General Elections

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has taken on the MNS and the Shiv Sena by coming out in support of north Indians in Maharashtra.

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has asked sangh workers in Maharashtra to protect north Indians from attacks. This could be the organisation making clear its stance against any linguistic chauvinism.

Stung by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s (RSS) criticism of its anti-north Indians policy, the Shiv Sena on Monday hit back saying the RSS should “keep off the issue”.

“We do not need lessons from the RSS. It will be in their interest not to rake up the issue. Our stand on this is not new. Mumbai belongs to Marathis,” Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray asserted in Mumbai.

Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray celebrated his 84th birthday, and used the occasion to make it clear that he remains at the helm of the party.

“I have the remote control of politics and the remote control will continue to remain with me,” said Thackeray in an editorial in party mouthpiece Saamana.

Thackeray retired from politics five years ago, making way for son Uddhav to lead the party.

Shivraj Vishwanath Patil was sworn-in as the Governor of Punjab today in place of S F Rodrigues whose term had expired in November last year.

Patil, a former union home minister and ex-Lok Sabha speaker, was administered the oath of office by Punjab and Haryana High Court Chief Justice Mukul Mudgal at the Punjab Raj Bhawan.

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, his Deputy Sukhbir Badal, Local Bodies Minister Manoranjan Kalia, Leader of Opposition Rajinder Kaur Bhattal and Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda were among those present.

He had resigned from the post of Home Minister on November 30, 2008 following widespread criticism after the terrorist attack in Mumbai.

He is the first political personality in two decades to be made Punjab governor. The post was mostly held by retired generals as Punjab is a frontier state.

The Congress  launched an ambitious youth membership drive in 16 districts across Bihar, with the aim of staging a comeback in the state.

A vision of All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Rahul Gandhi, the Youth Congress hopes to induct members in the agegroup of 18- 35 years to bolster the party ahead of the assembly elections to be held later in the year.

Organisational polls of the Youth Congress are scheduled to be held in May.

Rahul wants the Youth Congress to be free of criminal elements and has entrusted the task of monitoring the elections to K. J. Rao, former adviser to the Election Commission of India.

India’s Government is considering a plan that would enable millions of overseas national to vote in elections.

With an estimated 30 million Indians living overseas, the Indian diaspore has been a powerful force in their homeland’s rise on the world stage.

India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has finally announced that plans are afoot to enable Indians living abroad to vote in the next general elections.

The Prime Minister, who has so far done little about banishing and trashing to the dustbin the so-called Black List of Sikhs, went further and said, “In fact, I would go a step further and ask why more overseas Indians should not return home to join politics and public life as they are increasingly doing in business and academia.”

The Government hopes NRIs will be able to vote in the next general elections, slated for 2014.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers across Karnataka hit the streets on Monday to protest Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) chief HD Deve Gowda’s use of invectives against Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa. Protesters garlanded the former prime minister’s portraits with shoes and burnt his effigies.

The political mudslinging over the NICE project plunged to an unprecedented low with former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda calling Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa and state Advocate General Ashok Harnahalli ‘bastards’ on Sunday.

Gowda’s angry outburst came when he accused the CM and the Advocate General of conniving with the Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise Ltd (NICE), which he alleged had grabbed land from farmers for the Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project.

Shibu Soren who emerged as the kingmaker here,Not only did the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha emerge as the single-largest party along with the BJP, it has actually improved its tally from 2005 by one seat to 18. Its vote share has shown a more impressive rise, from less than 3 per cent to 9 per cent.

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) supremo Shibu Soren, an aspiring chief ministerial candidate, has begun bargaining for power.

Camping at his house in Bokaro, around 150 km north of state capital Ranchi, the JMM chief kept his cards close to his chest, refusing to announce which alliance he would prefer for the formation of a government in Jharkhand.

The assembly results threw up a fractured mandate on Wednesday with the JMM emerging as the joint largest party, winning 18 seats — as many as the rival Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Several political formations have emerged to stake claim for government-formation in the House of 81 members, but none are in a position to ignore the JMM.

Apart from the chief minister’s chair, Soren is reportedly demanding the deputy CM’s post for his son, Dumka legislator Hemant Soren.

