Elections in Jharkhand

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Elections in Jharkhand are being conducted since the formation of the state in 2000, to elect the members of Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha and to the members of the lower house of the Indian parliament, the Lok Sabha. There are 81 Vidhan Sabha constituencies and 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state. [1]

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Major Political parties in Jharkhand

The Bharatiya Janata Party and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha have been the most dominant parties in the state since its formation. Other major parties include Indian National Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation, Janata Dal (United) and All Jharkhand Students Union.

Lok Sabha elections

It is worth noting that till the year 2000, Jharkhand was a part of undivided Bihar state.

Total Seats- 14

Lok SabhaElection Year1st Party2nd Party3rd PartyOthersPrime MinisterPM's Party
14th Lok Sabha 2004 INC 6 JMM 4 RJD 2 BJP 1, CPI 1 Manmohan Singh INC
15th Lok Sabha 2009 BJP 8 JMM 2 INC 1 JVM(P) 1, Ind 2
16th Lok Sabha 2014 BJP 12 JMM 2 Narendra Modi BJP
17th Lok Sabha 2019 BJP 11 AJSU 1 INC 1 JMM 1

Vidhan Sabha elections

YearVidhan Sabha ElectionParty-wise DetailsChief MinisterParty
2000 First Assembly* Total: 81. NDA: 40 (BJP: 32, Samata Party: 5 and JD(U): 3), JMM:12, INC: 11, RJD: 9, CPI:3, Others:6 Babulal Marandi
Arjun Munda
BJP
BJP
2005 Second Assembly Total: 81. NDA: 36 (BJP: 30 and JD(U): 6), UPA: 26 (JMM: 17 and INC: 9), RJD: 7, Others: 12 Shibu Soren
Arjun Munda
Madhu Koda
Shibu Soren
JMM
BJP
Independent
JMM
2009 Third Assembly Total: 81. UPA: 25 (INC: 14, JVM(P): 11), NDA: 20 (BJP: 18 and JD(U): 2), JMM: 18, RJD: 5, AJSU: 5, Others:8 Shibu Soren
Arjun Munda
Hemant Soren
JMM
BJP
JMM
2014 Fourth Assembly Total: 81. NDA: 42 (BJP: 37 and AJSU: 5), JMM: 19, JVM(P): 8, INC: 6, Others:6 Raghubar Das BJP
2019 Fifth Assembly Total: 81. UPA: 51(JMM: 30, INC: 18,RJD: 1,CPI(M-L): 1, NCP: 1), NDA: 28 (BJP: 26,AJSU: 2)IND: 2 Hemant Soren

Champai Soren

JMM+INC

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  1. "Elections in Jharkhand". elections.in. Retrieved 27 May 2013.