76Daltonganj
77Bishrampur
78Chhatarpur
79Hussainabad
Garhwa80Garhwa
81Bhawanathpur

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Terms of the Houses. 2021-10-03. Election Commission of India. en-IN.
  2. Web site: 2019-12-29 . JMM's Hemant Soren takes oath as 11th CM of Jharkhand . 2022-02-28 . Deccan Herald . en.