CHATRA
Assembly seat no. 27 in Jharkhand · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 5 times since 2005.
Jharkhand also has a Lok Sabha constituency called CHATRA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 5 results.
Winner, 2014
JAY PRAKASH SINGH BHOGTA
BJP
Elections held
5
2005–2024
Most successful party
RJD
won 2 of 5
Margin, 2014
20,576
11.31% of valid votes
Result, 2014
Runner-up
JVMSATYANAND BHOKTA
- Votes
- 49,169
- Vote share
- 27.03%
- Behind by
- 20,576
Electors
3,39,245
Total votes polled
1,81,904
Valid votes
1,81,904
NOTA votes
7,724
4.25% of votes polled
Turnout
53.6%
Full result, 2014
7 candidates · 1,81,904 valid votes
JAY PRAKASH SINGH BHOGTABJPwon
69,745
38.3%
SATYANAND BHOKTAJVM
49,169
27.0%
JANARDAN PASWANRJD
37,320
20.5%
NARESH RAM BHARTICPM
7,041
3.9%
UMESH BHUIYANCPI(ML)(L)
4,192
2.3%
SAGAR RAMABHM
3,672
2.0%
MANORMA DEVIJMM
3,041
1.7%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 5 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | JANARDHAN PASWAN | LJP(RV) | 1,09,019 | 40.58% | RASHMI PRAKASH | 18,401 |
| 2019 | SATYANAND BHOKTA | RJD | 1,01,710 | 46.41% | JANARDAN PASWAN | 24,055 |
| 2014 | JAY PRAKASH SINGH BHOGTA | BJP | 69,745 | 38.34% | SATYANAND BHOKTA | 20,576 |
| 2009 | JANARDAN PASWAN | RJD | 67,441 | 50.99% | SUBEDAR PASWAN | 38,555 |
| 2005 | SATYANAND BHOKTA | BJP | 50,332 | 39.42% | JANARDAN PASWAN | 4,682 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above