Ranchi is the capital city and second largest city of the Indian state of Jharkhand and also the administrative headquarter of Ranchi district. Ranchi was the centre of the Jharkhand movement,which called for a separate state for the tribal regions of South Bihar,northern Odisha,western West Bengal and the eastern area of what is present-day Chhattisgarh. The Jharkhand state was formed on 15 November 2000 by carving out the Bihar divisions of Chota Nagpur and Santhal Parganas. Ranchi is being developed as Smart City because it was selected as one of the hundred Indian cities to be developed as a smart city under PM Narendra Modi's flagship Smart Cities Mission.
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.
General elections were held in India in four phases between 20 April and 10 May 2004. Over 670 million people were eligible to vote,electing 543 members of the 14th Lok Sabha. Seven states also held assembly elections to elect state governments. They were the first elections fully carried out with electronic voting machines.
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.
Kariya Munda is an Indian politician who served as Deputy Speaker of the 15th Lok Sabha. He has been a minister in the Government of India,serving in the governments led by the Janata Party in 1977 and by Bhartiya Janata Party from 1999 onwards.
Rameshwar Oraon is an Indian politician from Jharkhand. He served as the Finance Minister of Jharkhand and was also a member of the 14th Lok Sabha. He represented the Lohardaga constituency of Jharkhand and is a member of the Indian National Congress Party. He is a member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly.
Babulal Marandi is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and it's Jharkhand unit president. He was the first Chief Minister of Jharkhand and formerly Leader of the Legislature Party of BJP in the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly. He was also the founder and national President of Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik),which he later merged with BJP. He was the Member of Parliament in 12th,13th 14th and 15th Lok Sabha from Jharkhand. He was the Union State Minister (MoS) for Forests &Environment of India in the BJP –led National Democratic Alliance Government in 1998 to 2000. He was appointed as Jharkhand BJP president on 4 July 2023.
Ranchi Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Jharkhand state in eastern India. This constituency covers parts of Seraikela Kharsawan and Ranchi districts.
The Khunti Lok Sabha constituency is one of the fourteen Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Jharkhand state in eastern India. This constituency is reserved for candidates belonging to scheduled tribes. This constituency covers all of Khunti and Simdega districts and parts of Ranchi and Seraikela Kharsawan districts.
Lohardaga Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Jharkhand state in eastern India. Presently this constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled tribes. This constituency covers the entire Gumla and Lohardaga districts and part of Ranchi district.
Mandar Assembly constituency is one of the 81 constituencies of the Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha,located in Ranchi district. Mandar is part of Lohardaga Lok Sabha constituency along with four other Vidhan Sabha segments,namely,Sisai,Gumla,Bishnupur and Lohardaga. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled tribes.
Khijri is a Legislative assembly constituency,in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is in Ranchi district,is a part of the Ranchi Lok Sabha constituency,and is reserved for candidates of the Scheduled Tribes.
Nishikant Dubey is a member of India's 17th Lok Sabha,the lower house of the Indian Parliament. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and represents the Godda constituency in Jharkhand since May 2009,having won the seat in 2009,2014,2019 and 2024.
Laxman Giluwa was an Indian politician and president of the Jharkhand unit of Bharatiya Janata Party. His home state was Jharkhand in India and was a member of the 13th Lok Sabha of the Singhbhum constituency from 1999–2004. He also contested in the 2014 Lok Sabha election in Singhbhum district with the ticket of Bharatiya Janata Party.
Niral Enem Horo (1925–2008) was an Indian politician and a former member of the Lok Sabha. He represented Khunti in 4th and 5th Lok Sabha. He was associated with the Jharkhand Party and served as a minister in the government of Bihar. He was the losing candidate for Vice President of India in the 1974 election.
Nepal Mahata is an Indian politician belonging to Indian National Congress who was a Member of West Bengal State Legislative Assembly representing Baghmundi constituency since 2001. He is also currently serving as the Working president in the West Bengal state congress Committee. By profession he is a teacher and is currently serving as a secretary in Ichag High School.
Sarangdhar Sinha was an Indian legislator,parliamentarian and academic. He was elected to the 1st Lok Sabha (1952-1957),lower house of the Parliament of India from Pataliputra in Bihar.
Ram Ratan Ram (1921–2002) was an Indian politician. He was a Member of Parliament and former General Secretary,Indian National Congress. He served as social worker and advocate,under the mentorship of Bose. He was elected to the Bihar Vidhan Sabha in 1952 and won every consecutive election till his move to the centre in 1984. Ram was elected to the Lok Sabha,the lower house of the Parliament of India from Hajipur in Bihar as a member of the Indian National Congress.
Abdul Ibrahim was an Indian politician and member of first Lok Sabha who represented Ranchi North East parliamentary constituency in 1952. He was affiliated with the Indian National Congress.