ECI has declared the Jharkhand Assembly election results 2009. These are the results of the general elections that have been held been in the state after four years. It had not been held for all these years as the state, that had been separated from Bihar in the year 2009, could not secure the number of votes that are required for a party to gain majority. As a result, the state had witnessed a lot of brokering of seats and votes of the political parties, but Jharkhand had mostly been under the rule of the Governor.

Jharkhand threw up a hung Assembly today with the Congress-JVM(P) alliance as the largest grouping with 25 seats, well short of majority, and the JMM (18) and RJD (5) all set to be kingmakers — in a House of 81, any combine will need the support of at least 41 MLAs to form a government.

Indications of a tough bargain came from JMM which said it would back anyone who would support Guruji, the name given to Soren by his supporters. “I am not going anywhere. If anybody is willing to support us, we are ready to talk,” Soren told partymen as the results came in.

It is possible that Congress and BJP will be vying to form an alliance with the JMM. Another surprising aspect is that the people have chosen to elect so many independent candidates. Some reports claim that the Congress might end up joining hands with the JMM, but that is dependent on Shibu Soren being elected the Chief Minister. Congress has already made an alliance with the Jharkhand Vikash Morcha, that has secured 8 seats in the Jharkhand Assembly elections 2009.

The BJP-JD(U) alliance, which won 36 seats in the 2005 elections, was the second largest grouping with 20 seats. In New Delhi, BJP parliamentary board spokesperson Ananth Kumar indicated that his party did not rule out the possibility of forming a government in Jharkhand.

Initial trends emerging from the counting for Jharkhand Assembly elections on Wednesday indicated an edge for the BJP in the 81-member House.

The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) was ahead in 22 seats on Wednesday while the Congress was leading in 21 constituencies as early trends of vote counting in Jharkhand indicated a hung assembly.

Counting of votes polled in the five-phased Jharkhand assembly elections began Wednesday morning amid heavy security. Trends available for 47 seats indicated that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was ahead of the Congress.

The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) was leading in eight seats and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in six.

There are about 30,000 security forces and 5,200 officials at the 31 counting centres in the state.

Nitin Gadkari, a 52-year old businessman-turned-politician was appointed as the youngest president of India’s main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday, marking a generational change in the party’s hierarchy.

The party on Friday began the process of passing on the baton to the younger generation. It first replaced its opposition leader in the Lok Sabha LK Advani and later, party president Rajnath Singh also decided to step down.

Gadkari was elected the party chief in a meeting of a 10-member BJP Parliamentary Board, as Singh declared him his successor, describing him as “an able, capable and skilled political activist”.

Praja Rajyam president Chiranjeevi on Thursday morning resigned from the state assembly and vowed to fight for a united Andhra Pradesh.

Stating that the Telangana sentiment has been exploited by political leaders at all levels, the PRP chief put the signature on his resignation letter in front of the media and said it would be forwarded to Speaker N Kiran Kumar Reddy later in the day by one of his MLAs.

Claiming that a united Andhra is in the best interests of the people of Telangana, Chiranjeevi said he would undertake an extensive tour of the Telangana region and educate the people as to why an undivided state is more beneficial to them. “I may face a lot of opposition, but I will still undertake it,” he said and vowed that his stance of an AP where social justice is ushered in will not change.

The PRP chief’s announcement triggered protests from the Telangana party workers who had assembled outside the party office at Jubilee Hills. The police had to take a few of them under preventive custody.

Chiranjeevi’s resignation will now shift the focus on the two MLAs from Telangana who are among the 18 legislators elected from that party.

While all the PRP legislators from the non-Telangana regions had already submitted their resignations to the Speaker in protest against the division of the state, PRP MLA from Balakonda Y Anil resigned from the house on Wednesday and A Maheshwar Reddy from Nirmal in Adilabad district, the remaining party MLA from the region, is likely to put in his papers later on Thursday.

Andhra Assembly adjourned for 30 minutes after MLAs raised pro-united Andhra slogans. The House was adjourned after MLAs objected to sloganeering. Protests broke out outside AP Assembly after adjournment.

