2004 Indian general election in Jharkhand
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The 2004 Indian general election in Jharkhand was held for 14 seats in the state. It was the first election to be held after announcing Jharkhand as a separate state that was carved out from Bihar in November 2000.[1] The 2005 election was the first one being conducted in Jharkhand.[2]
20 and 26 April 2004
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14 seats | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 55.7% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
The schedule of the election was announced by the Election Commission of India on 29 February 2004.[3]
| Poll event[4] | Phase | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ||
| Date of announcement | 29 February 2004 | ||
| Notification date | 24 March 2004 | 31 March 2004 | |
| Last date for filing nomination | 31 March 2004 | 7 April 2004 | |
| Scrutiny of nomination | 2 April 2004 | 8 April 2004 | |
| Last date for withdrawal of nomination | 5 April 2004 | 10 April 2004 | |
| Date of poll | 20 April 2004 | 26 April 2004 | |
| Date of counting of votes | 13 May 2004 | ||
| No. of constituencies | 6 | 8 | |
Parties and alliances
National Democratic Alliance
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party | Babulal Marandi | 14 | |||
United Progressive Alliance
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | Sushila Kerketta | 6+3[a][b] | |||
| Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | Shibu Soren | 3+2[a] | |||
| Rashtriya Janata Dal | Lalu Prasad Yadav | 1+1[b] | |||
| Communist Party of India | Bhubneshwar Prasad Mehta | 1 | |||
List of Candidates
| Constituency | UPA | NDA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Party | Candidate | Party | Candidate | ||
| 1 | Rajmahal (ST) | JMM | Hemlal Murmu[a] | BJP | Som Marandi | ||
| INC | Thomas Hansda[a] | ||||||
| 2 | Dumka (ST) | JMM | Shibu Soren | BJP | Lal Hembrom | ||
| 3 | Godda | INC | Furkan Ansari | BJP | Pradeep Yadav | ||
| 4 | Chatra | RJD | Dhirendra Agarwal | BJP | Nagmani Kushwaha | ||
| 5 | Kodarma | JMM | Champa Verma[a] | BJP | Babulal Marandi | ||
| INC | Tilakdhari Singh[a] | ||||||
| 6 | Giridih | JMM | Tek Lal Mahto | BJP | Ravindra Pandey | ||
| 7 | Dhanbad | INC | Chandra Shekhar Dubey | BJP | Rita Verma | ||
| 8 | Ranchi | INC | Subodh Kant Sahay | BJP | Ram Tahal Choudhary | ||
| 9 | Jamshedpur | JMM | Sunil Kumar Mahato | BJP | Abha Mahto | ||
| 10 | Singhbhum (ST) | INC | Bagun Sumbrai | BJP | Laxman Gilua | ||
| 11 | Khunti (ST) | INC | Sushila Kerketta | BJP | Kariya Munda | ||
| 12 | Lohardaga (ST) | INC | Rameshwar Oraon | BJP | Dukha Bhagat | ||
| 13 | Palamau (SC) | RJD | Manoj Kumar[b] | BJP | Braj Mohan Ram | ||
| INC | Vijay Kumar[b] | ||||||
| 14 | Hazaribagh | CPI | Bhubneshwar Mehta | BJP | Yashwant Sinha | ||
Results
| Alliance/ Party | Popular vote | Seats | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Contested | Won | +/− | ||||
| UPA | INC | 20,07,334 | 21.44 | 6 + 3 | 6 | ||||
| JMM | 15,23,976 | 16.28 | 3 + 2 | 4 | |||||
| RJD | 3,28,197 | 3.51 | 1 + 1 | 2 | |||||
| CPI | 3,56,058 | 3.80 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 42,15,565 | 45.03 | 11 + 6 | 13 | |||||
| NDA | BJP | 30,90,365 | 33.01 | 14 | 1 | ||||
| JD(U) | 3,56,106 | 3.80 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| BSP | 2,19,247 | 2.34 | 14 | 0 | |||||
| CPI(M-L)L | 2,02,343 | 2.16 | 8 | 0 | |||||
| AJSU | 1,57,930 | 1.69 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| MCC | 1,47,470 | 1.58 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Others | 3,27,640 | 3.50 | 47 | 0 | |||||
| IND | 6,44,647 | 6.89 | 71 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 93,61,313 | 100% | - | 182 | 14 | - | |||
- NOTE: Changes in vote share and seat share are calculated using results from 14 constituencies in Bihar in the 1999 Indian general elections.
