Jharkhand assembly election, Dec 2009
81 assembly constituencies in Jharkhand, 56.96% turnout.
Seats
81
Candidates
1,491
107 women, 8 elected
Turnout
56.96%
1.03 cr of 1.8 cr
Leading party
BJP
18 of 81 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Jharkhand
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 18 | -12 | 67 | 20,74,215 | 20.18% | -3.39 |
| JMMJharkhand Mukti Morcha | 18 | +1 | 78 | 15,62,060 | 15.20% | +0.90 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 14 | +5 | 61 | 16,60,977 | 16.16% | +4.11 |
| JVMJVM | 11 | +11 | 25 | 9,23,671 | 8.99% | — |
| AJSUPAJSUP | 5 | +5 | 54 | 5,26,231 | 5.12% | — |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 5 | -2 | 56 | 5,17,324 | 5.03% | -3.45 |
| INDIndependent | 2 | -1 | 647 | 10,91,011 | 10.61% | -4.70 |
| JD(U)JD(U) | 2 | -4 | 14 | 2,85,565 | 2.78% | -1.22 |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 1 | 0 | 33 | 2,41,436 | 2.35% | -0.11 |
| JKPJKP | 1 | 0 | 41 | 1,12,821 | 1.10% | +0.13 |
| MCOMCO | 1 | +1 | 6 | 1,11,996 | 1.09% | +0.08 |
| JBSPJBSP | 1 | +1 | 9 | 93,280 | 0.91% | — |
| JHJAMJHJAM | 1 | +1 | 9 | 74,320 | 0.72% | — |
| RAKAPRAKAP | 1 | +1 | 3 | 72,401 | 0.70% | — |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 78 | 2,50,751 | 2.44% | -0.57 |
| AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 0 | 0 | 39 | 95,396 | 0.93% | +0.73 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 8 | 87,896 | 0.86% | -0.95 |
| NSAMNSAM | 0 | 0 | 12 | 54,931 | 0.53% | — |
| UGDPUGDP | 0 | -2 | 14 | 48,308 | 0.47% | -1.05 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 47,536 | 0.46% | -0.53 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | 0 | 19 | 46,402 | 0.45% | -1.34 |
| LTSDLTSD | 0 | 0 | 16 | 42,672 | 0.42% | — |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | 0 | -1 | 13 | 33,379 | 0.32% | -0.10 |
| AIFBAIFB | 0 | -2 | 11 | 27,761 | 0.27% | -0.73 |
| RADPRADP | 0 | 0 | 17 | 26,332 | 0.26% | — |
| LJPLok Janshakti Party | 0 | 0 | 10 | 25,274 | 0.25% | -1.33 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11,246 | 0.11% | — |
| GGPGGP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10,464 | 0.10% | — |
| RLDRashtriya Lok Dal | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10,095 | 0.10% | +0.07 |
| BSABSA | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10,016 | 0.10% | — |
| LJVMLJVM | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9,541 | 0.09% | — |
| SAPSAP | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7,332 | 0.07% | -0.14 |
| NLHPNLHP | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6,781 | 0.07% | — |
| JKPNJKPN | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6,082 | 0.06% | +0.03 |
| JHJAPJHJAP | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6,081 | 0.06% | — |
| AMBAMB | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5,728 | 0.06% | +0.03 |
