Chandankiyari Assembly constituency

Chandankiyari
Chandankiyari
Constituency No. 37 for the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Jharkhand
District	Bokaro
Lok Sabha constituency	Dhanbad
Established	2000
Total electors	240,900
Reservation	SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
	5th Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Umakant Rajak
Party	JMM
Elected year	2024

Last updated August 17, 2025

Chandankiyari Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is reserved for scheduled castes.

Overview

Chandankiyari (Vidhan Sabha constituency covers: Chandankiyari police station, Siyaljori police station, and Sabra, Chandra, Lalpur, Kumirdoba, Kalikapur, Mahal, Bhojudih, Bijulia, Alkusa, Buribinor, Khamarbendi, Dudhigajar, Kura Dabartupara, Jaitara, Pundru and Sardaha gram panchayats in Chas police station in Chas sub-division of Bokaro district.^[1]

Chandankiyari is part of Dhanbad (Lok Sabha constituency).^[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member
Bihar Legislative Assembly
Before 1967: Constituency did not exist
1967	S. B. Bauri	Independent politician
1969	Durga Charan Das	Bharatiya Kranti Dal
1972	Durga Charan Das	Indian National Congress
1977	Ram Das Ram	Indian National Congress
1980	Haru Rajwar	Independent politician
1985	Lata Devi	Indian National Congress
1990	Gaur Harijan	Bharatiya Janata Party
1995	Gaur Harijan	Independent politician
2000	Haru Rajwar	Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
2005	Haru Rajwar	Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
2009	Umakant Rajak	All Jharkhand Students Union
2014	Amar Kumar Bauri	Jharkhand Vikas Morcha
2019	Amar Kumar Bauri	Bharatiya Janata Party
2024	Umakant Rajak	Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

Election results

Assembly election 2024

2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Chandankiyari^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Umakant Rajak	90,027	42.56	22.13
	JLKM	Arjun Rajwar	56,294	26.61	New
	BJP	Amar Kumar Bauri	56,091	26.52	11.51
	Independent	Mamta Khetrapal	1,809	0.86	New
	Independent	Jagannath Rajwar	1,605	0.76	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	3,399	1.61	0.58
Margin of victory			33,733	15.95	10.78
Turnout			2,11,513	75.26	1.32
Registered electors			2,81,049		16.67
	JMM gain from BJP		Swing	4.53

Assembly election 2019

2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Chandankiyari^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Amar Kumar Bauri	67,739	38.03	*New*
	AJSU	Umakant Rajak	58,528	32.86	3.03
	JMM	Bijay Kumar Rajwar	36,400	20.44	14.70
	Independent	Bholanath Bauri	2,694	1.51	New
	Independent	Ganesh Kumar Das	2,033	1.14	New
	JVM(P)	Rohit Kumar Das	1,524	0.86	50.32
	Marxist Co-Ordination	Lal Mohan Rajwar	1,391	0.78	4.48
	NOTA	None of the Above	3,896	2.19	0.39
Margin of victory			9,211	5.17	16.17
Turnout			1,78,123	73.94	0.52
Registered electors			2,40,900		10.48
	BJP gain from JVM(P)		Swing	13.14

Assembly election 2014

2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Chandankiyari^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JVM(P)	Amar Kumar Bauri	81,925	51.17	23.62
	AJSU	Umakant Rajak	47,761	29.83	0.64
	JMM	Haru Rajwar	9,189	5.74	4.76
	Marxist Co-Ordination	Bama Pada Sahish	8,416	5.26	New
	INC	Ashari Bauri	4,045	2.53	New
	SP	Samar Turi	1,262	0.79	New
	Independent	Geeta Devi	997	0.62	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	4,119	2.57	New
Margin of victory			34,164	21.34	18.41
Turnout			1,60,097	73.42	8.71
Registered electors			2,18,047		17.42
	JVM(P) gain from AJSU		Swing	20.70

Assembly election 2009

2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Chandankiyari^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AJSU	Umakant Rajak	36,620	30.47	17.91
	JVM(P)	Amar Kumar Bauri	33,103	27.55	New
	JD(U)	Haru Rajwar	13,176	10.96	6.51
	JMM	Santosh Rajwar	12,623	10.50	5.84
	Independent	Sristidhar Rajwar	6,981	5.81	New
	AITC	Satish Chandra Rajak	2,070	1.72	New
	CPI(M)	Dubraj Das	1,843	1.53	New
Margin of victory			3,517	2.93	0.85
Turnout			1,20,167	64.71	8.70
Registered electors			1,85,706		4.64
	AJSU gain from JMM		Swing	14.13

Assembly election 2005

2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Chandankiyari^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Haru Rajwar	17,823	16.34	26.30
	AJSU	Umakant Rajak	13,706	12.57	New
	Jharkhand Vananchal Congress	Amar Kumar Bauri	12,509	11.47	New
	Independent	Satish Chandra Rajak	12,299	11.28	New
	SP	Dilip Bauri	6,555	6.01	3.08
	Independent	Suresh Rai	5,392	4.94	New
	JD(U)	Gaur Chand Bauri	4,861	4.46	New
Margin of victory			4,117	3.77	18.68
Turnout			1,09,069	56.00	2.40
Registered electors			1,94,752		18.93
	JMM hold		Swing	26.30

Assembly election 2000

2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Chandankiyari^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Haru Rajwar	37,431	42.64	*New*
	Independent	Satish Chandra Rajak	17,721	20.19	New
	BJP	Gour Harijan	11,089	12.63	New
	INC	Hira Lal Bauri	7,484	8.53	New
	CPI	Jagadish Rajak	2,580	2.94	New
	SP	Dilip Bauri	2,575	2.93	New
	Samata Party	Meera Kishore	2,099	2.39	New
Margin of victory			19,710	22.45
Turnout			87,782	54.32
Registered electors			1,63,755
	JMM win (new seat)

References

Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India
- http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/six-jvmp-mlas-join-bjp/article6882145.ece

↑ "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Retrieved 26 December 2010.
↑ "Dhanbad Loksabha Constituency (Jharkhand)". India Study Channel.com. Archived from the original on 13 June 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
↑ 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.
↑ "Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
↑ "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2014". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 13 October 2021.
↑ "Jharkhand 2009". Election Commission of India. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
↑ "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2005". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 13 October 2021.
↑ "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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[1] "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Retrieved 26 December 2010.

[2] "Dhanbad Loksabha Constituency (Jharkhand)". India Study Channel.com. Archived from the original on 13 June 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2010.

[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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