List of elected members
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||
| 1 | Rajmahal (ST) | Hemlal Murmu | JMM | 226,411 | 32.76 | Thomas Hansda | INC | 223,437 | 32.33 | 2,974 | 0.43 | ||
| 2 | Dumka (ST) | Shibu Soren | JMM | 339,542 | 54.32 | Sone Lal Hembrom | BJP | 224,527 | 35.92 | 115,015 | 18.40 | ||
| 3 | Godda | Furqan Ansari | INC | 373,138 | 44.88 | Pradeep Yadav | BJP | 346,384 | 41.66 | 26,754 | 3.22 | ||
| 4 | Chatra | Dhirendra Agarwal | RJD | 121,464 | 27.89 | Inder Singh Namdhari | JD(U) | 102,609 | 23.56 | 18,855 | 4.33 | ||
| 5 | Kodarma | Babulal Marandi | BJP | 366,656 | 44.40 | Champa Verma | JMM | 211,712 | 25.64 | 154,944 | 18.76 | ||
| 6 | Giridih | Tek Lal Mahto | JMM | 350,255 | 49.03 | Ravindra Pandey | BJP | 200,461 | 28.06 | 149,794 | 20.97 | ||
| 7 | Dhanbad | Chandra Dubey | INC | 355,499 | 37.76 | Rita Verma | BJP | 236,121 | 25.08 | 119,378 | 12.68 | ||
| 8 | Ranchi | Subodh Kant Sahay | INC | 284,035 | 40.82 | Ram Tahal Choudhary | BJP | 268,614 | 38.61 | 15,421 | 2.22 | ||
| 9 | Jamshedpur | Sunil Kumar Mahato | JMM | 396,056 | 51.00 | Abha Mahto | BJP | 290,423 | 37.40 | 105,633 | 13.60 | ||
| 10 | Singhbhum (ST) | Bagun Sumbrai | INC | 221,343 | 42.55 | Laxman Gilua | BJP | 162,147 | 31.17 | 59,196 | 11.38 | ||
| 11 | Khunti (ST) | Sushila Kerketta | INC | 218,158 | 44.45 | Kariya Munda | BJP | 166,932 | 34.01 | 51,226 | 10.44 | ||
| 12 | Lohardaga (ST) | Rameshwar Oraon | INC | 223,920 | 48.00 | Dukha Bhagat | BJP | 133,665 | 28.65 | 90,255 | 19.35 | ||
| 13 | Palamau (SC) | Manoj Kumar | RJD | 206,733 | 32.22 | Braj Mohan Ram | BJP | 151,589 | 23.63 | 55,144 | 8.60 | ||
| 14 | Hazaribagh | Bhubneshwar Mehta | CPI | 356,058 | 50.47 | Yashwant Sinha | BJP | 250,730 | 35.54 | 105,328 | 14.93 | ||
Bye-elections
| Constituency | Winner | Runner Up | Margin | ||||||||||
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| No. | Name | Date | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |||
| 5 | Koderma | December 2006 | Babu Lal Marandi | IND | 325,871 | 43.00 | Manoj Kumar Yadav | INC | 131,731 | 17.38 | 194,140 | ||
| The Koderma Lok Sabha bypoll was held following the resignation of the incumbent MP, Babu Lal Marandi. | |||||||||||||
| 13 | Palamu (SC) | April 2007 | Ghuran Ram | RJD | 164,202 | 24.10 | Kameshwar Baitha | BSP | 141,875 | 20.83 | 22,327 | ||
| The Palamu Lok Sabha bypoll was held following the cessation of membership of the incumbent MP, Manoj Kumar. | |||||||||||||
| 9 | Jamshedpur | August 29, 2007 | Suman Mahato | JMM | 293,003 | 45.71 | Dinesh Kumar Sarangi | BJP | 234,189 | 36.53 | 58,814 | ||
| The Jamshedpur Lok Sabha bypoll was held following the death of the incumbent MP, Sunil Kumar Mehto. | |||||||||||||
Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Jharkhand
| # | Name | Constituency | Designation | Department | From | To | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shibu Soren | Dumka (Lok Sabha) |
Cabinet Minister | Minister of Coal and Mines | 23 May 2004 |
24 July 2004 |
JMM | |
| Minister of Coal | 27 November 2004 |
2 March 2005 | ||||||
| 29 January 2006 |
29 November 2006 | |||||||
| 2 | Subodh Kant Sahay | Ranchi (Lok Sabha) |
MoS (I/C) | Ministry of Food Processing Industries | 23 May 2004 |
22 May 2009 |
INC | |
| 3 | Rameshwar Oraon | Lohardaga (Lok Sabha) |
MoS | Ministry of Tribal Affairs | 6 April 2008 |
22 May 2009 | ||
Assembly Segment wise lead
| Party | Assembly segments | Position in Assembly (as of 2005 election) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | 29 | 9 | |
| Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 22 | 17 | |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 16 | 30 | |
| Rashtriya Janata Dal | 7 | 7 | |
| Communist Party of India | 4 | 0 | |
| Janata Dal (United) | 2 | 6 | |
| Others | 1 | 12 | |
| Total | 81 | ||
Notes
- Friendly Contest between JMM and INC in 2 Parliamentary Constituencies (PCs): Rajmahal (1) & Kodarma (5)
- Friendly Contest between RJD and INC in Constituency Palamu (13)