POTKA
Assembly seat no. 46 in Jharkhand · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 5 times since 2005.
Winner, 2019
Sanjib Sardar
JMM
Elections held
5
2005–2024
Most successful party
JMM
won 3 of 5
Margin, 2019
43,110
21.65% of valid votes
Result, 2019
Runner-up
BJPMenka Sardar
- Votes
- 67,643
- Vote share
- 33.97%
- Behind by
- 43,110
Electors
2,88,142
Total votes polled
1,99,150
Valid votes
1,99,150
NOTA votes
2,993
1.50% of votes polled
Turnout
69.1%
Full result, 2019
10 candidates · 1,99,150 valid votes
Sanjib SardarJMMwon
1,10,753
55.6%
Menka SardarBJP
67,643
34.0%
Bulu Rani SinghAJSUP
5,735
2.9%
Naresh Kumar MurmuJVM
3,891
1.9%
Ishwar SorenJD(U)
2,127
1.1%
Bir Singh DeogamRTORP
1,872
0.9%
Sirma DewgamIND
1,330
0.7%
Diku VesarSUCIC
1,133
0.6%
Sunita MurmuIND
915
0.5%
Jeetrai HansdaJKPP
758
0.4%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the POTKA assembly constituency in 2024?
SANJIB SARDAR (JMM) won POTKA in 2024, by a margin of 27,902 votes.
Which party has won POTKA the most times?
JMM, with 3 of the 5 wins recorded since 2005.
How many times has POTKA gone to the polls?
5 times, from 2005 to 2024.
Who has won POTKA the most times?
MENAKA SARDAR, with 2 wins between 2009 and 2014.
