Ghatsila Assembly constituency

This article is about the assembly constituency in Jharkhand. For 1 its namesake census town, see Ghatshila. For 2 its namesake community development block, see Ghatshila block. For 3 its namesake administrative subdivision, see Ghatshila subdivision.

Ghatsila
Constituency No. 45 for the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Jharkhand
District	East Singhbhum
LS constituency	Jamshedpur
Established	2000
Total electors	242,798
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
5th Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Ramdas Soren
Elected year	2019

Ghatsila Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand. ^[1] Before 2000, this constituency was in Bihar.

Overview

According to the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India, Ghatshila Assembly constituency covers Ghatsila police station and Musabnai police station (excluding Palasbani, Asta Koyali, Nunia, Kumarasol, Barakanjiya, Bomaro Bangoriya and Damudih gram panchayats). It is a reserved constituency for Scheduled Tribes. Ghatshila (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is a part of Jamshedpur (Lok Sabha constituency). ^[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

• 1995: Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu INC
• 1990: Surya Singh Besra, IND
• 1985: Karan Chandra Mardi, INC
• 1980: Tika Ram Majhi, CPI
• 1977: Tika Ram Majhi, CPI
• 1972: Tika Ram Majhi, CPI

Election	Name	Party
2000	Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu		Indian National Congress
2005
2009	Ramdas Soren		Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
2014	Laxman Tudu		Bharatiya Janata Party
2019	Ramdas Soren		Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

Election results

Assembly election 2019

2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Ghatsila ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Ramdas Soren	63,531	37.36%	8.84
	BJP	Lakhan Chandra Mardi	56,807	33.41%	0.93
	AJSU	Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu	31,910	18.77%	New
	Independent	Biswanath Singh	2,293	1.35%	New
	JPP	Surya Singh Besra	2,255	1.33%	New
	CPI	Kanai Murmu	1,868	1.10%	0.43
	JVM(P)	Dr. Sunita Debdoot Soren	1,738	1.02%	0.19
	JD(U)	Amit Kumar Singh	1,706	1.00%	New
	Independent	Bahadur Soren	1,561	0.92%	New
	Independent	Lakhi Pado Singh	1,505	0.89%	New
	Independent	Sunil Kumar Murmu	1,386	0.82%	New
Margin of victory			6,724	3.95%	0.01
Turnout			1,70,041	70.03%	0.78
Registered electors			2,42,798		4.02
	JMM gain from BJP		Swing	4.88

Assembly election 2014

2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Ghatsila ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Laxman Tudu	52,506	32.48%	9.96
	JMM	Ramdas Soren	46,103	28.52%	1.67
	INC	Cinderella Balmuchu	36,672	22.69%	6.57
	Independent	Kanhu Samant	12,194	7.54%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	2,985	1.85%	New
	CPI	Dulal Chandra Hansda	2,468	1.53%	0.78
	Independent	Bimal Munda	2,003	1.24%	New
	JVM(P)	Gita Murmu	1,953	1.21%	New
	SUCI(C)	Jay Dev Singh	1,496	0.93%	New
	Independent	Babulal Murmu	1,313	0.81%	New
	JBSP	Dukhi Ram Mardi	1,116	0.69%	New
Margin of victory			6,403	3.96%	3.02
Turnout			1,61,654	69.26%	5.25
Registered electors			2,33,408		17.81
	BJP gain from JMM		Swing	2.29

Assembly election 2009

2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Ghatsila ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Ramdas Soren	38,283	30.19%	New
	INC	Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu	37,091	29.25%	10.70
	BJP	Surya Singh Besra	28,561	22.52%	5.78
	AJSU	Kanhu Samant	10,978	8.66%	3.25
	CPI	Ganesh Chandra Murmu	2,925	2.31%	New
	Independent	Sadhu Munda	2,002	1.58%	New
	Independent	Dukhi Ram Mardi	1,172	0.92%	New
	Rashtriya Deshaj Party	Adhiraj Soren	1,148	0.91%	New
	AITC	Pradhan Soren	941	0.74%	0.29
	Independent	Chunu Ram Sabar	910	0.72%	New
	Independent	Sabir Soren	863	0.68%	New
Margin of victory			1,192	0.94%	11.96
Turnout			1,26,804	64.00%	0.43
Registered electors			1,98,121		1.22
	JMM gain from INC		Swing	9.76

Assembly election 2005

2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Ghatsila ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu	50,936	39.95%	9.37
	Independent	Ramdas Soren	34,489	27.05%	New
	BJP	Ramdas Hansda	21,352	16.75%	1.53
	AJSU	Kanhu Samant	15,187	11.91%	New
	Independent	Bimal Kumar Singh	1,937	1.52%	New
	AITC	Govinda Mardi	1,314	1.03%	New
	Independent	Putu Singh	1,184	0.93%	New
	Independent	Binod Soren	1,106	0.87%	New
Margin of victory			16,447	12.90%	18.14
Turnout			1,27,506	63.57%	4.92
Registered electors			2,00,566		14.55
	INC hold		Swing	9.37

Assembly election 2000

2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Ghatsila ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu	50,645	49.31%	New
	BJP	Baiju Murmu	18,769	18.28%	New
	CPI	Bablu Murmu	16,353	15.92%	New
	JMM	Shankar Chand Hembram	9,891	9.63%	New
	JPP	Kanhu Samant	2,777	2.70%	New
	RJD	Jaipal Manjhi	2,563	2.50%	New
	Independent	Sita Ram Tudu	1,583	1.54%	New
Margin of victory			31,876	31.04%
Turnout			1,02,701	59.47%
Registered electors			1,75,088
	INC win (new seat)

See also

• Vidhan Sabha
• List of states of India by type of legislature

References

1. "AC & PC List- Jharkhand". Archived from the original on 18 December 2019.
2. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). East Singhbhum District Page 169-170, Extent of Parliamentary constitutencies Page 174. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
3. "Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
4. "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2014". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 13 October 2021.
5. "Jharkhand 2009". Election Commission of India. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
6. "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2005". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 13 October 2021.
7. "Sikaripara Election Results 2014 Jharkhand". Elections.in. Retrieved 26 January 2016.

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