Bishunpur Assembly constituency

Bishunpur
Constituency No. 69 for the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
LS constituency	Lohardaga
Established	2000
Total electors	235,502
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
5th Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Chamra Linda
Party	JMM
Elected year	2024

Bishunpur Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand. ^{[1] [2]}

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Name	Party
Bihar Legislative Assembly
Before 1977: Constituency did not exist
1977	Kartik Oraon		Indian National Congress
1980	Bhukhla Bhagat
1985
1990	Ramesh Oraon		Bharatiya Janata Party
1995	Bhukhla Bhagat		Indian National Congress
2000	Chandresh Oraon		Bharatiya Janata Party
Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
2005	Chandresh Oraon		Bharatiya Janata Party
2009	Chamra Linda		Rashtriya Kalyan Paksha
2014			Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
2019
2024

Election results

Assembly election 2024

2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election  : Bishunpur ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Chamra Linda	100,336	49.64%	0.45
	BJP	Sameer Oraon	67,580	33.43%	5.18
	Independent	Jagarnath Oraon	10,899	5.39%	New
	Independent	Shiv Kumar Bhagat	5,473	2.71%	New
	JLKM	Yashoda Devi	2,449	1.21%	New
	CPI	Mahendra Oraon	1,741	0.86%	New
	Independent	Mahatma Oraon	1,619	0.80%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	6,187	3.06%	0.26
Margin of victory			32,756	16.20%	5.63
Turnout			2,02,140	71.63%	1.83
Registered electors			2,82,183		19.82
	JMM hold		Swing	0.45

Assembly election 2019

2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election  : Bishunpur ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Chamra Linda	80,864	49.19%	11.24
	BJP	Ashok Oraon	63,482	38.61%	8.03
	JVM(P)	Mahatma Oraon	5,005	3.04%	New
	Independent	Mohan Bhagat	2,450	1.49%	New
	Independent	Fulmani Bara	2,214	1.35%	New
	Independent	Pushpa Panna	1,101	0.67%	New
	Bhartiya Tribal Party	Bhineshwar Bhagat	942	0.57%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	4,599	2.80%	0.33
Margin of victory			17,382	10.57%	3.21
Turnout			1,64,401	69.81%	2.89
Registered electors			2,35,502		7.08
	JMM hold		Swing	11.24

Assembly election 2014

2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election  : Bishunpur ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Chamra Linda	55,851	37.95%	32.95
	BJP	Samir Oraon	45,008	30.58%	11.06
	Independent	Ashok Oraon	11,994	8.15%	New
	INC	Boby Bhagat	11,781	8.00%	15.08
	Independent	Sukhair Bhagat	3,733	2.54%	New
	CPI	Vishwanath Oraon	3,190	2.17%	New
	Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist) Liberation	Amon Lakra	2,867	1.95%	0.12
	NOTA	None of the Above	4,605	3.13%	New
Margin of victory			10,843	7.37%	6.53
Turnout			1,47,180	66.92%	2.39
Registered electors			2,19,936		18.05
	JMM gain from Rashtriya Kalyan Paksha		Swing	0.96

Assembly election 2009

2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election  : Bishunpur ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Rashtriya Kalyan Paksha	Chamra Linda	44,461	36.98%	New
	INC	Shiv Kumar Bhagat	27,751	23.08%	8.48
	BJP	Bhikhari Bhagat	23,470	19.52%	3.42
	JMM	Uday Bhagat	6,007	5.00%	New
	Independent	Sukhnath Bhagat	4,818	4.01%	New
	Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist) Liberation	Suresh Bhagat	2,196	1.83%	New
	AJSU	Rameshwari Devi	2,190	1.82%	0.13
Margin of victory			16,710	13.90%	13.52
Turnout			1,20,215	64.53%	1.48
Registered electors			1,86,306		21.49
	Rashtriya Kalyan Paksha gain from BJP		Swing	20.88

Assembly election 2005

2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election  : Bishunpur ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Chandresh Oraon	24,099	16.11%	24.88
	Independent	Chamra Linda	23,530	15.73%	New
	INC	Shiv Kumar Bhagat	21,846	14.60%	19.33
	Independent	Sukhnath Bhagat	6,777	4.53%	New
	RJD	Ajit Tigga	4,897	3.27%	6.38
	CPI	Anil Kumar Asur	2,860	1.91%	New
	AJSU	Ramesh Oraon	2,537	1.70%	New
Margin of victory			569	0.38%	6.67
Turnout			1,49,610	63.05%	29.23
Registered electors			2,37,299		47.03
	BJP hold		Swing	24.88

Assembly election 2000

2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election  : Bishunpur ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Chandresh Oraon	22,369	40.99%	New
	INC	Bhukhla Bhagat	18,519	33.93%	New
	RJD	Sukhair Bhagat	5,270	9.66%	New
	JMM	Pravin Kumar Oraon	4,082	7.48%	New
	BSP	Ajit Tigga	971	1.78%	New
	Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist) Liberation	Bishwanath Oraon	914	1.67%	New
	NCP	Jai Prakash Bhagat	766	1.40%	New
Margin of victory			3,850	7.05%
Turnout			54,575	35.35%
Registered electors			1,61,396
	BJP win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly

References

1. "AC & PC List- Jharkhand". Archived from the original on 18 December 2019.
2. "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
3. Election Commission of India (24 November 2024). "Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 - Seats won by JMM". Archived from the original on 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
4. "Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
5. "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2014". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 13 October 2021.
6. "Jharkhand 2009". Election Commission of India. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
7. "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2005". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 13 October 2021.
8. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2000 to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar" (PDF). ceobihar.nic.in. Chief Electoral Officer, Bihar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2025.

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