2004 Indian general election in Jharkhand

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Indian general election in Jharkhand, 2004
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  1999 (Bihar) April–May 2004 2009  

14 seats
Turnout55.7%
 First partySecond party
 
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Leader Shibu Soren Babulal Marandi
Party JMM BJP
Alliance UPA + LF NDA
Leader's seat Dumka
(won)
Kodarma (won)
Seats won131
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Percentage37.7%33.0%

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Prime Minister before election

Atal Bihari Vajpayee
BJP

Prime Minister after election

Manmohan Singh
INC

The 2004 Indian general election in Jharkhand was held for 14 seats in the state. It was the first election to be held after announcing Jharkhand as a separate state that was carved out from Bihar in November 2000. [1] The 2005 election was the first one being conducted in Jharkhand. [2]

Contents

Parties and alliances

   National Democratic Alliance

PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats contested
Bharatiya Janata Party BJP flag.svg Lotus flower symbol.svg Babulal Marandi 14

   United Progressive Alliance

PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats contested
Indian National Congress Indian National Congress Flag.svg Hand INC.svg Sushila Kerketta 6
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha Jharkhand Mukti Morcha flag.svg Indian Election Symbol Bow And Arrow.svg Shibu Soren 5
Rashtriya Janata Dal RJD Flag.svg Indian Election Symbol Hurricane Lamp.png Lalu Prasad Yadav 2
Communist Party of India CPI-banner.svg CPI symbol.svg Bhubneshwar Prasad Mehta 1

Results

Political partySeats won
Indian National Congress 6
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 4
Rashtriya Janata Dal 2
Bharatiya Janata Party 1
Communist Party of India 1
Total14

List of elected members

No.ConstituencyTurnout%Name of elected M.P.Party affiliationMargin
1 Rajmahal 64.5% Hemlal Murmu Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 2,974
2 Dumka 57.7% Shibu Soren 1,15,015
3 Godda 62.1% Furkan Ansari Indian National Congress 26,754
4 Chatra 44.5% Dhirendra Agarwal Rashtriya Janata Dal 18,855
5 Kodarma 62.3% Babulal Marandi Bharatiya Janata Party 1,54,944
6 Giridih 54.4% Tek Lal Mahto Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 1,49,794
7 Dhanbad 53.8% Chandra Shekhar Dubey Indian National Congress 1,19,378
8 Ranchi 50.5% Subodh Kant Sahay 15,421
9 Jamshedpur 56.6% Sunil Mahato Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 1,05,633
10 Singhbhum 56.6% Bagun Sumbrai Indian National Congress 59,196
11 Khunti 54.2% Sushila Kerketta 51,226
12 Lohardaga 51.5% Rameshwar Oraon 90,255
13 Palamau 49.8% Manoj Kumar Rashtriya Janata Dal 55,144
14 Hazaribagh 59.8% Bhubneshwar Prasad Mehta Communist Party of India 1,05,328

Bye-elections

No.ConstituencyName of newly elected M.P.Party affiliationElected year
1. Kodarma Babulal Marandi Jharkhand Vikas Morcha 2006
2. Palamu Ghuran Ram Rashtriya Janata Dal 2006
3. Jamshedpur Suman Mahato Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 2007

Assembly Segment wise lead

PartyAssembly segmentsPosition in Assembly (as of 2005 election)
Indian National Congress 299
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 2217
Bharatiya Janata Party 1630
Rashtriya Janata Dal 77
Communist Party of India 40
Janata Dal (United) 26
Others112
Total81

References

  1. Chaudhuri, Kalyan (1 September 2000). "Jharkhand, at last". Frontline. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  2. "First-ever assembly election in Jharkhand". Rediff . 3 February 2005. Retrieved 25 September 2019.