Jharkhand assembly election, Dec 2014
81 assembly constituencies in Jharkhand, 66.51% turnout.
Seats
81
Candidates
1,136
111 women, 9 elected
Turnout
66.51%
1.39 cr of 2.09 cr
Leading party
BJP
37 of 81 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Jharkhand
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 37 | +19 | 72 | 43,34,728 | 31.26% | +11.08 |
| JMMJharkhand Mukti Morcha | 19 | +1 | 79 | 28,32,921 | 20.43% | +5.23 |
| JVMJVM | 8 | -3 | 73 | 13,85,080 | 9.99% | +1.00 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 6 | -8 | 62 | 14,50,640 | 10.46% | -5.70 |
| AJSUPAJSUP | 5 | 0 | 8 | 5,10,277 | 3.68% | -1.44 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 1 | +1 | 61 | 2,52,033 | 1.82% | -0.62 |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 1 | 0 | 37 | 2,04,505 | 1.47% | -0.87 |
| JKPJKP | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1,54,827 | 1.12% | +0.02 |
| MCOMCO | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1,41,853 | 1.02% | -0.07 |
| JBSPJBSP | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1,10,029 | 0.79% | -0.11 |
| NSAMNSAM | 1 | +1 | 9 | 68,121 | 0.49% | -0.04 |
| INDIndependent | 0 | -2 | 363 | 9,27,840 | 6.69% | -3.92 |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 0 | -5 | 19 | 4,33,429 | 3.13% | -1.91 |
| JD(U)JD(U) | 0 | -2 | 11 | 1,33,815 | 0.96% | -1.81 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1,23,248 | 0.89% | +0.03 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | 0 | 46 | 1,09,735 | 0.79% | +0.34 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 18 | 76,169 | 0.55% | +0.09 |
| AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 0 | 0 | 10 | 70,000 | 0.50% | -0.42 |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | 0 | 0 | 9 | 48,170 | 0.35% | +0.02 |
| AIFBAIFB | 0 | 0 | 14 | 37,817 | 0.27% | 0.00 |
| LJPLok Janshakti Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21,010 | 0.15% | -0.09 |
| JKPPJKPP | 0 | 0 | 8 | 20,342 | 0.15% | +0.11 |
| BMUPBMUP | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19,610 | 0.14% | — |
| JVDJVD | 0 | 0 | 9 | 18,802 | 0.14% | — |
| AKBJHPAKBJHP | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18,366 | 0.13% | — |
| SAPSAP | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13,689 | 0.10% | +0.03 |
| SUCISUCI | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9,768 | 0.07% | — |
| IUMLIndian Union Muslim League | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8,623 | 0.06% | — |
| RADPRADP | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7,746 | 0.06% | -0.20 |
| APOIAPOI | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7,707 | 0.06% | — |
| PMSPragatisheel Magahi Samaj | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7,277 | 0.05% | — |
| CPILMLCPILML | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5,941 | 0.04% | — |
| AMBAMB | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5,515 | 0.04% | -0.02 |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4,421 | 0.03% | -0.02 |
| ABHMABHM | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4,060 | 0.03% | +0.02 |
| BASAPABASAPA | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4,015 | 0.03% | — |
| BSUDBSUD | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3,664 | 0.03% | — |
| JKPNJKPN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3,600 | 0.03% | -0.03 |
| JKKPJKKP | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3,503 | 0.03% | 0.00 |
| RMKPPRMKPP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3,366 | 0.02% | — |
- BJP37 (46%)
- JMM19 (23%)
- JVM8 (10%)
- INC6 (7%)
- AJSUP5 (6%)
- BSP1 (1%)
- Others5 (6%)
- BJP37
- JMM19
- JVM8
- INC6
- AJSUP5
- BSP1
- Others5
- BJP37
- JMM19
- JVM8
- INC6
- AJSUP5
- BSP1
- CPI(ML)(L)1
- JKP1
- Others3
Constituency performance
From the 81 results in Jharkhand
Closest contest
TORPA
won by 43 (0.04%)
Biggest victory
JAMSHEDPUR EAST
won by 70,157 (41.70%)
Highest turnout
PAKHUR
80.76%
Lowest turnout
RANCHI
48.61%
Seat change
Against Jharkhand's previous Vidhan Sabha election (2009), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained29 (36%)
- Changed hands52 (64%)
29 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 52 changed hands.
