Nala Assembly constituency

Nala
Constituency No. 8 for the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Jharkhand
District	Jamtara
Lok Sabha constituency	Dumka
Established	2000
Total electors	2,23,179
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
5th Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Rabindra Nath Mahato
Party	JMM
Elected year	2024

Nala Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand. ^[1]

Overview

Nala Assembly constituency covers: Nala and Kundahit Police Stations ^[2] in Jamtara district. ^[3] There are 242 towns and villages in Nala Block of Jamtara district, Jharkhand.

Nala Assembly constituency is part of Dumka (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
Bihar Legislative Assembly
Before 1967: Constituency did not exist
1967	Bisheswar Khan		Communist Party of India
1969
1972
1977
1980
1985
1990	Rajkumari Himmatsinghka		Indian National Congress
1995	Bisheswar Khan		Communist Party of India
2000
Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
2005	Rabindra Nath Mahato		Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
2009	Satyanand Jha		Bharatiya Janata Party
2014	Rabindra Nath Mahato		Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
2019
2024

Election results

Assembly election 2024

2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Nala ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Rabindra Nath Mahato	92,702	47.09%	12.12
	BJP	Madhav Chandra Mahato	82,219	41.76%	8.80
	CPI	Kanai Chandra Malpaharia	6,111	3.10%	9.09
	Independent	Santosh Hembram	4,371	2.22%	New
	Independent	Shanti Gopal Mahato	3,078	1.56%	New
	Independent	Sujit Kumar Sarkar	1,494	0.76%	New
	JLKM	Raghubir Yadav	1,174	0.60%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,626	0.83%	0.48
Margin of victory			10,483	5.32%	3.32
Turnout			1,96,876	81.13%	2.51
Registered electors			2,42,669		8.73
	JMM hold		Swing	12.12

Assembly election 2019

2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Nala ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Rabindra Nath Mahato	61,356	34.97%	1.28
	BJP	Satyanand Jha	57,836	32.96%	3.48
	CPI	Kanai Chandra Malpaharia	21,394	12.19%	0.54
	AJSU	Madhav Chandra Mahto	16,778	9.56%	New
	JVM(P)	Pushpa Soren	2,592	1.48%	11.11
	LJP	Amit Kumar Chalak	2,020	1.15%	New
	Independent	Santosh Hembram	1,769	1.01%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	601	0.34%	0.25
Margin of victory			3,520	2.01%	2.20
Turnout			1,75,462	78.62%	2.00
Registered electors			2,23,179		8.00
	JMM hold		Swing	1.28

Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Nala ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Rabindra Nath Mahato	56,131	33.69%	5.56
	BJP	Satyanand Jha	49,116	29.48%	1.90
	JVM(P)	Madhav Chandra Mahto	20,970	12.59%	New
	CPI	Kanai Chandra Malpaharia	19,416	11.65%	4.00
	Independent	Tapas Chatarjee	3,388	2.03%	New
	CPI(ML)L	Sushil Mohali	2,019	1.21%	New
	RJD	Ashok Majee	1,865	1.12%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	991	0.59%	New
Margin of victory			7,015	4.21%	0.96
Turnout			1,66,601	80.62%	14.20
Registered electors			2,06,648		12.99
	JMM gain from BJP		Swing	2.31

Assembly Election 2009

2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Nala ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Satyanand Jha	38,119	31.38%	2.47
	JMM	Rabindra Nath Mahato	34,171	28.13%	1.87
	CPI	Kanai Chandra Malpaharia	19,014	15.65%	8.17
	INC	Amita Rakshit	10,048	8.27%	New
	AJSU	Praveen Prabhakar	2,475	2.04%	New
	Independent	Gour Chandra Yadav	2,246	1.85%	New
	AITC	Milan Kumar Ghoshol	1,837	1.51%	New
Margin of victory			3,948	3.25%	2.16
Turnout			1,21,478	66.42%	9.19
Registered electors			1,82,885		1.80
	BJP gain from JMM		Swing	1.38

Assembly Election 2005

2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Nala ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Rabindra Nath Mahato	30,847	30.00%	7.43
	BJP	Satyanand Jha	29,725	28.91%	10.17
	CPI	Bisheswar Khan	24,493	23.82%	0.52
	Independent	Sunil Kumar Roy	2,916	2.84%	New
	Independent	Praveen Prabhakar	2,866	2.79%	New
	BSP	Anjana Ghosh	1,656	1.61%	New
	Jharkhand Vikas Dal	Digumber Pd. Sah	1,597	1.55%	New
Margin of victory			1,122	1.09%	0.36
Turnout			1,02,827	57.24%	3.72
Registered electors			1,79,650		10.22
	JMM gain from CPI		Swing	6.70

Assembly Election 2000

2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Nala ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI	Bisheswar Khan	20,324	23.30%	New
	JMM	Rabindra Nath Mahato	19,690	22.57%	New
	INC	Raj Kumari Himmat Singhko	17,752	20.35%	New
	BJP	Satyanand Jha	16,349	18.74%	New
	CPI(ML)L	Shibadas Soren	4,372	5.01%	New
	Independent	Digumber Pd. Sah	3,564	4.09%	New
	JD(U)	Bama Yadav	2,302	2.64%	New
Margin of victory			634	0.73%
Turnout			87,230	54.13%
Registered electors			1,62,991
	CPI win (new seat)

See also

• Nala block
• Kundhit block
• List of states of India by type of legislature

References

1. "AC & PC List- Jharkhand". Archived from the original on 18 December 2019.
2. "Kundhit Police Station | District Jamtara, Government of Jharkhand | India".
3. "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
4. 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.
5. "Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
6. "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2014". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 13 October 2021.
7. "Jharkhand 2009". Election Commission of India. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
8. "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2005". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 13 October 2021.
9. "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.