Khunti Assembly constituency

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Khunti
Constituency No. 60 for the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateJharkhand
DistrictKhunti
Lok Sabha constituencyKhunti
Established2000
Total electors211,074
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
6th Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  JMM  
Alliance  [[Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)|Template:Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)/meta/shortname]]  
Elected year2024

Khunti Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.[1][2]

Most successful parties after separate Jharkhand state.

  BJP (80%)
  JMM (20%)

Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

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 Template:Full party name with colour

Election results[edit | edit source]

Assembly election 2024[edit | edit source]

2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Khunti[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JMM Ram Surya Munda 91,721 57.38 Increase32.55
BJP Nilkanth Singh Munda 49,668 31.07 Decrease13.64
Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha Bi Anil Kumar 3,865 2.42 New
BSP Alok Ritesh Dungdung 2,085 1.30 Increase0.11
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 Decrease0.64
Margin of victory 42,053 26.31 Increase6.42
Turnout 1,59,842 70.79 Increase8.06
Registered electors 2,25,809 Increase6.98
JMM gain from BJP Swing Increase12.67

Assembly election 2019[edit | edit source]

2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Khunti[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Nilkanth Singh Munda 59,198 44.71 Increase5.70
JMM Sushil Pahan 32,871 24.83 Increase3.66
JVM(P) Dayamani Barla 20,726 15.66 Increase12.44
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 Decrease0.05
Margin of victory 26,327 19.89 Increase2.04
Turnout 1,32,392 62.72 Decrease0.62
Registered electors 2,11,074 Increase10.90
BJP hold Swing Increase5.70

Assembly election 2014[edit | edit source]

2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Khunti[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Nilkanth Singh Munda 47,032 39.01 Increase5.27
JMM Jidan Horo 25,517 21.16 Decrease12.12
INC Pushpa Surin 17,544 14.55 Decrease6.61
Jharkhand Party Jura Pahan 10,504 8.71 Increase7.50
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 Increase17.39
Turnout 1,20,566 63.34 Increase6.29
Registered electors 1,90,333 Increase14.26
BJP hold Swing Increase5.27

Assembly election 2009[edit | edit source]

2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Khunti[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Nilkanth Singh Munda 32,067 33.74 Decrease12.02
JMM Masi Charan Munda 31,631 33.28 New
INC Roshan Kumar Surin 20,116 21.17 Decrease8.14
RJD Chonhas Khalkho 2,438 2.57 New
Independent Sudarshan Sanga 2,164 2.28 New
BSP Marshal Barla 1,649 1.74 Increase0.62
Jharkhand Party Dasay Munda 1,155 1.22 Decrease10.56
Margin of victory 436 0.46 Decrease15.99
Turnout 95,043 57.05 Decrease5.63
Registered electors 1,66,586 Increase9.43
BJP hold Swing Decrease12.02

Assembly election 2005[edit | edit source]

2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Khunti[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Nilkanth Singh Munda 43,663 45.76 Decrease0.87
INC Roshan Kumar Surin 27,963 29.30 Decrease6.34
Jharkhand Party Alistair Bodra 11,240 11.78 Decrease3.23
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 Increase5.47
Turnout 95,423 62.68 Increase7.16
Registered electors 1,52,237 Increase16.51
BJP hold Swing Decrease0.87

Assembly election 2000[edit | edit source]

2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Khunti[8]
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)

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "AC & PC List- Jharkhand". Archived from the original on 18 December 2019.
  2. ↑ "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  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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