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
- JVM
- INC
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 81 seats, alphabetical · showing 51–81 of 81
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LATEHAR | JVMPRAKASH RAM | BJPBRAJMOHAN RAM | 26,78716.72% | 66.2% |
| LITIPARA | JMMDR. ANIL MURMU | BJPSIMON MARANDI | 25,08317.14% | 76.0% |
| LOHARDAGA | AJSUPKAMAL KISHORE BHAGAT | INCSUKHDEO BHAGAT | 5920.40% | 67.8% |
| MADHUPUR | BJPRAJ PALIWAR | JMMHAZI HUSSAIN ANSARI | 6,8843.46% | 71.0% |
| MAHAGAMA | BJPASHOK KUMAR | JVMSHAHID IQBAL | 31,56017.55% | 65.2% |
| MAHESHPUR | JMMSTEPHEN MARANDI | BJPDEVIDHAN TUDU | 6,1563.83% | 79.9% |
| MAJHGANON | JMMNIRAL PURTY | JBSPMADHU KORA | 11,1828.71% | 73.2% |
| MANDAR | BJPGANGOTRI KUJUR | AITCBANDHU TIRKEY | 7,6054.00% | 66.2% |
| MANDHU | JMMJAI PRAKASH BHAI PATEL | BJPKUMAR MAHESH SINGH | 7,0123.07% | 64.6% |
| MANIKA | BJPHARIKRISHN SINGH | RJDRAMCHANDRA SINGH | 1,0830.85% | 59.8% |
| MANOHARPUR | JMMJOBA MANJHI | BJPGURUCHARAN NAYAK | 16,56913.00% | 68.7% |
| NALA | JMMRABINDRA NATH MAHTO | BJPSATYA NAND JHA | 7,0154.21% | 80.6% |
| NIRSA | MCOARUP CHATTERJEE | BJPGANESH MISHRA | 1,0350.51% | 68.2% |
| PAKHUR | INCALAMGIR ALAM | JMMAKIL AKHTAR | 18,0667.68% | 80.8% |
| PANKI | INCBIDESH SINGH | INDKUSHWAHA SHASHI BHUSHAN MEHTA | 1,9951.27% | 65.2% |
| POREYAHAT | JVMPRADIP YADAV | BJPDEVENDRANATH SINGH | 11,1586.19% | 68.5% |
| POTKA | BJPMENAKA SARDAR | JMMSANJIB SARDAR | 6,7063.61% | 68.7% |
| RAJMAHAL | BJPANANT KUMAR OJHA | JMMMD. TAJUDDIN | 7020.36% | 72.3% |
| RAMGARH | AJSUPCHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY | INCSHAHZADA ANWAR | 53,81826.68% | 70.7% |
| RANCHI | BJPCHANDRESHWAR PRASAD SINGH | JMMMAHUA MAJI | 58,86339.58% | 48.6% |
| SARAIKELLA | JMMCHAMPAI SOREN | BJPGANESH MAHALI | 1,1150.53% | 72.0% |
| SARATH | JVMRANDHIR KUMAR SINGH | BJPUDAY SHANKAR SINGH | 13,9017.49% | 76.8% |
| SHIKARIPARA | JMMNALIN SOREN | JVMPARITOSH SOREN | 24,50116.65% | 76.2% |
| SILLI | JMMAMIT KUMAR | AJSUPSUDESH KUMAR MAHTO | 29,74020.77% | 77.6% |
| SIMARIA | JVMGANESH GANJHU | BJPSUJEET KUMAR BHARATI | 15,6408.47% | 61.7% |
| SIMDEGA | BJPVIMLA PRADHAN | JKPMENON EKKA | 3,1942.35% | 65.9% |
| SINDRI | BJPFULCHAND MANDAL | MCOANAND MAHATO | 6,5483.24% | 70.3% |
| SISAI | BJPDINESH ORAON | JMMJIGA SUSARAN HORO | 2,5931.81% | 66.0% |
| TAMAR | AJSUPVIKASH KUMAR MUNDA | INDGOPAL KRISHNA PATAR | 26,00619.41% | 70.9% |
| TORPA | JMMPAULUS SURIN | BJPKOCHE MUNDA | 430.04% | 61.0% |
| TUNDI | AJSUPRAJ KISHORE MAHATO | JMMMATHURA PRASAD MAHATO | 1,1260.64% | 69.6% |
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 2014?
Bharatiya Janata Party won 37 of 81 seats in Jharkhand, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Jharkhand assembly election, Dec 2014?
Turnout was 66.51% — 1.39 cr of 2.09 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Jharkhand have?
Jharkhand has 81 assembly seats.
