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 51–81 of 81
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LATEHAR | RJDPRAKASH RAM | JMMRAMDEV GANJHU | 5,3987.72% | 39.1% |
| LITIPARA | JMMSUSHILA HANSDAK | BJPSOM MARANDI | 7,1977.83% | 60.1% |
| LOHARDAGA | INCSUKHDEO BHAGAT | BJPSADHNU BHAGAT | 6,7806.35% | 58.7% |
| MADHUPUR | BJPRAJ PALIWAR | JMMHUSSAIN ANSARI | 6,6674.46% | 63.0% |
| MAHAGAMA | BJPASHOK KUMAR | RJDATAUR RAHMAN SIDDIQUE | 6,4284.65% | 57.0% |
| MAHESHPUR | JMMSUPHAL MARANDI | BJPDEBIDHAN BESRA | 12,81611.82% | 62.7% |
| MAJHGAON | JMMNIRAL PURTY | BJPBARKUWAR GAGRAI | 5,2015.99% | 62.6% |
| MANDAR | UGDPBANDHU TIRKEY | INCDEO KUMAR DHAN | 20,23214.43% | 57.5% |
| MANDU | JD(U)KHIRU MAHTO | JMMRAM PRAKASH BHAI PATEL | 9,8286.13% | 55.0% |
| MANIKA | RJDRAMCHANDRA SINGH | JMMDR. DEEPAK ORAON | 9,88311.72% | 51.5% |
| MANOHARPUR | UGDPJOBA MAJHI | BJPGURU CHARAN NAYAK | 1,5971.83% | 58.0% |
| NALA | JMMRABINDRA NATH MAHATO | BJPSATYANAND JHA | 1,1221.09% | 57.2% |
| NIRSA | AIFBAPARNA SENGUPTA | MCOARUP CHATTERJEE | 2,3371.47% | 59.8% |
| PAKAUR | INCALAMGIR ALAM | BJPBENI PRASAD GUPTA | 25,73617.26% | 67.5% |
| PANKI | RJDBIDESH SINGH | CPI(ML)(L)VISHWANATH SINGH | 20,42218.72% | 57.1% |
| POREYAHAT | BJPPRADEEP YADAV | JMMPRASHANT KUMAR | 24,29217.65% | 62.1% |
| POTKA | JMMAMULYA SARDAR | BJPMENKA SARDAR | 13,75910.38% | 58.3% |
| RAJMAHAL | INCTHOMAS HANSDA | INDARUN MANDAL | 11,1767.88% | 63.0% |
| RAMGARH | AJSUCHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY | CPINADRA BAGUM | 22,27914.73% | 64.5% |
| RANCHI | BJPCHANDRESHWAR PRASAD SINGH | INCGOPAL PRASAD SAHU | 26,12018.15% | 50.5% |
| SARATH | RJDUDAY SHANKAR SINGH | JMMSHASHANK SEKHAR BHOKTA | 14,90611.13% | 63.1% |
| SERAIKELLA | JMMCHAMPAI SOREN | BJPLAKXHMAN TUDU | 8820.59% | 64.5% |
| SIKARIPARA | JMMNALIN SOREN | JD(U)RAJA MARANDI | 3,0823.30% | 54.0% |
| SILLI | AJSUSUDESH KUMAR MAHTO | JMMAMIT KUMAR | 19,31218.04% | 65.1% |
| SIMARIA | BJPUPENDRA NATH DAS | CPIRAM CHANDRA RAM | 7,4207.03% | 44.7% |
| SIMDEGA | INCNEIL TIRKEY | BJPNIRMAL KUMAR BESRA | 9,1117.91% | 64.2% |
| SINDRI | BJPRAJ KISHORE MAHATO | MCOANAND MAHATO | 7,0034.67% | 56.8% |
| SISAI | BJPSRI SAMIR ORAON | INCSRI SHASHI KANT BHAGAT | 6430.63% | 54.5% |
| TAMAR | JD(U)RAMESH SINGH MUNDA | INDGOPAL KRISHNA PATAR | 5,9006.79% | 52.8% |
| TORPA | BJPKOCHE MUNDA | JKPNIRAL ENEM HORO | 8,1329.90% | 59.4% |
| TUNDI | JMMMATHURA PRASAD MAHATO | RJDSABA AHMAD | 25,93718.83% | 61.0% |
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.
