Updated June 4th 2024, 19:26 IST
Jharkhand Lok Sabha Election Result: Jharkhand voted in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections on May 13 to elect 14 members of Parliament from the state. Bharatiya Janata Party, and the INDIA alliance (Congress and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), are the major parties. Republic's exit polls have predicted that the BJP will have a clean win and will secure a vote share of 55 per cent, while the Congress is predicted to get a vote share of 33 per cent and others will stand at 12 per cent. In the last Lok Sabha elections in May 2019, out of the total 14 seats, the NDA had won 12, with a vote share of 56%.
An overview of the key constituencies and their candidates:
These constituencies are critical battlegrounds, featuring prominent candidates and high-profile contests that are pivotal for both the state and national political landscape.
S No | Constituency | INDI | NDA | Winner |
1 | Rajmahal | Vijay Kumar Hansdak (JMM) | Tala Marandi (BJP) | |
2 | Dumka | Nalin Soren (JMM) | Sita Murmu (BJP) | |
3 | Godda | Pradeep Yadav (Congress) | Nishikant Dubey (BJP) | |
4 | Chatra | Krishna Nand Tripathi ( Congres) | Kali Charan Singh (BJP) | |
5 | Kodarma | Vinod Kumar Singh (CPM) | Annpurna Devi (BJP) | |
6 | Giridih | Mathura Prasad Mahato (JMM) | Chandra Prakash Choudhary (AJSU) | |
7 | Dhanbad | Anupama Singh (Congress) | Dulu Mahato (BJP) | |
8 | Ranchi | Yashaswini Sahay (Congress) | Sanjay Seth (BJP) | |
9 | Jamshedpur | Samir Kumar Mohanty (JMM) | Bidyut Baran Mahato (BJP) | |
10 | Singhbhum | Joba Majhi (JMM) | Geeta Kora (BJP) | |
11 | Khunti | Kali Charan Munda (Congress) | Arjun Munda (BJP) | |
12 | Lohardaga | Sukhdeo Bhagat (Congress) | Samir Oraon (BJP) | |
13 | Palamau | Mamta Bhuiyan (RJD) | Vishnu Dayal Ram (BJP) | |
14 | Hazaribagh | Jai Prakash Bhai Patel (Congress) | Manish Jaiswal (BJP) |
Published June 4th 2024, 10:18 IST