Jharkhand assembly election, Dec 2014
The 3rd Jharkhand legislative assembly. Polled.
Seats declared
81
41 needed for a majority
Largest party
BJP
37 seats · short of a majority
Candidates
1,136
111 women, 9 elected
Turnout
66.50%
1.39 cr of 2.09 cr
The house
81 seats, each dot one assembly constituency
- BJP37
- JMM19
- JVM8
- INC6
- AJSUP5
- BSP1
- CPI(ML)(L)1
- JKP1
- Others3
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous Jharkhand assembly election (2009)
BJP
+19
INC
-8
RJD
-5
JVM
-3
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 37 | +19 | 72 | 35.1% | 43,34,728 | 31.26% | +11.08 | 1 |
| JMMJharkhand Mukti Morcha | 19 | +1 | 79 | 20.9% | 28,32,921 | 20.43% | +5.23 | 35 |
| JVMJVM | 8 | -3 | 73 | 11.0% | 13,85,080 | 9.99% | +1.00 | 55 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 6 | -8 | 62 | 14.0% | 14,50,640 | 10.46% | -5.70 | 42 |
| AJSUPAJSUP | 5 | 0 | 8 | 37.0% | 5,10,277 | 3.68% | -1.44 | 0 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 1 | +1 | 61 | 2.4% | 2,52,033 | 1.82% | -0.62 | 59 |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 1 | 0 | 37 | 3.1% | 2,04,505 | 1.48% | -0.87 | 35 |
| JKPJKP | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4.9% | 1,54,827 | 1.12% | +0.02 | 17 |
| MCOMCO | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6.0% | 1,41,853 | 1.02% | -0.07 | 11 |
| JBSPJBSP | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3.6% | 1,10,029 | 0.79% | -0.11 | 17 |
| NSAMNSAM | 1 | +1 | 9 | 3.9% | 68,121 | 0.49% | -0.04 | 8 |
| INDIndependent | 0 | -2 | 363 | 1.4% | 9,27,840 | 6.69% | -3.92 | 359 |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 0 | -5 | 19 | 12.7% | 4,33,429 | 3.13% | -1.91 | 12 |
| JD(U)JD(U) | 0 | -2 | 11 | 6.6% | 1,33,815 | 0.96% | -1.81 | 10 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2.9% | 1,23,248 | 0.89% | +0.03 | 24 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | 0 | 46 | 1.4% | 1,09,735 | 0.79% | +0.34 | 46 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2.4% | 76,169 | 0.55% | +0.09 | 18 |
| AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4.0% | 70,000 | 0.51% | -0.42 | 9 |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2.8% | 48,170 | 0.35% | +0.02 | 8 |
| AIFBAIFB | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1.4% | 37,817 | 0.27% | 0.00 | 14 |
| LJPLok Janshakti Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14.3% | 21,010 | 0.15% | -0.10 | 1 |
| JKPPJKPP | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.5% | 20,342 | 0.15% | +0.11 | 8 |
| BMUPBMUP | 0 | — | 19 | 0.6% | 19,610 | 0.14% | — | 19 |
| JVDJVD | 0 | — | 9 | 1.2% | 18,802 | 0.14% | — | 9 |
| AKBJHPAKBJHP | 0 | — | 11 | 1.1% | 18,366 | 0.13% | — | 11 |
| SAPSAP | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.5% | 13,689 | 0.10% | +0.03 | 15 |
| SUCISUCI | 0 | — | 9 | 0.6% | 9,768 | 0.07% | — | 9 |
| IUMLIndian Union Muslim League | 0 | — | 7 | 0.6% | 8,623 | 0.06% | — | 7 |
| RADPRADP | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.3% | 7,746 | 0.06% | -0.20 | 4 |
| APOIAPOI | 0 | — | 6 | 0.7% | 7,707 | 0.06% | — | 6 |
| PMSPragatisheel Magahi Samaj | 0 | — | 8 | 0.5% | 7,277 | 0.05% | — | 8 |
| CPILMLCPILML | 0 | — | 2 | 1.5% | 5,941 | 0.04% | — | 2 |
| AMBAMB | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.4% | 5,515 | 0.04% | -0.02 | 8 |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.9% | 4,421 | 0.03% | -0.02 | 3 |
| ABHMABHM | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.8% | 4,060 | 0.03% | +0.02 | 3 |
| BASAPABASAPA | 0 | — | 3 | 0.7% | 4,015 | 0.03% | — | 3 |
| BSUDBSUD | 0 | — | 3 | 0.7% | 3,664 | 0.03% | — | 3 |
| JKPNJKPN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.0% | 3,600 | 0.03% | -0.03 | 2 |
| JKKPJKKP | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.5% | 3,503 | 0.03% | 0.00 | 4 |
| RMKPPRMKPP | 0 | — | 1 | 1.6% | 3,366 | 0.02% | — | 1 |
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-2014/parties?limit=500.