| ABMSDABMSD | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5,628 | 0.05% | — |
| RKJPRKJP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5,601 | 0.05% | — |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5,098 | 0.05% | -0.13 |
| INNPTINNPT | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4,954 | 0.05% | — |
- BJP18 (22%)
- JMM18 (22%)
- INC14 (17%)
- JVM11 (14%)
- AJSUP5 (6%)
- RJD5 (6%)
- Others10 (12%)
- BJP18
- JMM18
- INC14
- JVM11
- AJSUP5
- RJD5
- Others10
- BJP18
- JMM18
- INC14
- JVM11
- AJSUP5
- RJD5
- IND2
- JD(U)2
- Others6
Constituency performance
From the 81 results in Jharkhand
Closest contest
HATIA
won by 25 (0.02%)
Biggest victory
JAGANATHPUR
won by 25,740 (31.34%)
Highest turnout
BAHARAGORA
76.03%
Lowest turnout
RANCHI
32.91%
Seat change
Against Jharkhand's previous Vidhan Sabha election (2005), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained0 (0%)
- Changed hands0 (0%)
- New seat81 (100%)
0 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 0 changed hands. 81 did not exist at the previous election.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
Jharkhand, every Vidhan Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- BJP
- JMM
- INC
- JVM
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 81 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 81
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAGHMARA | JVMDULU MAHATO | JD(U)JALESHWAR MAHATO | 19,96014.41% | 55.3% |
| BAGODAR | CPI(ML)(L)VINOD KUMAR SINGH | JVMNAGENDRA MAHTO | 6,7184.51% | 59.8% |
| BAHARAGORA | JMMBIDYUT BARAN MAHATO | BJPDINESH KUMAR SARANGI | 17,15412.48% | 76.0% |
| BARHAIT | JMMHEMLAL MURMU | INDVIJAY HANSDAK | 20,31820.03% | 60.6% |
| BARHI | BJPUMASHANKAR AKELA | INCMANOJ YADAV | 8,0856.27% | 62.3% |
| BARKAGAON | INCYOGENDRA SAW | BJPLOKNATH MAHTO | 1,3640.91% | 54.6% |
| BARKATHA | BJPAMIT KUMAR YADAV | JVMJANKI PR YADAV | 9,3686.59% | 60.3% |
| BERMO | INCRAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH | BJPYOGESHWAR MAHTO | 6,6114.71% | 59.7% |
| BHAWANATHPUR | INCANANT PRATAP DEO | NSAMBHANU PRATAP SHAHI | 22,16814.06% | 62.0% |
| BISHRAMPUR | INCCHANDRASHEKHAR DUBEY | RJDRAMCHANDRA CHANDRAVANSHI | 8,3526.77% | 50.2% |
| BISHUNPUR | RAKAPCHAMRA LINDA | INCSHIV KUMAR BHAGAT | 16,71013.90% | 64.5% |
| BOKARO | JVMSAMRESH SINGH | INCMD. IZRAIL ANSARI | 16,3058.17% | 44.9% |
| BORIO | JMMLOBIN HEMBRAM | BJPTALA MARANDI | 9,0407.93% | 56.1% |
| CHAIBASA | JMMDEEPAK BIRUA | INCBAGUN SUMBRUI | 7,5487.33% | 65.6% |
| CHAKRADHARPUR | BJPLAXMAN GILUWA | JMMSUKHRAM ORAON | 2900.30% | 65.7% |
| CHANDANKYARI | AJSUPUMAKANT RAJAK | JVMAMAR KUMAR BAURI | 3,5172.93% | 64.7% |
| CHATRA | RJDJANARDAN PASWAN | BJPSUBEDAR PASWAN | 38,55529.15% | 49.6% |
| CHATTARPUR | JD(U)SUDHA CHOUDHARY | JMMMANOJ KUMAR | 9,74610.64% | 40.9% |
