Jharkhand assembly election, Feb 2005
81 assembly constituencies in Jharkhand, 57.01% turnout.
Seats
81
Candidates
1,390
74 women, 3 elected
Turnout
57.01%
1.01 cr of 1.78 cr
Leading party
BJP
30 of 81 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Jharkhand
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 30 | +30 | 63 | 23,87,130 | 23.57% | — |
| JMMJharkhand Mukti Morcha | 17 | +17 | 49 | 14,47,774 | 14.29% | — |
| INCIndian National Congress | 9 | +9 | 41 | 12,20,498 | 12.05% | — |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 7 | +7 | 51 | 8,59,169 | 8.48% | — |
| JD(U)JD(U) | 6 | +6 | 18 | 4,05,393 | 4.00% | — |
| INDIndependent | 3 | +3 | 662 | 15,51,146 | 15.31% | — |
| AJSUAJSU | 2 | +2 | 40 | 2,84,921 | 2.81% | — |
| UGDPUGDP | 2 | +2 | 22 | 1,54,381 | 1.52% | — |
| AIFBAIFB | 2 | +2 | 12 | 1,00,990 | 1.00% | — |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 1 | +1 | 28 | 2,49,186 | 2.46% | — |
| JKPJKP | 1 | +1 | 27 | 97,895 | 0.97% | — |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | 1 | +1 | 13 | 43,292 | 0.43% | — |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 75 | 3,04,447 | 3.01% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1,82,471 | 1.80% | — |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1,81,112 | 1.79% | — |
| LJPLok Janshakti Party | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1,59,447 | 1.57% | — |
| MCOMCO | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1,02,092 | 1.01% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1,00,476 | 0.99% | — |
| JVCJVC | 0 | 0 | 18 | 97,961 | 0.97% | — |
| JKPPJKPP | 0 | 0 | 12 | 31,728 | 0.31% | — |
| JVDJVD | 0 | 0 | 17 | 24,489 | 0.24% | — |
| SAPSAP | 0 | 0 | 19 | 21,850 | 0.22% | — |
| AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 0 | 0 | 16 | 19,654 | 0.19% | — |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 15 | 18,109 | 0.18% | — |
| JD(S)JD(S) | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10,667 | 0.11% | — |
| JDPJanta Darbar Party | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10,487 | 0.10% | — |
| RSMDRSMD | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8,142 | 0.08% | — |
| ADAD | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6,806 | 0.07% | — |
| JJJKMCJJJKMC | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4,909 | 0.05% | — |
| NLPNLP | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3,771 | 0.04% | — |
| SJPRSJPR | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3,645 | 0.04% | — |
| RLDRashtriya Lok Dal | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3,346 | 0.03% | — |
| IJPIJP | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3,237 | 0.03% | — |
| JKPNJKPN | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3,050 | 0.03% | — |
| JKKPJKKP | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2,846 | 0.03% | — |
| AMBAMB | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2,726 | 0.03% | — |
| LJSPLok Jan Sangharsh Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,591 | 0.03% | — |
| SWJPSWJP | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2,553 | 0.03% | — |
| SLPLSLPL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,943 | 0.02% | — |
| JPJDJPJD | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,779 | 0.02% | — |
- BJP30 (37%)
- JMM17 (21%)
- INC9 (11%)
- RJD7 (9%)
- JD(U)6 (7%)
- IND3 (4%)
- Others9 (11%)
- BJP30
- JMM17
- INC9
- RJD7
- JD(U)6
- IND3
- Others9
- BJP30
- JMM17
- INC9
- RJD7
- JD(U)6
- IND3
- AJSU2
- UGDP2
- Others5
Constituency performance
From the 81 results in Jharkhand
Closest contest
HUSSAINABAD
won by 35 (0.03%)
Biggest victory
KHARSAWAN
won by 55,344 (50.63%)
Highest turnout
BAHARAGORA
73.30%
Lowest turnout
LATEHAR
39.07%
Vote share & turnout trend
Jharkhand, every Vidhan Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- BJP
- JMM
- INC
- RJD
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 81 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 81
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAGHMARA | JD(U)JALESHWAR MAHATO | INCOM PRAKASH LAL | 10,2516.97% | 58.4% |
| BAGODAR | CPI(ML)(L)BINOD KR. SINGH | JMMNAGENDRA MAHTO | 24,48017.08% | 59.5% |
