Jarmundi Assembly constituency

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Jarmundi
Constituency No. 12 for the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateJharkhand
DistrictDumka
Lok Sabha constituencyGodda
Established2000
Total electors2,27,038
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
6th Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  BJP  
Elected year2024

Jarmundi Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.[1]

Overview[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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
1969 Srikant Jha Indian National Congress
1972
1977 Dip Nath Rai Independent
1980 Jawahar Prasad Singh
1985 Abhay Kant Prasad Bharatiya Janata Party
1990 Jawahar Prasad Singh Independent
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[edit | edit source]

Assembly Election 2024[edit | edit source]

2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Jarmundi[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Devendra Kunwar 94,892 48.73% Increase18.41
INC Badal Patralekh 77,346 39.72% Increase7.49
Independent Murari Kapri 4,635 2.38% New
Independent Mahendra Das 3,210 1.65% New
Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha 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% Decrease0.13
Margin of victory 17,546 9.01% Increase7.11
Turnout 1,94,742 71.68% Decrease0.09
Registered electors 2,71,664 Increase19.66
BJP gain from INC Swing Increase16.50

Assembly Election 2019[edit | edit source]

2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Jarmundi[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Badal Patralekh 52,507 32.22% Increase3.40
BJP Devendra Kunwar 49,408 30.32% Increase10.68
Independent Fulkumari Devi 17,313 10.62% New
JVM(P) Sanjay Kumar 9,242 5.67% Decrease3.63
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% Decrease0.98
Margin of victory 3,099 1.90% Increase0.13
Turnout 1,62,951 71.77% Decrease1.97
Registered electors 2,27,038 Increase9.72
INC hold Swing Increase3.40

Assembly Election 2014[edit | edit source]

2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Jarmundi[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Badal Patralekh 43,981 28.82% Increase13.36
JMM Hari Narayan Ray 41,273 27.05% Increase7.21
BJP Abhay Kant Prasad 29,965 19.64% Increase9.99
JVM(P) Devendra Kunwar 14,189 9.30% New
BSP Damodar Singh 2,948 1.93% New
RJD Varun Kumar 2,797 1.83% Decrease1.63
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% Decrease7.26
Turnout 1,52,592 73.74% Increase8.85
Registered electors 2,06,926 Increase15.67
INC gain from Independent Swing Decrease0.04

Assembly Election 2009[edit | edit source]

2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Jarmundi[6]
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% Increase8.64
BJP Barun Kumar 11,197 9.65% Decrease10.47
RJD Prabhat Kumar Singh 4,018 3.46% Decrease4.60
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% Increase3.31
Turnout 1,16,091 64.89% Increase3.51
Registered electors 1,78,901 Decrease0.37
Independent hold Swing Increase3.03

Assembly Election 2005[edit | edit source]

2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Jarmundi[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Hari Narayan Ray 28,480 25.84% New
BJP Devendra Kunwar 22,171 20.12% Decrease3.33
RJD Chakradhar Yadav 8,884 8.06% Decrease5.12
BSP Alamgir 7,768 7.05% Decrease11.46
INC Mani Shankar 7,524 6.83% Decrease7.70
Independent Hari Shankar Patralekh 6,212 5.64% New
LJP Jully Yadav 3,773 3.42% New
Margin of victory 6,309 5.72% Increase0.79
Turnout 1,10,221 61.38% Decrease4.95
Registered electors 1,79,564 Increase15.94
Independent gain from BJP Swing Increase2.40

Assembly Election 2000[edit | edit source]

2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Jarmundi[8]
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)

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "AC & PC List- Jharkhand". Archived from the original on 18 December 2019.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "Jharkhand 2009". Election Commission of India. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2005". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "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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