Torpa Assembly constituency

Torpa
Torpa
Constituency No. 59 for the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Lok Sabha constituency	Khunti
Established	2000
Total electors	181,744
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
	6th Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Sudeep Gudhiya
Party	JMM
Alliance	[[Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)\|Template:Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)/meta/shortname]]
Elected year	2024

Torpa Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.^[1]^[2] Paulus Surin of JMM defeated Koche Munda of BJP by just 43 votes in 2014 Assembly Election.

Most successful parties after separate Jharkhand state.

JMM (60.0%)
BJP (40.0%)

Members of Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

Election	Member
Bihar Legislative Assembly
Before 1957: Constituency did not exist
1957	Julius Munda	Jharkhand Party
1962	Samuel Munda	Janata Party
1967	S. Pahan	Indian National Congress
1969	Niral Enem Horo	Independent
1972-77: Constituency did not exist
1977	Niral Enem Horo	Jan Kranti Dal
1980	Leyandar Tiru	Indian National Congress
1985	Niral Enem Horo	Independent
1990		Jharkhand Party
1995		All India Jharkhand Party
2000	Koche Munda	Bharatiya Janata Party
Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
2005	Koche Munda	Bharatiya Janata Party
2009	Paulus Surin	Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
2014	Paulus Surin
2019	Koche Munda	Bharatiya Janata Party
2024	Sudeep Gudhiya	Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

Election results[edit | edit source]

Assembly election 2024[edit | edit source]

2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Torpa^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Sudeep Gudhiya	80,887	59.76	30.82
	BJP	Koche Munda	40,240	29.73	7.44
	Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha	Wilson Bhengra	2,832	2.09	New
	Independent	Brajendra Hemrom	2,356	1.74	New
	BSP	Savitri Devi	1,278	0.94	New
	Jharkhand Party	Kulan Patras Aind	1,202	0.89	4.40
	Independent	Anita Surin	940	0.69	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	3,046	2.25	0.09
Margin of victory			40,647	30.03	21.80
Turnout			1,35,354	67.92	3.55
Registered electors			1,99,272		9.64
	JMM gain from BJP		Swing	22.59

Assembly election 2019[edit | edit source]

2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Torpa^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Koche Munda	43,482	37.17	6.44
	JMM	Sudeep Guria	33,852	28.94	1.83
	Independent	Paulus Surin	19,234	16.44	New
	Jharkhand Party	Subhas Kongari	6,190	5.29	12.94
	JVM(P)	Ishwardutt Marshal Mundu	4,910	4.20	New
	JD(U)	Sudhir Dang	3,560	3.04	New
	Independent	Sahdev Chik Badaik	1,907	1.63	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	2,737	2.34	1.34
Margin of victory			9,630	8.23	8.19
Turnout			1,16,993	64.37	3.30
Registered electors			1,81,744		6.70
	BJP gain from JMM		Swing	6.40

Assembly election 2014[edit | edit source]

2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Torpa^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Paulus Surin	32,003	30.76	10.02
	BJP	Koche Munda	31,960	30.72	8.59
	Jharkhand Party	Suman Bhengra	18,966	18.23	15.37
	INC	Puneet Hemrom	8,242	7.92	New
	ABJP	Samrom Topno	3,191	3.07	New
	AITC	Clementia Hemrom	2,324	2.23	New
	Independent	Vijay Aind	1,959	1.88	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	3,828	3.68	New
Margin of victory			43	0.04	18.61
Turnout			1,04,031	61.08	1.39
Registered electors			1,70,330		19.99
	JMM hold		Swing	10.02

Assembly election 2009[edit | edit source]

2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Torpa^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Paulus Surin	34,551	40.78	27.05
	BJP	Koche Munda	18,752	22.13	13.07
	JVM(P)	Vijay Mundu	16,779	19.81	New
	Independent	Monren Topno	3,899	4.60	New
	Independent	Stanislas Kindo	2,911	3.44	New
	Jharkhand Party	Kulan Patras Aind	2,420	2.86	22.47
	Independent	Shanti Hemrom	1,355	1.60	New
Margin of victory			15,799	18.65	8.76
Turnout			84,721	59.68	0.23
Registered electors			1,41,953		2.57
	JMM gain from BJP		Swing	5.58

Assembly election 2005[edit | edit source]

2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Torpa^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Koche Munda	28,965	35.21	2.02
	Jharkhand Party	Niral Enem Horo	20,833	25.32	New
	JMM	Peter Bage	11,300	13.73	New
	Independent	Vijay Mundu	9,078	11.03	New
	Independent	Rajni Kandulna	4,239	5.15	New
	Independent	Nirmal Hemrom	2,858	3.47	New
	RJD	Vayalet Kachchhap	1,876	2.28	1.96
Margin of victory			8,132	9.88	5.27
Turnout			82,273	59.45	4.82
Registered electors			1,38,394		12.65
	BJP hold		Swing	2.02

Assembly election 2000[edit | edit source]

2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Torpa^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Koche Munda	24,986	37.23	*New*
	Independent	Niral Enem Horo	21,889	32.62	New
	INC	Dolly Kandulna	13,674	20.37	New
	NCP	S. Topno	3,546	5.28	New
	RJD	David Manjar	2,847	4.24	New
Margin of victory			3,097	4.61
Turnout			67,113	55.74
Registered electors			1,22,854
	BJP win (new seat)

References[edit | edit source]

↑ "AC & PC List- Jharkhand". Archived from the original on 18 December 2019.
↑ "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.
↑ 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.
↑ "Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
↑ "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
↑ "Jharkhand 2009". Election Commission of India. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
↑ "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2005". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
↑ "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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[jhceo-1] "AC & PC List- Jharkhand". Archived from the original on 18 December 2019.

[delimitation2008-2] "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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