Largest victories of Dec 2014
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMSHEDPUR EAST | Jharkhand | BJPRAGHUBAR DAS | INCANAND BIHARI DUBEY | 70,15741.70% |
| RANCHI | Jharkhand | BJPCHANDRESHWAR PRASAD SINGH | JMMMAHUA MAJI | 58,86339.58% |
| KHIJRI | Jharkhand | BJPRAMKUMAR PAHAN | INCSUNDRI DEVI | 64,91236.01% |
| KANKE | Jharkhand | BJPDR. JITU CHARAN RAM | INCSURESH KUMAR BAITHA | 59,80428.80% |
| BOKARO | Jharkhand | BJPBIRANCHI NARAYAN | INDSAMARESH SINGH | 72,64327.57% |
| RAMGARH | Jharkhand | AJSUPCHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY | INCSHAHZADA ANWAR | 53,81826.68% |
| CHAIBASA | Jharkhand | JMMDEEPAK BIRUA | BJPJYOTI BHRAMAR TUBID | 34,71524.57% |
| ICHAGARH | Jharkhand | BJPSADHU CHARAN MAHATO | JMMSABITA MAHATO | 42,25023.82% |
| DHANBAD | Jharkhand | BJPRAJ SINHA | INCMANNAN MALLICK | 52,99723.34% |
| JHARIA | Jharkhand | BJPSANJEEV SINGH | INCNIRAJ SINGH | 33,69221.90% |
Closest results of Dec 2014
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TORPA | Jharkhand | JMMPAULUS SURIN | BJPKOCHE MUNDA | 430.04% |
| BARKAGAON | Jharkhand | INCNIRMALA DEVI | AJSUPROSHAN LAL CHAUDHARY | 4110.19% |
| RAJMAHAL | Jharkhand | BJPANANT KUMAR OJHA | JMMMD. TAJUDDIN | 7020.36% |
| LOHARDAGA | Jharkhand | AJSUPKAMAL KISHORE BHAGAT | INCSUKHDEO BHAGAT | 5920.40% |
| BORIO | Jharkhand | BJPTALA MARANDI | JMMLOBIN HEMBROM | 7120.45% |
| NIRSA | Jharkhand | MCOARUP CHATTERJEE | BJPGANESH MISHRA | 1,0350.51% |
| SARAIKELLA | Jharkhand | JMMCHAMPAI SOREN | BJPGANESH MAHALI | 1,1150.53% |
| TUNDI | Jharkhand | AJSUPRAJ KISHORE MAHATO | JMMMATHURA PRASAD MAHATO | 1,1260.64% |
| MANIKA | Jharkhand | BJPHARIKRISHN SINGH | RJDRAMCHANDRA SINGH | 1,0830.85% |
| BHAWANATHPUR | Jharkhand | NSAMBHANU PRATAP SHAHI | BJPANANT PRATAP DEO | 2,6611.26% |
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Jharkhand assembly election, Dec 2014?
Bharatiya Janata Party won 37 of 81 seats, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Jharkhand assembly election, Dec 2014?
Turnout was 66.50% — 1.39 cr of 2.09 cr registered electors voted.
How many candidates contested the Jharkhand assembly election, Dec 2014?
1,136 candidates contested 81 seats.