The political crisis in Andhra Pradesh over separate statehood for the Telangana region had deepened on Sunday with those for and against its creation hardening their attitudes.

People’s representatives from the coastal Andhra region continued their agitation against splitting the state for the third day on Sunday while politicians in Telangana began to prepare for victory rallies from Monday.

Meanwhile, with growing demands for quickly introducing a resolution for carving Telangana out of Andhra Pradesh, the state Assembly is likely to adjourn early when it re-assembles after the weekend recess. As MLAs remained polarised along regional lines, sources claimed that the option of adjourning the House is under consideration, with as many as 130 MLAs in the 294-member Assembly resigning in a bid to protest the creation of Telangana.

However, Chief Minister K Rosaiah has already said a resolution on Telangana would be moved in the Assembly only if there is consensus among all parties. But a number of MLAs claim that if a resolution is introduced it will be opposed by as many as 225 MLAs.

Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao (born 17 February 1954) frequently abbreviated KCR, is a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. Orginally a member of the Telugu Desam Party, he founded the Telegana Rashtra Samithi for the cause of a separate Telangana state.

Apart from being the president of TRS, he is currently a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India and represents the Mahaboobnagar constituency of Andra Pradesh. He is also an active member of the Velama community and has served as the cabinet minister for Labour and Employment.

KCR was a member of the TDS in the 90s and was made the deputy speaker after the 1999 elctions,went against his hope for a ministerial post. He quit TDS in 2001 to start TRS. Gradually, a strong feeling of alienation that Telangana was far less developed than the rest of Andhra started sinking in. In 2004 elections, YS Rajasekhara Reddy gave his support to KCR for the cause but soon got coldfeet. This triggered resginations of TRS MLAs. Soon after this, KCR also gave up his union post.

TRS fought the 2004 general elections in alliance with Congress. It was able to win 5 MP seats. TRS was part of the UPA coalition government led by Congress until it had withdrawn its support citing the reason that UPA was not in a mood to give nod for separate Telangana state.In 2009, it fought the general elections part of the opposition coalition.

K. Chandrasekhar Rao, launched a fast-unto-death demanding separate Telangana. He ended his 11 days long fast  after Government of India promised on December 10th, 2009 to initiate the process of carving out the state of Telangana.

The Centre blinked over the issue of Telangana state on Wednesday night and expressed its desire to start the process of forming the new state by dividing Andhra Pradesh.

Home minister P. Chidambaram told reporters outside the Prime Minister’s house that the Andhra Pradesh assembly would soon pass a resolution seeking to create a Telangana state.

All cases against those who have been protesting would also be withdrawn, he added.

Following the announcement, Telangana Rashtra Samithi ( TRS) leader K. Chandrashekar Rao ( KCR) ended his fast past midnight on Wednesday.

The third phase of the Jharkhand assembly polls on Tuesday posted an average 58 per cent turnout, despite the killing of two paramilitary personnel and arrest of a former legislator of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha.

The two BSF personnel were killed when Maoist guerrillas opened fire in Dumka.

The third phase of polling started at 7 a.m. on a dull note but it gained momentum after about three hours. The voting time has been advanced from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. due to security reasons.

The results of the balloting will decide the fate of five former ministers, including former deputy chief minister Stephen Marandi and Hemant Soren, son of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief Shibu Soren.

In Dumka, a police complaint was lodged against Hemant Soren for instigating supporters to attack the Congress nominee’s office.

Security had been beefed up for the voting as half of the 11 assembly constituencies that went to the polls are considered Maoist strongholds.

