Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east,Chhattisgarh to the west,Uttar Pradesh to the northwest,Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It is the 15th largest state by area,and the 14th largest by population. Hindi is the official language of the state. The city of Ranchi is its capital and Dumka its sub-capital. The state is known for its waterfalls,hills and holy places;Baidyanath Dham,Parasnath,Dewri and Rajrappa are major religious sites. Jharkhand is primarily rural,with about 24% of its population living in cities.
Jamshedpur,also known as Tatanagar,is the largest and the most populous city in Jharkhand and the first planned industrial city of India. It is a Notified Area Council and Municipal Corporation and also the headquarter of the East Singhbhum district. It is a popular tourist destination known for its forests,ancient temples and royal palaces. It was ranked as the cleanest city of India in the year 2019.
The Rashtriya Janata Dal is an Indian political party,based in the states of Bihar,Jharkhand and Kerala. The party was founded in 1997 by Lalu Prasad Yadav.
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha is a political party in the Indian state of Jharkhand which was founded by Binod Bihari Mahato. It has one seat in the 17th Lok Sabha. Shibu Soren is the president of the JMM. JMM is also an influential political party in the state of Odisha and parts of neighbouring of states. Its election symbol for Jharkhand is Bow and Arrow.
Sunil Kumar was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India,representing the constituency of Jamshedpur in the eastern state of Jharkhand. He was General Secretary of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) political party. He was assassinated by Naxalite rebels who subscribe to Communist ideology.
Members of the 15th Lok Sabha were elected during the 2009 general election in India. It was dissolved on 18 May 2014 by President Pranab Mukherjee.
Bihar Cricket Association (BCA) is the governing body of cricket activities in the Bihar state of India and the Bihar cricket team. It is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India as full member. BCA was founded in 1935. Supreme Court of India-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) approved BCA as the authorised body for organizing cricket in Bihar.
Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) (JVM (P)) (transl. 'Jharkhand Development Front (Democratic)') was a state political party in the Indian state of Jharkhand which was founded by former Union Minister and First Chief Minister of Jharkhand,Babulal Marandi.
Ghatsila Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Before 2000,this constituency was in Bihar.
Jamshedpur East Assembly constituency is one of the assembly constituencies which make up Jamshedpur Lok Sabha seat in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Jamshedpur West is one of the assembly constituencies which make up Jamshedpur Lok Sabha seat in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Banna Gupta from Indian National Congress is the current MLA of this constituency.
Ajoy Kumar a former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer,was served in the 15th Lok Sabha as an MP for Jamshedpur. He is the AICC In-charge of 3 states namely Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee,Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee and Sikkim Pradesh Congress Committee. He is a member of the CWC. He is also the National Spokesperson of Indian National Congress. He was also the Former President of Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee.
Raghubar Das is an Indian politician who is serving as the 26th Governor of Odisha. Das has previously served as the sixth Chief Minister of Jharkhand. He was sworn in as the 6th chief minister of Jharkhand on 28 December 2014. He belongs to Bharatiya Janata Party and has twice served as the president of Jharkhand BJP.
Sailesh Kumar Bandopadhyay is an Indian social activist and Gandhian,who was a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi. The Government of India honoured him in 2010,with the Padma Bhushan,the third-highest civilian award,for his services to the fields of medicine and public health.
The 2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election was held in five phases between November 25 and December 20 to elect the members of the 4th Jharkhand Legislative Assembly. The results were announced on December 23,2014. The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) won the elections defeating The Indian National Congress (INC) and its major allies Rashtriya Janata Dal,Janata Dal (United) and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM).
On 4 February 2008 a by-election was held in for the Simaria (SC) seat of the Legislative Assembly of the Indian state of Jharkhand. The by-election was called after the death of the sitting MLA Upendra Nath Das.
Geeta Koda is an Indian politician and a member of Bharatiya Janata Party and a Member of Parliament from Singhbhum Lok Sabha constituency. Earlier she was associated with Jai Bharat Samanta Party. On 26 February 2024 she left Indian National Congress and joined BJP on the same day.
Amar Kumar Bauri is an Indian politician and the current leader of the opposition in Jharkhand Legislative Assembly. He is the member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was Minister of Jharkhand. Earlier he was associated with Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) led by Babulal Marandi till Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha election in 2014. He is member of Jharkhand legislative assembly from Chandankiyari constituency which is reserved for scheduled castes in Bokaro District.
In the Indian state of Jharkhand,films are produced in various regional and tribal languages including Kudmali,Hindi,Nagpuri,Khortha and Santali. Film industry in state of Jharkhand is also known as Jollywood.
