Jarmundi Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Jarmundi Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.[1]
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| Constituency No. 12 for the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Dumka |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Godda |
| Established | 2000 |
| Total electors | 2,27,038 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 5th Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Overview
Jarmundi Assembly constituency covers: Jarmundi Police Station in Dumka district and Sarawan Police Station in Deoghar district.[2]
Jarmundi Assembly constituency is part of Godda (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bihar Legislative Assembly | |||
Before 1957: see Poreyahat cum Jarmundi constituency | |||
1957-62: Constituency did not exist | |||
| 1962 | Srikant Jha | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | S. Raut | Independent politician | |
| 1969 | Srikant Jha | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Dip Nath Rai | Independent politician | |
| 1980 | Jawahar Prasad Singh | ||
| 1985 | Abhay Kant Prasad | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1990 | Jawahar Prasad Singh | Independent politician | |
| 1995 | Devendra Kunwar | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | |
| 2000 | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |||
| 2005 | Hari Narayan Ray | Independent politician | |
| 2009 | |||
| 2014 | Badal Patralekh | Indian National Congress | |
| 2019 | |||
| 2024 | Devendra Kunwar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
Assembly Election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Devendra Kunwar | 94,892 | 48.73% |  18.41 | |
| INC | Badal Patralekh | 77,346 | 39.72% | 7.49 | |
| Independent | Murari Kapri | 4,635 | 2.38% | New | |
| Independent | Mahendra Das | 3,210 | 1.65% | New | |
| JLKM | Rajeev Kumar | 2,453 | 1.26% | New | |
| BSP | Lalmohan Ray | 1,838 | 0.94% | New | |
| Independent | Hanif Mian | 1,701 | 0.87% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,472 | 0.76% |  0.13 | |
| Margin of victory | 17,546 | 9.01% | 7.11 | ||
| Turnout | 1,94,742 | 71.68% | 0.09 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,71,664 | 19.66 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 16.50 |
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Assembly Election 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Badal Patralekh | 52,507 | 32.22% | 3.40 | |
| BJP | Devendra Kunwar | 49,408 | 30.32% | 10.68 | |
| Independent | Fulkumari Devi | 17,313 | 10.62% | New | |
| JVM(P) | Sanjay Kumar | 9,242 | 5.67% | 3.63 | |
| Independent | Sita Ram Pathak | 3,989 | 2.45% | New | |
| Independent | Tarni Prasad Kamat | 3,491 | 2.14% | New | |
| Independent | Bishwanath Ray | 3,480 | 2.14% | New | |
| NOTA | Nota | 1,449 | 0.89% | 0.98 | |
| Margin of victory | 3,099 | 1.90% | 0.13 | ||
| Turnout | 1,62,951 | 71.77% | 1.97 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,27,038 | 9.72 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 3.40 |
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Assembly Election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Badal Patralekh | 43,981 | 28.82% | 13.36 | |
| JMM | Hari Narayan Ray | 41,273 | 27.05% | 7.21 | |
| BJP | Abhay Kant Prasad | 29,965 | 19.64% | 9.99 | |
| JVM(P) | Devendra Kunwar | 14,189 | 9.30% | New | |
| BSP | Damodar Singh | 2,948 | 1.93% | New | |
| RJD | Varun Kumar | 2,797 | 1.83% | 1.63 | |
| Independent | Parmanand Ravidas | 2,480 | 1.63% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,847 | 1.87% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,708 | 1.77% | 7.26 | ||
| Turnout | 1,52,592 | 73.74% | 8.85 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,06,926 | 15.67 | |||
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | 0.04 |
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Assembly Election 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Hari Narayan Ray | 33,512 | 28.87% | New | |
| JMM | Devendra Kunwar | 23,025 | 19.83% | New | |
| INC | Badal Patralekh | 17,955 | 15.47% | 8.64 | |
| BJP | Barun Kumar | 11,197 | 9.65% | 10.47 | |
| RJD | Prabhat Kumar Singh | 4,018 | 3.46% | 4.60 | |
| Independent | Jaydeo Mandal | 3,749 | 3.23% | New | |
| Loktantrik Samata Dal | Gopal Chandra Roy | 2,505 | 2.16% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,487 | 9.03% | 3.31 | ||
| Turnout | 1,16,091 | 64.89% | 3.51 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,78,901 | 0.37 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | 3.03 |
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Assembly Election 2005
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Hari Narayan Ray | 28,480 | 25.84% | New | |
| BJP | Devendra Kunwar | 22,171 | 20.12% | 3.33 | |
| RJD | Chakradhar Yadav | 8,884 | 8.06% | 5.12 | |
| BSP | Alamgir | 7,768 | 7.05% | 11.46 | |
| INC | Mani Shankar | 7,524 | 6.83% | 7.70 | |
| Independent | Hari Shankar Patralekh | 6,212 | 5.64% | New | |
| LJP | Jully Yadav | 3,773 | 3.42% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,309 | 5.72% | 0.79 | ||
| Turnout | 1,10,221 | 61.38% | 4.95 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,79,564 | 15.94 | |||
| Independent gain from BJP | Swing | 2.40 |
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Assembly Election 2000
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Dvendra Kuwar | 24,082 | 23.44% | New | |
| BSP | Hari Narayan Ray | 19,009 | 18.50% | New | |
| JMM | Varun Kumar | 15,344 | 14.94% | New | |
| INC | Gopal Chandra Roy | 14,920 | 14.52% | New | |
| RJD | Chandra Shekhar Yadav | 13,537 | 13.18% | New | |
| Independent | Jawahar Prasad Singh | 12,903 | 12.56% | New | |
| Independent | Ramjiwan Singh | 1,067 | 1.04% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,073 | 4.94% | |||
| Turnout | 1,02,731 | 67.34% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,54,880 | ||||
| BJP win (new seat) | |||||