LIST OF CONTESTING CANDIDATES

Election to the Legislative Assembly from 07-Sikaripara (ST) Assembly Constituency

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Name of Candidate

Party affiliation

1

Devid  Murmu

Rashtriya Janata Dal

2

Nalin Soren

Jhankhand Mukti Morcha

3

Paritosh Soren

Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik)

4

Raja Marandi

Janata Dal (United)

5

Sitaram Murmu

Bahujan Samaj Party

6

Palton Hansdak

Communist Party Of Indian (Marxist- Leninist ) (Liberation)

7

Babulal Kisku

Revolutionary Socialist Party

8

Bhim Soren

Loktantrik Samata Dal

9

Munni Hansda

All India Trinamool Congress

10

Habil Murmu

Rashtriya Desaj Party

11

Pankaj Kumar Tudu

Independent

12

Hopna Baski

Independent

Election to the Legislative Assembly from 10-Dumka (ST) Assembly Constituency

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Name of Candidate

Party affiliation

1 Raska Soren

Bahujan Samaj Party

2 Lois Marandi

Bharatiya Janata Party

3 Subhash Hembrom

Communist Party of India (Marxist)

4 Stephen Marandi

Indian National Congress

5 Hemant Soren

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

6 Ashok Kumar Murmu

All India Trinamool Congress

7 Nirmala Murmu

Revolutionary Socialist Party

8 Yogesh Murmu

Loktantrik Samata Dal

9 Rameshwar Soren

Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation)

10 Shiv Jatan Tudu

Samajwadi Party

11 Alesh Hansda

Independent

12 Naresh Kumar Grace Marandi

Independent

13 Noel Kishor Marandi

Independent

14 Pradhan Murmu

Independent

15 Babu Ram Murmu

Independent

16 Malin Hembrom

Independent

17 Meena Soren

Independent

18 Ram Kishore Marandi

Independent

19 Dr.Srilal Kisku

Independent

20 Satish Soren

Independent

21 Simon Soren

Independent

22 Sona Murmu

Independent

Election to the Legislative Assembly from 11-Jama (ST) Assembly Constituency

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Name of Candidate

Party affiliation

1

Prem Anand Soren

Bahujan Samaj Party

2

Manoj Kumar Singh

Bharatiya Janata Party

3

Vijaya Pahan

Rashtriya Janata Dal

4

Sita Soren

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

5

Sushil Marandi

Indian National Congress

6

Arjun Pujhar

Samajwadi Party

7

English Marandi

All India Trinamool Congress

8

Lukhi Ram Tudu

Loktantrik Samata Dal

9

Surju Tudu

United Goans Democratic Party

10

Awliys Soren

Independent

11

Kaleshwar Soren

Independent

12

Gobind Hembrom

Independent

13

Chunumunu Marandi

Independent

14

Jitan Marandi

Independent

15

Nirmal Besra

Independent

16

Paneshal Tudu

Independent

17

Parbati Hembrom

Independent

18

Pradhan Kisku

Independent

19

Birsa Toppo

Independent

20

Mangal Murmu

Independent

21

Siril Hansda

Independent

22

Suresh Soren

Independent

Election to the Legislative Assembly from 12-Jarmundi Assembly Constituency

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Name of Candidate

Party affiliation

1 Devendra Kunwar

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

2 Prabhat Kumar Singh

Rashtriya Janata Dal

3 Badal

Indian National Congress

4 Ranjit Yadav

Bahujan Samaj Party

5 Barun Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 6 Anup Kumar Rankraj

Samata Party

7 Gopal Chandra Ray

Loktantrik Samata Dal

8 Prabhakar Dubey

All India Trinamool Congress

9 Braj Kishore Pandit

All India Forward Bloc

10 Lambodar Darbey

AJSU Party

11 Lal Mohan Ray

Bahujan Shakti

12 Sahadeo Prasad Yadav

Comunist Party of India (Marxsist-Leninist) (Liberation)

