Khunti Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Jharkhand legislative assembly in India
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Khunti 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. 60 for the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Khunti |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Khunti |
| Established | 2000 |
| Total electors | 211,074 |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 6th Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | JMM |
| Alliance | MGB |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bihar Legislative Assembly | |||
| 1952 | Lucas Munda | Jharkhand Party | |
| 1957 | Bir Singh Munda | ||
| 1962 | Phulchand Kachchap | Janata Party | |
| 1967 | Tiru Muchirai Munda | Indian National Congress | |
| 1969 | |||
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Khudia Pahan | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Samu Pahan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Sushila Kerketta | ||
| 1990 | |||
| 1995 | |||
| 2000 | Nilkanth Singh Munda | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |||
| 2005 | Nilkanth Singh Munda | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2009 | |||
| 2014 | |||
| 2019 | |||
| 2024 | Ram Surya Munda | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | |
Election results
Assembly election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JMM | Ram Surya Munda | 91,721 | 57.38 |  32.55 | |
| BJP | Nilkanth Singh Munda | 49,668 | 31.07 |  13.64 | |
| JLKM | Bi Anil Kumar | 3,865 | 2.42 | New | |
| BSP | Alok Ritesh Dungdung | 2,085 | 1.30 | 0.11 | |
| Independent | Pastar Sanjay Kumar Tirkey | 2,057 | 1.29 | New | |
| Independent | Vishwakarma Oraon | 1,969 | 1.23 | New | |
| Independent | Durgawati Oreya | 1,947 | 1.22 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 3,547 | 2.22 | 0.64 | |
| Margin of victory | 42,053 | 26.31 | 6.42 | ||
| Turnout | 1,59,842 | 70.79 | 8.06 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,25,809 | 6.98 | |||
| JMM gain from BJP | Swing | 12.67 |
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Assembly election 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Nilkanth Singh Munda | 59,198 | 44.71 | 5.70 | |
| JMM | Sushil Pahan | 32,871 | 24.83 | 3.66 | |
| JVM(P) | Dayamani Barla | 20,726 | 15.66 | 12.44 | |
| Independent | Masih Charan Munda | 6,964 | 5.26 | New | |
| Independent | Pastar Sanjay Kumar Tirkey | 1,653 | 1.25 | New | |
| BTP | Meenakshi Munda | 1,623 | 1.23 | New | |
| BSP | Soma Kaitha | 1,579 | 1.19 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 3,785 | 2.86 | 0.05 | |
| Margin of victory | 26,327 | 19.89 | 2.04 | ||
| Turnout | 1,32,392 | 62.72 | 0.62 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,11,074 | 10.90 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 5.70 |
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Assembly election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Nilkanth Singh Munda | 47,032 | 39.01 | 5.27 | |
| JMM | Jidan Horo | 25,517 | 21.16 | 12.12 | |
| INC | Pushpa Surin | 17,544 | 14.55 | 6.61 | |
| Jharkhand Party | Jura Pahan | 10,504 | 8.71 | 7.50 | |
| JVM(P) | Jakariyas Tiru | 3,874 | 3.21 | New | |
| SP | Madiray Munda | 3,660 | 3.04 | New | |
| Rashtriya Deshaj Party | Ram Shankar Oreya | 2,450 | 2.03 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 3,512 | 2.91 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 21,515 | 17.84 | 17.39 | ||
| Turnout | 1,20,566 | 63.34 | 6.29 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,90,333 | 14.26 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 5.27 |
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Assembly election 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Nilkanth Singh Munda | 32,067 | 33.74 | 12.02 | |
| JMM | Masi Charan Munda | 31,631 | 33.28 | New | |
| INC | Roshan Kumar Surin | 20,116 | 21.17 | 8.14 | |
| RJD | Chonhas Khalkho | 2,438 | 2.57 | New | |
| Independent | Sudarshan Sanga | 2,164 | 2.28 | New | |
| BSP | Marshal Barla | 1,649 | 1.74 | 0.62 | |
| Jharkhand Party | Dasay Munda | 1,155 | 1.22 | 10.56 | |
| Margin of victory | 436 | 0.46 | 15.99 | ||
| Turnout | 95,043 | 57.05 | 5.63 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,66,586 | 9.43 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 12.02 |
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Assembly election 2005
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Nilkanth Singh Munda | 43,663 | 45.76 | 0.87 | |
| INC | Roshan Kumar Surin | 27,963 | 29.30 | 6.34 | |
| Jharkhand Party | Alistair Bodra | 11,240 | 11.78 | 3.23 | |
| Independent | Shyam Sundar Kachhap | 3,109 | 3.26 | New | |
| Independent | Manjula Oraon | 2,788 | 1.97 | New | |
| BSP | Baijnath Singh Munda | 1,585 | 1.12 | New | |
| Independent | Vijay Singh Munda | 821 | 0.58 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 15,700 | 16.45 | 5.47 | ||
| Turnout | 95,423 | 62.68 | 7.16 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,52,237 | 16.51 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 0.87 |
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Assembly election 2000
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Nilkanth Singh Munda | 33,828 | 46.63 | New | |
| INC | Sushila Kerketta | 25,857 | 35.64 | New | |
| Jharkhand Party | Sanatan Kandir | 10,886 | 15.01 | New | |
| RJD | Folen Kujur | 1,740 | 2.40 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,971 | 10.99 | |||
| Turnout | 72,547 | 56.52 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,30,663 | ||||
| BJP win (new seat) | |||||