| BAHARAGORA | BJPDINESH KU. SARANGI | JMMVIDYUT VARAN MAHATO | 3,3122.43% | 73.3% |
| BARHAIT | JMMTHOMAS SOREN | BJPSIMON MALTO | 13,73914.90% | 56.7% |
| BARHI | INCMANOJ KUMAR YADAV | SPUMASHANKAR AKELA | 8,3236.57% | 62.5% |
| BARKAGAON | BJPLOK NATH MAHTO | INCYOGENDRA SAW | 16,38110.11% | 58.9% |
| BARKATHA | BJPCHITRANJAN YADAV | INDDIGAMBAR KUMAR MEHATA | 6,9234.53% | 64.3% |
| BERMO | BJPYOGESHWAR MAHTO | INCRAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH | 9,4616.88% | 54.3% |
| BHAWANATHPUR | AIFBBHANU PRATAP SAHI | INCANANT PRATAP DEO | 5,0503.27% | 63.2% |
| BISHRAMPUR | RJDRAMCHANDRA CHANDRAVANSI | INCAJAY KUMAR DUBEY | 18,61214.66% | 54.9% |
| BISHUNPUR | BJPCHANDRESH ORAON | INDCHAMRA LINDA | 5690.59% | 51.0% |
| BOKARO | INCMD.IZRAIL ANSARI | JD(U)ASHOK CHAUDHARY | 5,0412.26% | 47.9% |
| BORIO | BJPTALA MARANDI | JMMLOBIN HEMBRUM | 6,3195.64% | 58.3% |
| CHAIBASA | BJPPUTKAR HEMBROM | INDDEEPAK BIRUA | 5,0655.47% | 59.4% |
| CHAKRADHARPUR | JMMSUKHRAM ORAON | BJPLAXMAN GILUA | 19,97223.92% | 57.5% |
| CHANDANKIYARI | JMMHARU RAJWAR | AJSUUMA KANT RAJAK | 4,1173.77% | 56.0% |
| CHATRA | BJPSATYANAND BHOKTA | RJDJANARDAN PASWAN | 4,6823.67% | 49.3% |
| CHHATARPUR | JD(U)RADHA KRISHNA KISHORE | RJDPUSHPA DEVI | 16,43316.23% | 54.2% |
| DALTONGANJ | JD(U)INDAR SINGH NAMDHARI | INDANIL KUMAR CHAURASIA | 3,7612.62% | 57.3% |
| DEOGHAR | JD(U)KAMESHWAR NATH DAS | RJDSURESH PASWAN | 9,6236.60% | 51.3% |
| DHANBAD | BJPPASHUPATI NATH SINGH | INCMANNAN MALLIK | 21,68011.53% | 50.0% |
| DHANWAR | BJPRAVINDRA KUMAR RAI | CPI(ML)(L)RAJ KUMAR YADAV | 3,3342.34% | 63.1% |
| DUMKA | INDSTEPHEN MARANDI | BJPMOHRIL MURMU | 5,3475.00% | 54.8% |
| DUMRI | JMMJAGARNATH MAHTO | RJDLALCHAND MAHTO | 18,01017.87% | 48.8% |
| GANDEY | JMMSALKHAN SOREN | RJDSARFARAZ AHMED | 1,5121.17% | 65.2% |
| GARHWA | RJDGIRI NATH SINGH | JD(U)SAIRAJ AHMED ANSARI | 8,5336.14% | 59.3% |
| GHATSILA | INCPRADEEP KUMAR BALMUCHU | INDRAMDAS SOREN | 16,44712.90% | 63.6% |
| GIRIDIH | JMMMUNNA LAL | BJPCHANDRAMOHAN PRASAD | 6,9756.58% | 51.0% |
| GODDA | BJPMANOHAR KUMAR TEKARIWAL | RJDSANJAY PRASAD YADAV | 13,0899.57% | 57.2% |
| GOMIA | BJPCHHATTU RAM MAHTO | INDMADHAW LAL SINGH | 3,4422.84% | 57.1% |
| GUMLA | JMMBHUSHAN TIRKEY | BJPSUDARSHAN BHAGAT | 8690.93% | 52.2% |
| HATIA | INCGOPAL S.N. SHAHDEO | BJPKRISHNA KUMAR PODDAR | 5,2073.14% | 50.8% |
| HAZARIBAGH | INCSAURABH NARAYAN SINGH | INDBRAJ KISHOR JAISWAL | 3,0652.03% | 55.8% |
| HUSSAINABAD | NCPKAMLESH KR. SINGH | RJDSANJAY KR.SINGH YADAV | 350.03% | 53.9% |
| ICHAGARH | JMMSUDHIR MAHTO | BJPARVIND KUMAR SINGH | 11,0788.31% | 69.6% |
| JAGANATHPUR | INDMADHU KODAH | INCMANGAL SINGH SINKU | 14,78720.21% | 56.0% |
| JAMA | BJPSUNIL SOREN | JMMDURGA SOREN | 6,6306.96% | 57.4% |
| JAMSHEDPUR EAST | BJPRAGHUBAR DAS | INCRAMASHRAY PRASAD | 18,39814.96% | 44.7% |
| JAMSHEDPUR WEST | BJPSARYU ROY | SPBANNA GUPTA | 12,6958.64% | 48.0% |
| JAMTARA | BJPBISHNU PRASAD BHAIYA | INCIRFAN ANSARI | 3,4922.76% | 60.3% |
| JAMUA | BJPKEDAR HAZRA | JMMCHANDRIKA MAHTHA | 5,1343.78% | 59.9% |
| JARMUNDI | INDHARI NARAYAN RAY | BJPDEVENDRA KUNWAR | 6,3095.72% | 61.4% |
| JHARIA | BJPKUNTI DEVI | INCSURESH SINGH | 31,58821.80% | 51.0% |
| JUGSALAI | JMMDULAL BHUIYAN | BJPHARADHAN DAS | 2,6541.89% | 56.6% |
| KANKE | BJPRAM CHANDER BAITHA | JMMSAMARI LAL | 15,0599.97% | 50.7% |
| KHARSAWAN | BJPARJUN MUNDA | INCKUNTI SOY | 55,34450.63% | 66.6% |
| KHIJRI | BJPKARIA MUNDA | INCSAWNA LAKRA | 2,6281.79% | 58.0% |
| KHUNTI | BJPNILKANTH SINGH MUNDA | INCROSHAN KUMAR SURIN | 15,70016.48% | 62.6% |
| KODARMA | RJDANNAPURNA DEVI | INDSAJID HUSSAIN | 26,45417.72% | 60.0% |
| KOLEBIRA | JKPENOS EKKA | INCTHEODORE KIRO | 4,2864.32% | 61.4% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Jharkhand alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Jharkhand assembly election, Feb 2005?
Bharatiya Janata Party won 30 of 81 seats in Jharkhand, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Jharkhand assembly election, Feb 2005?
Turnout was 57.01% — 1.01 cr of 1.78 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Jharkhand have?
Jharkhand has 81 assembly seats.