13 Kutubuddin Ansari

Independent

14 Kumar Mani Tudu

Independent

15 Ghanshyam Mahto

Independent

16 Jaydeo Mandal

Independent

17 Durga Prasad Lasker

Independent

18 Navendu Sen

Independent

19 Bajrang Lal Agarwal

Independent

20 Babu Ram Murmu

Independent

21 Raghu Nandan Tiwary

Independent

22 Ramprit Rajak

Independent

23 Ram Fal Layak

Independent

24 Shankar Prasad Marik

Independent

25 Shreepati Mandal

Independent

26 Sanat Kumar Saha

Independent

27 Sameer Miya

Independent

28 Sushila Devi

Independent

29 Hari Charan Khaware

Independent

30 Hari Narain Pujhar

Independent

31 Harinarayan Ray

Independent

Election to the Legislative Assembly from 35-Bermo Assembly Constituency

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Name of Candidate

Party affiliation

1

Md. Aftab Alam Khan

Communist Party of India

2

Kashinath Singh

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

3

Baijnath Besra

Bahujan Samaj Party

4

Yogeshwar Mahto

Bharatiya Janata Party

5

Rajendra Prasad Singh

Indian National Congress

6

Arun Kumar Tiwary Jharkhand Party

7

Chinta Devi

All India Trinamool Congress

8

Jiteshwar Kumar Koda

Bharatiya Rashtravadi Samanta Party

9

Digamber Mahto

AJSU Party

10

Ashok Kumar Mahto

Independent

11

Om Prakash Prasad

Independent

12

Uttam Mahto

Independent

13

Karm chand Hansda

Independent

14

Kailash Chandra Mahto

Independent

15

Gangadhar Prajapati

Independent

16

Deepak Kumar Jaiswal

Independent

17

Devishwar Manjhi

Independent

18

Naryan Giri

Independent

19

Raghunath Mahto

Independent

20

Raj Kumar Sharma

Independent

21

Bibhuti Prasad Singh

Independent

22

Sunil Ghansi

Independent

23

Subhash Chakraborty

Independent

Election to the Legislative Assembly from 36-Bokaro Assembly Constituency

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Name of Candidate

Party affiliation

1

Aklu Ram Mahto

Rashtriya Janata Dal

2

Anand Shankar Singh

Bahujan Samaj Party

3

Md. Izrail Ansari

Indian National Congress

4

Mantu Kumar Yadav

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

5

Randhir Kumar

Nationalist Congress Party

6

Shailendra Mahto

Janata Dal (United)

7

Samaresh Singh

Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik)

8

Ajay Kumar Singh

All India Trinamool Congress

9

Arun Mahto

Jharkhand Party

10

Md. Imran Raja

National Lokhind Party

11

Ahsanu Ullah Sah

AJSU Party

12

Gopal Thakur

Navjawan Sangharsh Morcha

13

Janardan Pandey

Socialist Party (Lohia)

14

Pradeep Kumar Gope

All India Forward Bloc

15

Babneshwar Prasad Singh ‘Baagi’

Shoshit Samaj Dal

16

Manshu Ram Manjhi

United Goans Democratic Party

17

Ram Naresh Yadav

Samajwadi Party

18

Shashi Bhushan Vishwakarma

Bharatiya Rashtrawadi Samanta Party

19

Santosh Kumar

Indian People’s Forward Bloc

20

Sudhir Singh

Samata Party

21

Sunil Das

Amra Bangalee

22

Md. Hasnul Ansari

Marxist                            Co-ordination

23

Ashok Choudhary

Independent

24

Antu Bodra

Independent

25

Krishna Kumar Singh

Independent

26

Md. Kaiser Afroj

Independent

27

Gayatri Devi Mahto

Independent

28

Gulab Chandra

Independent

29

Jagpati Singh

Independent

30

Tejnarayan Singh Yadav

Independent

31

Durga Devi Tapariya

Independent

32

Dhiraj Kumar Singh

Independent

33

Pradip Burman

Independent

34

Francis Sarwan

Independent

35

Bhaiya Pritam

Independent

36

Mojan Mahto

Independent

37

Yadunandan Prasad

Independent

38

Rajendra Mahto

Independent

39

Ram Krishna Tripathy

Independent

40

Ramadhar Singh Yadav

Independent

41

Ramautar Prasad

Independent

42

Vikash Kumar Tiwary

Independent

43

Shankar Singh

Independent

44

Sajan Agrawal alias Prakash

Independent

45

Salim Khan

Independent

Election to the Legislative Assembly from 37-Chandankiyari (SC) Assembly Constituency

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Name of Candidate

Party affiliation

1

Amar Kumar Bauri

Jharkhand Vikas Morcha                         ( Prajatantrik)

2

Dubraj Das

Communist Party of India   (Marxist)

3

Fulava Devi

Bahujan Samaj party

4

Santosh Rajwar

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

5

Haru Rajwar

Janata Dal                                   (United)

