Ghatshila Assembly constituency

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This article is about the assembly constituency in Jharkhand. For 1 its namesake census town, see Ghatshila. For 2 its namesake community development block, see Ghatshila block. For 3 its namesake administrative subdivision, see Ghatshila subdivision.
Ghatsila
Constituency No. 45 for the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateJharkhand
DistrictEast Singhbhum
Lok Sabha constituencyJamshedpur
Established2000
Total electors242,798
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
6th Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  JMM  
Alliance  [[Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)|Template:Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)/meta/shortname]]  

Ghatsila Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.[1] Before 2000, this constituency was in Bihar.

Most successful parties after separate Jharkhand state.
  1. JMM (60.0%)
  2. INC (20.0%)
  3. BJP (20.0%)

Overview[edit | edit source]

According to the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India, Ghatshila Assembly constituency covers Ghatsila police station and Musabnai police station (excluding Palasbani, Asta Koyali, Nunia, Kumarasol, Barakanjiya, Bomaro Bangoriya and Damudih gram panchayats). It is a reserved constituency for Scheduled Tribes. Ghatshila (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is a part of Jamshedpur (Lok Sabha constituency).[2] It was unreserved seat in 1957 Bihar assembly elections.

Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

Election Member Party
Bihar Legislative Assembly
Before 1957: see Ghatsila cum Baharagora constituency
1957 Shishir Kumar Mahato Jharkhand Party
1962 Basta Soren Communist Party of India
1967 D. Murmu Indian National Congress
1969 Yadunath Baskey Independent
1972 Tika Ram Majhi Communist Party of India
1977
1980
1985 Karan Chandra Mardi Indian National Congress
1990 Surya Singh Besra Independent
1995 Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu Indian National Congress
2000
Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
2005 Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu Indian National Congress
2009 Ramdas Soren Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
2014 Laxman Tudu Bharatiya Janata Party
2019 Ramdas Soren Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
2024
2025^ Somesh Chandra Soren

^by-election

Election results[edit | edit source]

2025 by-election[edit | edit source]

Jharkhand Legislative Assembly by-election, 2025: Ghatsila[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JMM Somesh Chandra Soren 104,396 54.78
BJP Babulal Soren 66,335 34.63
Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha Ramdas Murmu 11,563 6.04
None of the above (India) None of the Above 2,768 1.45
Majority 38,601 20.15
Turnout 256,352 74.63
JMM hold Swing

Assembly election 2024[edit | edit source]

2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Ghatsila[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JMM Ramdas Soren 98,356 51.50 Increase14.14
BJP Babulal Soren 75,910 39.75 Increase6.34
Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha Ramdas Murmu 8,092 4.24 New
Independent Sunil Kumar Murmu 1,272 0.67 New
NOTA None of the Above 2,868 1.50 Increase1.14
Margin of victory 22,446 11.75 Increase7.80
Turnout 1,90,966 76.30 Increase6.26
Registered electors 2,50,295 Increase3.09
JMM hold Swing Increase14.14

Assembly election 2019[edit | edit source]

2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Ghatsila[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JMM Ramdas Soren 63,531 37.36 Increase8.84
BJP Lakhan Chandra Mardi 56,807 33.41 Increase0.93
AJSU Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu 31,910 18.77 New
Independent Biswanath Singh 2,293 1.35 New
JPP Surya Singh Besra 2,255 1.33 New
CPI Kanai Murmu 1,868 1.10 Decrease0.43
JVM(P) Dr. Sunita Debdoot Soren 1,738 1.02 Decrease0.19
NOTA None of the Above 621 0.37 Decrease1.48
Margin of victory 6,724 3.95 Decrease0.01
Turnout 1,70,041 70.03 Increase0.78
Registered electors 2,42,798 Increase4.02
JMM gain from BJP Swing Increase4.88

Assembly election 2014[edit | edit source]

2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Ghatsila[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Laxman Tudu 52,506 32.48 Increase9.96
JMM Ramdas Soren 46,103 28.52 Decrease1.67
INC Cinderella Balmuchu 36,672 22.69 Decrease6.57
Independent Kanhu Samant 12,194 7.54 New
CPI Dulal Chandra Hansda 2,468 1.53 Decrease0.78
Independent Bimal Munda 2,003 1.24 New
JVM(P) Gita Murmu 1,953 1.21 New
NOTA None of the Above 2,985 1.85 New
Margin of victory 6,403 3.96 Increase3.02
Turnout 1,61,654 69.26 Increase5.25
Registered electors 2,33,408 Increase17.81
BJP gain from JMM Swing Increase2.29

Assembly election 2009[edit | edit source]

2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Ghatsila[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JMM Ramdas Soren 38,283 30.19 New
INC Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu 37,091 29.25 Decrease10.70
BJP Surya Singh Besra 28,561 22.52 Increase5.78
AJSU Kanhu Samant 10,978 8.66 Decrease3.25
CPI Ganesh Chandra Murmu 2,925 2.31 New
Independent Sadhu Munda 2,002 1.58 New
Independent Dukhi Ram Mardi 1,172 0.92 New
Margin of victory 1,192 0.94 Decrease11.96
Turnout 1,26,804 64.00 Increase0.43
Registered electors 1,98,121 Decrease1.22
JMM gain from INC Swing Decrease9.76

Assembly election 2005[edit | edit source]

2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Ghatsila[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu 50,936 39.95 Decrease9.37
Independent Ramdas Soren 34,489 27.05 New
BJP Ramdas Hansda 21,352 16.75 Decrease1.53
AJSU Kanhu Samant 15,187 11.91 New
Independent Bimal Kumar Singh 1,937 1.52 New
AITC Govinda Mardi 1,314 1.03 New
Independent Putu Singh 1,184 0.93 New
Margin of victory 16,447 12.90 Decrease18.14
Turnout 1,27,506 63.57 Increase4.92
Registered electors 2,00,566 Increase14.55
INC hold Swing Decrease9.37

Assembly election 2000[edit | edit source]

2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Ghatsila[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu 50,645 49.31 New
BJP Baiju Murmu 18,769 18.28 New
CPI Bablu Murmu 16,353 15.92 New
JMM Shankar Chand Hembram 9,891 9.63 New
JPP Kanhu Samant 2,777 2.70 New
RJD Jaipal Manjhi 2,563 2.50 New
Independent Sita Ram Tudu 1,583 1.54 New
Margin of victory 31,876 31.04
Turnout 1,02,701 59.47
Registered electors 1,75,088
INC win (new seat)

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "AC & PC List- Jharkhand". Archived from the original on 18 December 2019.
  2. ↑ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). East Singhbhum District Page 169-170, Extent of Parliamentary constitutencies Page 174. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  3. ↑ ""2025 Ghatsila Assembly constituency By Poll Result". Election Commission of India. 14 November 2025. Archived from the original on 15 November 2025. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  4. ↑ Election Commission of India (24 November 2024). "Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 - Seats won by JMM". Archived from the original on 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  5. ↑ "Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "Jharkhand 2009". Election Commission of India. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2005". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  9. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2000 to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar" (PDF). ceobihar.nic.in. Chief Electoral Officer, Bihar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2025.


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