Kharsawan Assembly constituency
Electoral district in Jharkhand
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Kharsawan Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.[1][2]
Most successful parties after separate Jharkhand state.
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| Constituency No. 57 for the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Seraikela Kharsawan |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Khunti |
| Established | 2000 |
| Total electors | 209,017 |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 6th Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | JMM |
| Alliance | MGB |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Overview
As defined in the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008, Kharsawan Assembly constituency covers Kharsawan and Kuchai police stations and Seraikella police station (excluding Seraikella municipality and Govindpur, Para, Manik Bazar, Tangrani, Pathanmara, Jordiha Gurugudia and Badakakda gram panchayats), village 98-Dighi in Rajnagar police station, and Bhoya Keadchalam, Domra Parnia, Lota, Thakurgutu, Dopai-Gamhariya, Sarda, Matkamhatu, Khuntpani, Chiru and Rajabasa gram panchayats in Chaibasa Mufassil police station.
The constituency is reserved for members of Scheduled Tribes. Kharsawan Assembly constituency is within Khunti Lok Sabha constituency.[3]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bihar Legislative Assembly | |||
| 1952 | Ujindra Lal Ho | Jharkhand Party | |
1957-67: Constituency did not exist | |||
| 1967 | Debilal Matisoy | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1969 | Chandra Mohan Manjhi | Independent politician | |
| 1972 | Gulab Singh Munda | All India Jharkhand Party | |
| 1977 | Debilal Matisoy | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 1985 | Vijay Singh Soy | Independent politician | |
| 1990 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1995 | Arjun Munda | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | |
| 2000 | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |||
| 2005[4] | Arjun Munda | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2009 | Mangal Singh Soy[5] | ||
| 2011^ | Arjun Munda | ||
| 2014[6] | Dashrath Gagrai | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | |
| 2019 | |||
| 2024 | |||
^by-election
Election results
Assembly election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JMM | Dashrath Gagrai | 85,772 | 47.24% |  0.91 | |
| BJP | Sonaram Bodra | 53,157 | 29.28% | 3.91 | |
| JLKM | Pandu Ram Haiburu | 33,841 | 18.64% | New | |
| Independent | Hiralal Hembrom | 1,350 | 0.74% | New | |
| Independent | Sanjay Jarika | 1,182 | 0.65% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 3,356 | 1.85% |  0.79 | |
| Margin of victory | 32,615 | 17.96% | 3.00 | ||
| Turnout | 1,81,571 | 79.81% | 6.94 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,27,503 | 8.84 | |||
| JMM hold | Swing | 0.91 |
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Assembly election 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JMM | Dashrath Gagrai | 73,341 | 48.15% | 1.00 | |
| BJP | Jawahar Lal Banra | 50,546 | 33.19% | 7.79 | |
| AJSU | Sanjay Jarika | 9,451 | 6.21% | New | |
| JVM(P) | Ram Honhaga | 3,134 | 2.06% | 0.34 | |
| Independent | Hiralal Hembram | 2,589 | 1.70% | New | |
| Independent | Bhagwat Prasad Majhi | 2,498 | 1.64% | New | |
| JD(U) | Kunvar Sinh Banra | 1,742 | 1.14% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,614 | 1.06% | 0.81 | |
| Margin of victory | 22,795 | 14.97% | 6.80 | ||
| Turnout | 1,52,311 | 72.87% | 4.89 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,09,017 | 10.94 | |||
| JMM hold | Swing | 1.00 |
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Assembly election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JMM | Dashrath Gagrai | 72,002 | 49.15% | New | |
| BJP | Arjun Munda | 60,036 | 40.98% | 14.36 | |
| INC | Chhotray Kisku | 4,927 | 3.36% | New | |
| JVM(P) | Pradhan Pasingh Gundua | 2,523 | 1.72% | New | |
| Jharkhand Party | Mangilal Purty | 1,639 | 1.12% | New | |
| JBSP | Kande Ram Kurli | 993 | 0.68% | New | |
| Independent | Lalji Ram Tiu | 852 | 0.58% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,746 | 1.87% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 11,966 | 8.17% | 7.45 | ||
| Turnout | 1,46,499 | 77.76% | 5.66 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,88,397 | 21.64 | |||
| JMM gain from BJP | Swing | 6.19 |
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Assembly by-election 2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Arjun Munda | 61,801 | 55.34% | 8.33 | |
| Dashrath Gagrai | 44,355 | 39.72% | New | ||
| Independent | Hari Orawn | 1,843 | 1.65% | New | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist) Liberation | Bahadur Oraon | 1,177 | 1.05% | New | |
| Independent | K. Ram Kurli | 1,057 | 0.95% | New | |
| Independent | M. S. Hembram | 849 | 0.76% | New | |
| Independent | M. S. Jamuda | 589 | 0.53% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 17,446 | 15.62% | 8.68 | ||
| Turnout | 1,11,671 | 72.10% | 0.42 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,54,880 | 0.28 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 8.33 |
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Assembly election 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Mangal Singh Soy | 52,661 | 47.02% | 21.41 | |
| INC | Basko Besra | 25,442 | 22.71% | 4.92 | |
| JBSP | Chhotray Kisku | 9,906 | 8.84% | New | |
| Rashtriya Deshaj Party | Nitima Bodra Bari | 6,035 | 5.39% | New | |
| Independent | Kande Ram Kurli | 3,574 | 3.19% | New | |
| BSP | Kujuri Honhaga | 2,051 | 1.83% | 0.55 | |
| Independent | Bhagwat Prasad Majhi | 1,984 | 1.77% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 27,219 | 24.30% | 26.33 | ||
| Turnout | 1,12,007 | 72.52% | 5.93 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,54,453 | 5.91 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 21.41 |
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Assembly election 2005
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Arjun Munda | 74,797 | 68.43% | 17.65 | |
| INC | Kunti Soy | 19,453 | 17.80% | 17.39 | |
| Independent | Shiv Charan Hansda | 4,841 | 4.43% | New | |
| Independent | Sagu Charan Hembram | 2,569 | 2.35% | New | |
| BSP | Gora Purti | 1,395 | 1.28% | 0.10 | |
| Jharkhand Party | Bhagwat Prasad Majhi | 1,305 | 1.19% | New | |
| Independent | Shankar Bandra | 783 | 0.72% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 55,344 | 50.63% | 35.04 | ||
| Turnout | 1,09,308 | 66.59% | 5.39 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,64,155 | 14.58 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 17.65 |
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Assembly election 2000
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Arjun Munda | 44,521 | 50.78% | New | |
| INC | Vijay Singh Soy | 30,847 | 35.18% | New | |
| JMM | Lal Singh Leyangi | 6,771 | 7.72% | New | |
| UGDP | Ashok Kumar Tiu | 2,490 | 2.84% | New | |
| BSP | Budhan Singh Hembrom | 1,207 | 1.38% | New | |
| RJD | Lakhi Ram Majhi | 549 | 0.63% | New | |
| Independent | Jag Mohan Soy | 504 | 0.57% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 13,674 | 15.60% | |||
| Turnout | 87,679 | 62.89% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,43,272 | ||||
| BJP win (new seat) | |||||