6

Hiralal Bauri

Nationalist Congress Party

7

Umakant Rajak

AJSU  Party

8

Kamta Prasad Paswan

Jharkhand Janadhikar Manch

9

Gauri Lal Bauri

Lok Jan Shakti Party

10

Chhote Lal Rajbans

Marxist co-ordination

11

Janardan Hari

Communist Party of India   (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation))

12

Dilip Bauri

Samajwadi Party

13

Birendra Das

United National Loktantrik Party

14

Mohan Das

Ambedkar National Congress

15

Sanjay Bauri

Rashtriya Pragatisheel Prajatantra Party

16

Satish Chandra Rajak

All India Trinamool Congress

17

Sunil Das

Amra Bangalee

18

Anil Bauri

Indepandent

19

Uttam Bhuinya

Indepandent

20

Prafulya Kumar Ray

Indepandent

21

Balaram Rajwar

Indepandent

22

Babu Lal Rajwar

Indepandent

23

Manbodh Das

Indepandent

24

Manoj Kumar Kapardar

Indepandent

25

Ram Prasad Rajak

Indepandent

26

Suresh Kumar Rajwar

Indepandent

27

Sristidhar Rajwar

Indepandent

Election to the Legislative Assembly from 28-Dhanwar Assembly Constituency

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Name of Candidate

Party affiliation

1

Arjun Marandi

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

2

Nizamuddin Ansari

Jharkhand Vikas Morcha
(Prajatantrik)

3

Nejamaudin

Bahujan Samaj Party

4

Ravindra Kumar  Ray

Bharatiya Janata Party

5

Deochand Pd.  Yadav

Jharkhand Party

6

Manoj Yadav

Lok Jan Shakti Party

7

Raj Kumar Yadav

Communist Party Of India
(Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation)

8

Om Parkash Ravidas

Independent

9

Baladev Ravidas

Independent

10

Rameshwar Prasad Yadav

Independent

Election to the Legislative Assembly from 29-Bagodar Assembly Constituency

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Name of Candidate

Party affiliation

1

Giridhari Ram

Bahujan Samaj Party

2

Gautam Sagar Rana

Rashtriya Janata Dal

3

Nakul Pd. Mandal

Bharatiya Janata Party

4

Nagendra Mahto

Jharkhand Vikas Morcha
(Prajatantrik)

5

Satrudhan  Pd. Mandal

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

6

Baldeo Pd. Mahto

Jharkhand Party

7

Vinod Kumar Singh

Communist Party Of India
(Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation)

8

Abdul Mobin

Independent

9

Ashok Kumar Mandal

Independent

10

Imtiyaj Ansari

Independent

11

Jagdish Mahto

Independent

12

Prakash Prasad

Independent

13

Mahesh Mishra

Independent

Election to the Legislative Assembly from 30-Jamua(SC) Assembly Constituency

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Name of Candidate

Party affiliation

1

Arjun Baitha

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

2

Kedar Hazra

Bhartiya Janata Party

3

Chandrika Mahtha

Jharkhand Vikash Morcha (Prajatantrik)

4

Nirala Paswan

Nationalist Congress Party

5

Baldeo Hazra

Rashtriya Janata Dal

6

Mohan Ravidas

Bahujan Samaj Party

7

Kanchan Hari

Jharkhand Party

8

Kameshwar Paswan

Ajsu Party

9

Gopal Rajak

Shiv Sena

10

Satya Narayan Das

Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation)

