Lohardaga Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Jharkhand legislative assembly in India
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Lohardaga is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.[1][2]
| Lohardaga | |
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| Constituency No. 72 for the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Lohardaga district |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Lohardaga |
| Established | 2000 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 5th Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party | INC |
| Alliance | MGB |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bihar Legislative Assembly | |||
| 1952 | Ignes Kujur | Jharkhand Party | |
| 1957 | Pritam Kujur | ||
| 1962 | Sushil Bakhla | Swatantra Party | |
| 1967 | Bihari Lakra | Indian National Congress | |
| 1969 | |||
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Indra Nath Bhagat | ||
| 1980 | |||
| 1985 | |||
| 1990 | |||
| 1995 | Sadhanu Bhagat | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2000 | |||
| Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |||
| 2005 | Sukhdeo Bhagat | Indian National Congress | |
| 2009 | Kamal Kishore Bhagat | All Jharkhand Students Union | |
| 2014 | |||
| 2015^ | Sukhdeo Bhagat[3] | Indian National Congress | |
| 2019 | Rameshwar Oraon | ||
| 2024 | |||
^by-election
Election results
Assembly election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Rameshwar Oraon | 113,507 | 53.06% |  10.38 | |
| AJSU | Neru Shanti Bhagat | 78,837 | 36.85% | 13.95 | |
| Independent | Rameshwar Lohra | 4,010 | 1.87% | New | |
| BAP | Avdhesh Oraon | 3,159 | 1.48% | New | |
| Independent | Saniya Oraon | 2,602 | 1.22% | New | |
| JPP | Anil Kumar Bhagat | 1,453 | 0.68% | New | |
| BSP | Yashpal Bhagat | 1,354 | 0.63% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 908 | 0.42% |  1.18 | |
| Margin of victory | 34,670 | 16.21% | 1.09 | ||
| Turnout | 2,13,940 | 74.35% | 3.36 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,87,746 | 17.19 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 10.38 |
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Assembly election 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Rameshwar Oraon | 74,380 | 42.67% | 7.77 | |
| BJP | Sukhdeo Bhagat | 44,230 | 25.37% | New | |
| AJSU | Neru Shanti Bhagat | 39,916 | 22.90% | New | |
| Bhartiya Tribal Party | Sadhnu Bhagat | 4,318 | 2.48% | New | |
| JVM(P) | Pawan Tigga | 1,661 | 0.95% | 10.62 | |
| JD(U) | Dipak Oraon | 1,384 | 0.79% | New | |
| Independent | Ekus Dhan | 1,360 | 0.78% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,799 | 1.61% | 0.23 | |
| Margin of victory | 30,150 | 17.30% | 1.39 | ||
| Turnout | 1,74,312 | 70.99% | 4.55 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,45,547 | 11.42 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 7.77 |
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Assembly by-election 2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sukhdeo Bhagat | 73,859 | 50.44% | 12.03 | |
| Niru Shanti Bhagat | 50,571 | 34.54% | New | ||
| JVM(P) | Bandu Tirkey | 16,951 | 11.58% | 8.76 | |
| CPI | Ajmel Oraon | 1,529 | 1.04% | New | |
| Independent | Ranjit Oraon | 859 | 0.59% | New | |
| Independent | Biglal Oraon | 831 | 0.57% | New | |
| NOTA | Nota | 2,019 | 1.38% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 23,288 | 15.90% | 15.50 | ||
| Turnout | 1,46,430 | 67.36% | 1.31 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,20,386 | 1.81 | |||
| INC gain from AJSU | Swing | 11.63 |
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Assembly election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AJSU | Kamal Kishore Bhagat | 56,920 | 38.81% | 8.09 | |
| INC | Sukhdeo Bhagat | 56,328 | 38.41% | 8.20 | |
| JMM | Sukhdeo Oraon | 13,510 | 9.21% | New | |
| JVM(P) | Anita Minz | 4,123 | 2.81% | New | |
| Independent | Rameshwar Oraon | 2,423 | 1.65% | New | |
| BSP | Sunil Kujur | 2,372 | 1.62% | 0.27 | |
| Independent | Shishir Toppo | 1,687 | 1.15% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,858 | 1.27% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 592 | 0.40% | 0.12 | ||
| Turnout | 1,46,660 | 67.75% | 8.76 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,16,477 | 9.55 | |||
| AJSU hold | Swing | 8.09 |
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Assembly election 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| AJSU | Kamal Kishore Bhagat | 35,816 | 30.72% | 26.48 | |
| INC | Sukhdeo Bhagat | 35,210 | 30.20% | 6.17 | |
| BJP | Sadhnu Bhagat | 28,949 | 24.83% | 4.31 | |
| Independent | Pawan Ekka | 3,632 | 3.12% | New | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist) Liberation | Aashamani Devi | 2,238 | 1.92% | New | |
| Rashtriya Deshaj Party | Sura Oraon | 1,632 | 1.40% | New | |
| BSP | Balmukund Lohra | 1,571 | 1.35% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 606 | 0.52% | 4.13 | ||
| Turnout | 1,16,575 | 58.99% | 7.72 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,97,610 | 30.48 | |||
| AJSU gain from INC | Swing | 6.69 |
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Assembly election 2005
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| INC | Sukhdeo Bhagat | 35,023 | 24.03% | 9.42 | |
| BJP | Sadhnu Bhagat | 28,243 | 20.52% | 14.68 | |
| Independent | Karma Oraon | 12,158 | 8.83% | New | |
| Independent | Pawan Ekka | 9,674 | 7.03% | New | |
| AJSU | Kamal Kishore Bhagat | 5,845 | 4.25% | New | |
| RJD | Jokhan Bhagat | 3,963 | 2.88% | 19.64 | |
| Independent | Sukhdeo Lohra | 2,356 | 1.71% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,780 | 4.65% | 2.89 | ||
| Turnout | 1,45,746 | 51.27% | 18.83 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,84,246 | 91.22 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 11.17 |
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Assembly election 2000
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| BJP | Sadhanu Bhagat | 16,979 | 35.20% | New | |
| INC | Indra Nath Bhagat | 16,131 | 33.45% | New | |
| RJD | Pawan Ekka | 10,863 | 22.52% | New | |
| Independent | Pinju Bhagat | 1,168 | 2.42% | New | |
| Independent | Basudeo Oraon | 971 | 2.01% | New | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist) Liberation | Jagdip Oraon | 873 | 1.81% | New | |
| BSP | Shivdeo Bhagat | 595 | 1.23% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 848 | 1.76% | |||
| Turnout | 48,229 | 33.00% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,48,651 | ||||
| BJP win (new seat) | |||||