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 Event | Schedule |
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Notification Date | TBD |
Last Date for filing nomination | TBD |
Scrutiny of nomination | TBD |
Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination | TBD |
Date of Poll | TBD |
Date of Counting of Votes | TBD | |
Parties and Alliances
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Candidates
Surveys and Polls
Exit Polls
Results
Results by alliance or party
Results by constituency
Notes and References
- Web site: Terms of the Houses. 2021-10-03. Election Commission of India. en-IN.
- Web site: 2019-12-29 . JMM's Hemant Soren takes oath as 11th CM of Jharkhand . 2022-02-28 . Deccan Herald . en.