11

Ashok Hazra

Independent

12

Dewanti Bharti

Independent

13

Sukar Pasi

Independent

14

Sukar Rabidas

Independent

Election to the Legislative Assembly from 25-Hazaribag Assembly Constituency

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Name of Candidate

Party affiliation

1

Ainul Haque Ansari

Nationalist Congress Party

2

Gulam Moynuddin

Rashtriya Janata Dal

3

Tetri @ Sheela Devi

Bahujan Samaj Party

4

Deo Dayal

Bharatiya Janata Party

5

Sanjay Gupta

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

6

Saurabh Narain Singh

Indian National Congress

7

Anup Kumar

Bahujan Shakti

8

Guru Ghose

All India Trinamool Congress

9

Dinesh Gope

Samajwadi Party

10

Manjeet Kumar Yadav

AJSU Party

11

Rameshwar Ram Kushwaha

All India Forward Bloc

12

Koleshwar Singh

Independent

13

Deo Kumar Raj

Independent

14

Baldeo Ram

Independent

15

Mahendra Kishore Mehta

Independent

16

Madho Ram

Independent

17

Mukesh Kumar

Independent

18

Vinod Kumar Ojha

Independent

19

Sahadat Miyan

Independent

20

Snehlata Devi

Independent

PHASE – II

LIST OF CONTESTING CANDIDATES

Election to the Legislative Assembly from 58-Tamar(ST) Assembly Constituency

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Name of Candidate

Party affiliation

1

Gopal Krishna Patar

Janta Dal (United)

2

Dinesh Singh Munda

Bahujan Samaj Party

3

Nishikant Oraon

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

4

Ramdayal Munda

Indian National
Congress

5

Mohan Singh Munda

Jharkhand party

6

Rakesh Patar

All India Trinamool Congress

7

Vikas Kumar Munda

AJSU Party

8

Shukdev Munda

Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation)

9

Soma Singh Munda

Sadan Vikas party

10

Ghanshyam Singh Munda

Independent

11

Jakriyas Kamal

Independent

12

Pushkar Singh Munda

Independent

13

Burai Munda

Independent

14

Rajkishor Singh Munda

Independent

15

Ram Sahay Munda

Independent

16

Sita Ram Munda

Independent

17

Sukhram Munda

Independent

LIST OF CONTESTING CANDIDATES

Election to the Legislative Assembly from 61-Silli Assembly Constituency

Sl. No.

Name of Candidate

Party affiliation

1 Amit Kumar

Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik)

2 Aditya Prasad

Bharatiya Janata Party

3 Keshav Mahto Kamlesh

Indian National Congress

4 Jeetwahan Mahto

Bahujan Samaj Party

5 Dinesh Kumar Mahto

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

6 Suphal Kumar Mahto

Communist Party of India(Marxist)

7 Jagdish Lohra

Jharkhand Janadhikar Manch

8 Ramapati Mahto

Marxist Co-ordination

9 Sudesh Kumar Mahto

AJSU Party

10 Ajit Mahto

Independent

11 Gopal Lohara

Independent

12 Dinesh Chowdhary

Independent

13 Pancham Swansi

Independent

14 Madan Mohan Mahto

Independent

15 Bishwanath Sai

Independent

16 Sawan Kumar Bedia

Independent

17 Shukhadev Manjhi

Independent

LIST OF CONTESTING CANDIDATES

Election to the Legislative Assembly from 62-Khijri (ST) Assembly Constituency

Sl. No.

Name of Candidate

Party affiliation

1. Premchand Pahan

Bahujan Samaj Party

2. Ram Kumar Pahan

Bharatiya Janata Party

3. Sawna Lakra

Indian National Congress

4. Sundri Devi

Rashtriya Janata Dal

5. Sushila Ekka

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

6. Amulya Niraj Khalkho

Jharkhand Party

7. Karmu Munda

Proutist Sarva Samaj

8. Jhalku Bedia

Rastriya Krantikari Janata Party

9. Thuma Tirkey

National Lokhind Party

10.

Paras Nath Oraon

AJSU Party

11.

Pushpa Devi

Lok Jan Vikas Morcha

12.

Belas Tirkey

United Goans Democratic Party

13.

Ranjeet Toppo

Navjawan Sangharsh Morcha

14.

Ratan Tirkey

Jharkhand Janadhikar Party

15.

Habil Prem Minj

Jharkhand People’s Party

16.

Arvind Minj

Independent

17.

Jagnu Oraon

Independent

18.

Jovakim Amrit Lal Tigga

Independent

19.

Bandhana Oraon

Independent

20.

Baji Munda

Independent

21.

Meenakshi Kujur

Independent

22.

Laxmi Oraon

Independent

23.

Satyendra Munda

Independent

24.