| DALTONGANJ | INCKRISHNA NAND TRIPATHI | BJPDILEEP SINGH NAMDHARI | 4,2332.88% | 54.8% |
| DEOGHAR | RJDSURESH PASWAN | JVMBALDEO DAS | 17,74013.02% | 47.2% |
| DHANBAD | INCMANAN MALLICK | BJPRAJ KUMAR SINHA | 8900.56% | 42.7% |
| DHANWAR | JVMNIZAMUDDIN ANSARI | CPI(ML)(L)RAJ KUMAR YADAV | 4,9733.41% | 61.5% |
| DUMKA | JMMHEMANT SOREN | BJPLOIS MARANDI | 2,6692.35% | 58.3% |
| DUMRI | JMMJAGARNATH MAHTO | JD(U)DAMODAR PRASAD MAHTO | 13,66813.79% | 47.9% |
| GANDEY | INCSARFRAZ AHMAD | JMMSALKHAN SOREN | 8,4556.45% | 65.7% |
| GARHWA | JVMSATYENDRA NATH TIWARI | RJDGIRINATH SINGH | 10,0626.71% | 60.2% |
| GHATSHILA | JMMRAMDAS SOREN | INCPRADEEP KUMAR BALMUCHU | 1,1920.94% | 64.0% |
| GIRIDIH | JVMNIRBHAY KUMAR SHAHABADI | INDMUNNA LAL | 7,1026.48% | 53.3% |
| GODDA | RJDSANJAY PRASAD YADAV | BJPRAGHU NANDAN MANDAL | 8,7556.26% | 58.1% |
| GOMIYA | INCMADHAV LAL SINGH | AJSUPYOGENDRA PRASAD | 8,3036.16% | 63.5% |
| GUMLA | BJPKAMLESH ORAON | JMMBHUSHAN TIRKEY | 12,08711.70% | 58.3% |
| HATIA | INCGOPAL S.N.SHAHDEO | BJPRAM JI LAL SHARDA | 250.02% | 39.4% |
| HAZARIBAGH | INCSAURABH NARAIN SINGH | BJPDEO DAYAL | 9,2876.31% | 53.8% |
| HUSSAINABAD | RJDSANJAY KUMAR SINGH YADAV | BSPKUSHWAHA SHIV PUJAN MEHTA | 3,5633.14% | 53.3% |
| ICHAGARH | JVMARVIND KUMAR SINGH | AJSUPBISHWA RANJAN MAHATO | 17,63612.45% | 75.3% |
| JAGANATHPUR | JBSPGEETA KORA | BJPSONARAM BIRUA | 25,74031.34% | 60.0% |
| JAMA | JMMSITA SOREN | BJPMANOJ KUMAR SINGH | 12,70612.96% | 60.2% |
| JAMSHEDPUR EAST | BJPRAGHUBAR DAS | JVMABHAY SINGH | 22,96320.56% | 45.1% |
| JAMSHEDPUR WEST | INCBANNA GUPTA | BJPSARYU ROY | 3,2972.68% | 42.1% |
| JAMTARA | JMMBISHNU PRASAD BHAIYA | INCFURKAN ANSARI | 12,8439.53% | 62.2% |
| JAMUA | JVMCHANDRIKA MAHTHA | CPI(ML)(L)SATYA NARAYAN DAS | 18,52714.66% | 55.3% |
| JARMUNDI | INDHARINARAYAN RAY | JMMDEVENDRA KUNWAR | 10,4879.03% | 64.9% |
| JHARIA | BJPKUNTI DEVI | INCSURESH SINGH | 3,0162.49% | 43.9% |
| JUGASHLAI | AJSUPRAM CHANDRA SAHIS | BJPRAKHI ROY | 3,4822.33% | 60.0% |
| KANKE | BJPRAMCHANDRA BAITHA | INCSURESH BAITHA | 4,5713.16% | 43.6% |
| KHARASAWAN | BJPMANGAL SINGH SOY | INCBASKO BESRA | 27,21924.30% | 72.5% |
| KHIJRI | INCSAWNA LAKRA | BJPRAM KUMAR PAHAN | 2,7781.94% | 52.2% |
| KHUNTI | BJPNILKANTH SINGH MUNDA | JMMMASI CHARAN MUNDA | 4360.46% | 57.0% |
| KODARMA | RJDANNAPURNA DEVI | JVMRAMESH SINGH | 17,28311.73% | 59.6% |
| KOLEBIRA | JKPANOSH EKKA | BJPMAHENDRA BHAGAT | 7,5027.51% | 62.9% |
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, Dec 2009?
Bharatiya Janata Party won 18 of 81 seats in Jharkhand, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Jharkhand assembly election, Dec 2009?
Turnout was 56.96% — 1.03 cr of 1.8 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Jharkhand have?
Jharkhand has 81 assembly seats.
