Jharkhand assembly election, Dec 2009
The 2nd Jharkhand legislative assembly. Polled.
Seats declared
81
41 needed for a majority
Largest party
BJP
18 seats · short of a majority
Candidates
1,491
107 women, 8 elected
Turnout
56.96%
1.03 cr of 1.8 cr
The house
81 seats, each dot one assembly constituency
- BJP18
- JMM18
- INC14
- JVM11
- AJSUP5
- RJD5
- IND2
- JD(U)2
- Others6
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous Jharkhand assembly election (2005)
BJP
-12
INC
+5
JD(U)
-4
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 18 | -12 | 67 | 24.4% | 20,74,215 | 20.18% | -3.39 | 12 |
| JMMJharkhand Mukti Morcha | 18 | +1 | 78 | 15.8% | 15,62,060 | 15.20% | +0.90 | 46 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 14 | +5 | 61 | 21.4% | 16,60,977 | 16.16% | +4.11 | 22 |
| JVMJVM | 11 | — | 25 | 28.2% | 9,23,671 | 8.99% | — | 2 |
| AJSUPAJSUP | 5 | — | 54 | 7.6% | 5,26,231 | 5.12% | — | 45 |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 5 | -2 | 56 | 7.3% | 5,17,324 | 5.03% | -3.45 | 48 |
| INDIndependent | 2 | -1 | 647 | 1.3% | 10,91,011 | 10.61% | -4.70 | 642 |
| JD(U)JD(U) | 2 | -4 | 14 | 15.9% | 2,85,565 | 2.78% | -1.22 | 7 |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 1 | 0 | 33 | 5.8% | 2,41,436 | 2.35% | -0.11 | 30 |
| JKPJKP | 1 | 0 | 41 | 2.2% | 1,12,821 | 1.10% | +0.13 | 40 |
| MCOMCO | 1 | +1 | 6 | 12.5% | 1,11,996 | 1.09% | +0.08 | 4 |
| JBSPJBSP | 1 | — | 9 | 9.2% | 93,280 | 0.91% | — | 8 |
| JHJAMJHJAM | 1 | — | 9 | 6.9% | 74,320 | 0.72% | — | 8 |
| RAKAPRAKAP | 1 | — | 3 | 17.4% | 72,401 | 0.70% | — | 1 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 78 | 2.5% | 2,50,751 | 2.44% | -0.57 | 76 |
| AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1.9% | 95,396 | 0.93% | +0.73 | 39 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8.0% | 87,896 | 0.85% | -0.95 | 8 |
| NSAMNSAM | 0 | — | 12 | 3.4% | 54,931 | 0.53% | — | 11 |
| UGDPUGDP | 0 | -2 | 14 | 2.9% | 48,308 | 0.47% | -1.05 | 13 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3.7% | 47,536 | 0.46% | -0.53 | 10 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1.8% | 46,402 | 0.45% | -1.34 | 19 |
| LTSDLTSD | 0 | — | 16 | 2.1% | 42,672 | 0.41% | — | 16 |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | 0 | -1 | 13 | 2.0% | 33,379 | 0.33% | -0.10 | 13 |
| AIFBAIFB | 0 | -2 | 11 | 1.8% | 27,761 | 0.27% | -0.73 | 11 |
| RADPRADP | 0 | — | 17 | 1.5% | 26,332 | 0.26% | — | 17 |
| LJPLok Janshakti Party | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1.9% | 25,274 | 0.25% | -1.33 | 10 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | — | 8 | 1.2% | 11,246 | 0.11% | — | 8 |
| GGPGGP | 0 | — | 2 | 4.8% | 10,464 | 0.10% | — | 2 |
| RLDRashtriya Lok Dal | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.9% | 10,095 | 0.10% | +0.07 | 10 |
| BSABSA | 0 | — | 10 | 0.7% | 10,016 | 0.10% | — | 10 |
| LJVMLJVM | 0 | — | 6 | 1.2% | 9,541 | 0.09% | — | 6 |
| SAPSAP | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.5% | 7,332 | 0.07% | -0.15 | 10 |
| NLHPNLHP | 0 | — | 7 | 0.7% | 6,781 | 0.07% | — | 7 |
| JKPNJKPN | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.1% | 6,082 | 0.06% | +0.03 | 4 |
| JHJAPJHJAP | 0 | — | 8 | 0.6% | 6,081 | 0.06% | — | 8 |
| AMBAMB | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.6% | 5,728 | 0.06% | +0.03 | 7 |
| ABMSDABMSD | 0 | — | 4 | 1.1% | 5,628 | 0.06% | — | 4 |
| RKJPRKJP | 0 | — | 2 | 1.8% | 5,601 | 0.05% | — | 2 |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.9% | 5,098 | 0.05% | -0.13 | 5 |
| INNPTINNPT | 0 | — | 5 | 1.0% | 4,954 | 0.05% | — | 5 |
Vote share is the share of valid votes cast in Jharkhand at this election. A party’s national share is a different number and is never mixed with this one. Showing the 40 largest parties. The full list is at /api/elections/jharkhand-2009/parties?limit=500.
