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 as of 2011.
Jamshedpur,also known as Tatanagar,is a major industrial city in eastern India. It is the largest city in the state of Jharkhand. In terms of economy Jamshedpur has second largest economy in Jharkhand after Dhanbad. Jamshedpur stands as the third largest metropolitan area in the region. With a population of 629,658 in the city limits,the wider metropolitan area is home to around 1.3 million people. Located on the confluence of Swarnarekha and Kharkai rivers,Jamshedpur is surrounded by picturesque promenade Dalma Hills.
The Rashtriya Janata Dal is an Indian political party,mainly based in the state of Bihar. 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. 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.
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.
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.
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. Saryu Roy from Janata Dal (United) 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,Odisha 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 has served as the 26th governor of Odisha since 2023 until 2024. Das has previously served as the sixth chief minister of Jharkhand from 2014 to 2019. He belongs to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and has twice served as the president of Jharkhand BJP.
Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee (JPCC) is the unit of the Indian National Congress,working in the state of Jharkhand. It is responsible for organizing and coordinating the party's activities and campaigns within the state,as well as selecting candidates for local,state,and national elections. The current president of the JPCC is Keshav Mahto Kamlesh. Committee has been active in the state's politics since the formation of the state in 2000.
Bidyut Baran Mahato is an Indian politician and a member of parliament to the 16th Lok Sabha from Jamshedpur,Jharkhand. He won the 2014 Indian general election being a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate. He also won the Lok Sabha Elections held in May 2019. He became the first candidate from Jamshedpur Lok Sabha Constituency to win the Lok Sabha Election held in May 2024 three times consecutively.
Sailesh Kumar Bandopadhyay was 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 Kudmi Mahato are a tribal community in the states of Jharkhand,West Bengal and Odisha of India. They are primarily agriculturalist.
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 former 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 Jhollywood.
