Elections in Jharkhand are being conducted since the formation of the state in 2000, to elect the members of Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha and to the members of the lower house of the Indian parliament, the Lok Sabha. There are 81 Vidhan Sabha constituencies and 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state.
Major Political parties in Jharkhand
The Bharatiya Janata Party and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha have been the most dominant parties in the state since its formation. Other major parties include Indian National Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation, Janata Dal (United) and All Jharkhand Students Union.
Lok Sabha elections Until the year 2000, Jharkhand was a part of undivided Bihar state.
Total Seats- 14 Year1st Party2nd Party3rd PartyOthers2004INC 6JMM 4RJD 2BJP 1CPI 12009BJP 8JMM 2INC 1JVM 1Ind 22014BJP 12JMM 22019BJP 11AJSU 1INC 1JMM 12024BJP 8JMM 3INC 2AJSU 1
Vidhan Sabha elections
2024 Chief Minister: Hemant Soren (JMM) PartySeatsPopular voteContestedWon+/−%± ppJharkhand Mukti Morcha4334423.44% 4.72%Indian National Congress301615.56% 1.68%Rashtriya Janata Dal7433.44% 0.69%Communist Party of India (M-L) L4211.89% 0.74%Total8156 844.33% 8.98%Bharatiya Janata Party6821433.18% 0.19%All Jharkhand Students Union10113.54% 4.56%Janata Dal (United)2110.81% 0.07%Lok Janshakti Party (RV)1110.61%NewTotal8124 338.14% 4.68%Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha68116.20%NewTotal81
2019 Chief Minister(s): Hemant Soren (JMM), Champai Soren (JMM) PartySeatsPopular voteContestedWon+/−%± ppJharkhand Mukti Morcha43301118.72% 1.71%Indian National Congress31161013.88% 3.42%Rashtriya Janata Dal7112.75% 0.38%Total8147 2235.35% 1.33%Bharatiya Janata Party79251233.37% 2.11%Jharkhand Vikas Morcha81355.45% 4.54%All Jharkhand Students Union53238.10% 4.42%Communist Party of India (M-L) L1411.15% 0.37%Nationalist Congress Party7110.42%NewIndependents226.55% 0.14%Total81
2014 Chief Minister: Raghubar Das (BJP) PartySeatsPopular voteContestedWon+/−%± ppBharatiya Janata Party72371931.26%11.08%All Jharkhand Students Union853.68%1.44%Total80421934.94%9.64%Jharkhand Mukti Morcha7919120.43%5.23%Jharkhand Vikas Morcha73839.99%1.00%Indian National Congress626810.46%5.7%Bahujan Samaj Party61111.82%Communist Party of India (M-L) L3911.52%Jharkhand Party1911.11%Marxist Co-ordination Committee1311.02%Jai Bharat Samanta Party1910.79%Nav Jawan Sangharsh Morcha9110.49%Total81
2009 Chief Minister: Shibu Soren (JMM), Arjun Munda (BJP), Hemant Soren (JMM) PartySeatsPopular voteContestedWon+/−%± ppBharatiya Janata Party67181220.18% 3.39%Jharkhand Mukti Morcha7818115.20%0.91%Indian National Congress6114516.16%4.11%Jharkhand Vikas Morcha2511New8.99%NewAll Jharkhand Students Union54535.12%Rashtriya Janata Dal56525.03%Janata Dal (United)14242.78%Communist Party of India (M-L) L3312.35%Jharkhand Party4111.10%Marxist Co-ordination Committee6111.09%Jai Bharat Samanta Party9110.91%Jharkhand Janadhikar Manch9110.72%%Rashtriya Kalyan Paksha3110.70%Independents6472110.61%Total81
2005 Chief Minister: Shibu Soren (JMM), Arjun Munda (BJP), Madhu Koda (Independent) PartySeatsPopular voteContestedWon+/−%± ppBharatiya Janata Party6330223.57%Jharkhand Mukti Morcha4917514.29%Indian National Congress419212.05%Rashtriya Janata Dal51728.48%Janata Dal (United)1863 4.00%All Jharkhand Students Union4022.81%United Goans Democratic Party2221.52%All India Forward Bloc1221.00%Communist Party of India (M-L) L2812.46%Jharkhand Party2710.97%National Congress Party1310.43%Independents6623115.31%Total81
2000* Chief Minister: Babulal Marandi (BJP), Arjun Munda (BJP) PartySeatsBharatiya Janata Party32Jharkhand Mukti Morcha12Indian National Congress11Rashtriya Janata Dal9Samata Party5Janata Dal (United)3Communist Party of India3United Goans Democratic Party2Communist Party of India (M-L) L1Marxist Co-ordination Committee1Independent2Total81
The First assembly of Jharkhand was constituted on the basis of the Bihar state legislative assembly elections held in February, 2000.
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