Largest victories of Dec 2009
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAGANATHPUR | Jharkhand | JBSPGEETA KORA | BJPSONARAM BIRUA | 25,74031.34% |
| CHATRA | Jharkhand | RJDJANARDAN PASWAN | BJPSUBEDAR PASWAN | 38,55529.15% |
| POREYAHAT | Jharkhand | JVMPRADIP YADAV | JMMSURAJ MANDAL | 36,70426.38% |
| KHARASAWAN | Jharkhand | BJPMANGAL SINGH SOY | INCBASKO BESRA | 27,21924.30% |
| RANCHI | Jharkhand | BJPCHANDRESHWAR PRASAD SINGH | INCPRADEEP TULSYAN | 27,11123.31% |
| NIRSA | Jharkhand | MCOARUP CHATTERJEE | BJPASHOK KUMAR MANDAL | 35,57722.59% |
| JAMSHEDPUR EAST | Jharkhand | BJPRAGHUBAR DAS | JVMABHAY SINGH | 22,96320.56% |
| BARHAIT | Jharkhand | JMMHEMLAL MURMU | INDVIJAY HANSDAK | 20,31820.03% |
| MAHESHPUR | Jharkhand | JVMMISTRI SOREN | BJPDEVIDHAN TUDU | 21,97419.36% |
| MANDAR | Jharkhand | JHJAMBANDHU TIRKEY | INCDEO KUMAR DHAN | 29,97119.36% |
Closest results of Dec 2009
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HATIA | Jharkhand | INCGOPAL S.N.SHAHDEO | BJPRAM JI LAL SHARDA | 250.02% |
| CHAKRADHARPUR | Jharkhand | BJPLAXMAN GILUWA | JMMSUKHRAM ORAON | 2900.30% |
| LATEHAR | Jharkhand | BJPBAIDYANATH RAM | RJDPRAKASH RAM | 4380.42% |
| KHUNTI | Jharkhand | BJPNILKANTH SINGH MUNDA | JMMMASI CHARAN MUNDA | 4360.46% |
| LOHARDAGA | Jharkhand | AJSUPKAMAL KISHOR BHAGAT | INCSUKHDEO BHAGAT | 6060.52% |
| DHANBAD | Jharkhand | INCMANAN MALLICK | BJPRAJ KUMAR SINHA | 8900.56% |
| TUNDI | Jharkhand | JMMMATHURA PRASAD MAHATO | JVMSABA AHMAD | 9180.68% |
| BARKAGAON | Jharkhand | INCYOGENDRA SAW | BJPLOKNATH MAHTO | 1,3640.91% |
| SHIKARIPARA | Jharkhand | JMMNALIN SOREN | JVMPARITOSH SOREN | 1,0030.93% |
| GHATSHILA | Jharkhand | JMMRAMDAS SOREN | INCPRADEEP KUMAR BALMUCHU | 1,1920.94% |