POTKA
Assembly seat no. 46 in Jharkhand · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 5 times since 2005.
Winner, 2014
MENAKA SARDAR
BJP
Elections held
5
2005–2024
Most successful party
JMM
won 3 of 5
Margin, 2014
6,706
3.61% of valid votes
Result, 2014
Runner-up
JMMSANJIB SARDAR
- Votes
- 61,485
- Vote share
- 33.08%
- Behind by
- 6,706
Electors
2,70,603
Total votes polled
1,85,859
Valid votes
1,85,859
NOTA votes
3,730
2.01% of votes polled
Turnout
68.7%
Full result, 2014
12 candidates · 1,85,859 valid votes
MENAKA SARDARBJPwon
68,191
36.7%
SANJIB SARDARJMM
61,485
33.1%
DUKHNI MAI SARDARINC
14,227
7.7%
SURYA SINGH BESRAJKPP
12,177
6.5%
UPENDRA NATH SARDARJVM
10,905
5.9%
NARESH KUMAR MURMUSP
3,767
2.0%
SAGAR BESRAIND
2,270
1.2%
AMULYA SARDARIND
2,116
1.1%
SUKLAL BOIPAIJBSP
1,930
1.0%
DIPALI SARDARIND
1,710
0.9%
SHUSHMA HEMBRAMAPOI
1,696
0.9%
GANESH TUDUAKBJHP
1,655
0.9%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 5 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | SANJIB SARDAR | JMM | 1,20,322 | 51.97% | MEERA MUNDA | 27,902 |
| 2019 | Sanjib Sardar | JMM | 1,10,753 | 55.61% | Menka Sardar | 43,110 |
| 2014 | MENAKA SARDAR | BJP | 68,191 | 36.69% | SANJIB SARDAR | 6,706 |
| 2009 | MENAKA SARDAR | BJP | 44,095 | 33.36% | SUBODH SINGH SARDAR | 15,710 |
| 2005 | AMULYA SARDAR | JMM | 53,760 | 40.57% | MENKA SARDAR | 13,759 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
