Potka (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

This article is about the assembly consituency in Jharkhand. For 1 its namesake community development block, see Potka block. For 2 its namesake village, see Potka.

Potka is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Overview

According to the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India, Potka (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Potka police station, Palasbani, Asta Koyali, Nunia, Kumarasol, Barakanjiya, Bomaro Bangoriya and Damudih gram pachayats in Musabnai police station. Bagbera town and Karandih – Purihasa, Hargarghutu, Bagbera pachayats and Kitadih village in Jugsalai police station. It is a reserved constituency for Scheduled Tribes. Potka {Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of Jamshedpur (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of Assembly

• 2005: Amulya Sardar, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
• 2009: Maneka Sardar, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 2014: Maneka Sardar, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 2019: Sanjib Sardar, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

Election Results

2019

Jharkhand assembly elections, 2019: Potka

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Sanjib Sardar	110,753	56.50	23.40
	BJP	Maneka Sardar	67,643	34.50	2.20
	[[All Jharkhand Students Union|Template:All Jharkhand Students Union/meta/shortname]]	Bulu Rani Singh	5,735	2.90
	JVM(P)	Naresh Kumar Murmu	3,891	2.0	3.90
	JD(U)	Ishwar Soren	2,127	1.1
Turnout
	JMM gain from BJP		Swing

See also

• Vidhan Sabha
• List of states of India by type of legislature

References

• Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India [1]