Somnath Bedia

Independent

LIST OF CONTESTING CANDIDATES

Election to the Legislative Assembly from 66-Mandar(ST) Assembly Constituency

Sl. No.

Name of Candidate

Party affiliation

1

Anil Oraon

Bharatiya Janata Party

2

Arvind Lohra

Bahujan Samaj Party

3

Diwakar Minz

Rashtriya Janata Dal

4

Deo Kumar Dhan

Indian National Congress

5

Shiv Oraon

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

6

Chamra Linda

Rashtriya Kalyan  Paksha

7

Prabhakar  Tirkey

Jharkhand  Party

8

Bandhu Tirkey

Jharkhand  Janadhikar Manch

9

Bimal Kachhap

Jharkhand  People’s Party

10

Budhwa oraon

Communist Party Of India

(Marxist-Leninist) (Leberation)

11

Ram Kisun Oraon

Lok Jan Vikas Morcha

12

Bishram Minz

Loktantrik Samata Dal

13

Sunil Kujur

Bharatiya Rashtravadi Samanta Party

14

Amrit Kachhap

Independent

15

Etwa  Oraon

Independent

16

Jagdish Pahan

Independent

17

Dharo Oraon

Independent

18

Parmeshwar Oraon

Independent

19

Prabal Kachhap

Independent

20

Prem Lata Tigga

Independent

21

Mangeshwar Tana Bhagat

Independent

22

Samu Toppo

Independent

23

Sukhram Munda

Independent

LIST OF CONTESTING CANDIDATES

Election to the Legislative Assembly from 34-Gomia Assembly Constituency

Sl. No.

Name of Candidate

Party affiliation

1

Iftekhar Mehmood

Communist Party of India

2

Chhatru Ram Mahto

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

3

Jitendra Mahto

Bharatiya Janata Party

4

Madhav Lal Singh

Indian National Congress

5

Salini Devi

Bahujan Samaj Party

6

Baleshwar Gope

Communist Party of India        (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation)

7

Mahanand Kumar Mahto

Jharkhand  Party

8

Mrinal Kanti Dev

Socialist Party (Lohia)

9

Yogendra Prasad

AJSU Party

10

Anil Singh

Independent

11

Jagdish Mahto

Independent

12

Dilip Kumar Hembrom

Independent

13

Dev Narayan Prajapati

Independent

14

Punit Mahto

Independent

15

Lalu Kewat

Independent

16

Birendra Kumar

Independent

17

Shivnandan Mahto

Independent

18

Sanjay Kumar Mahto

Independent

19

Santosh Kumar Nayak

Independent

20

Sabi Devi

Independent

21

Surendra Raj

Independent

22

Suraj Mahto

Independent

LIST OF CONTESTING CANDIDATES

Election to the Legislative Assembly from 31-Gandey Assembly Constituency

Sl. No.

Name of Candidate

Party affiliation

1

PUNAM PRAKASH

BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY

2

MANZOOR ALAM ANSARI

BAHUJAN SAMAJ PARTY

3

MEENAKSHI DEVI

RASHTRIYA JANATA DAL

4

SARFRAZ AHMAD

INDIAN  NATIONAL  CONGRESS

5

SALKHAN SOREN

JHARKHAND MUKTI MORCHA

6

ANIMA HANSDA

AJSU PARTY

7

MD. QUASIM NOSHAD ALI

SAMAJWADI  PARTY

8

NARAYAN GIRI

UNITED  GOANS DEMOCRATIC  PARTY

9

RAJESH YADAV

COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA    (MARXIST- LENINIST) (LIBERATION)

10

SOMNATH MUKHERJEE

ALL INDIA FORWARD BLOC

11

ANSELM EKKA INDEPENDENT

12

PRAMLI DEVI INDEPENDENT

13

BAIJNATH PRASAD VERMA INDEPENDENT

14

MUMTAZ ANSARI INDEPENDENT

15

RANJIT  YADAV INDEPENDENT

16

SARYU GOPE INDEPENDENT

17

SIDHESHWAR HEMBROM INDEPENDENT

18

HIRALAL MURMU INDEPENDENT

LIST OF CONTESTING CANDIDATES

Election to the Legislative Assembly from 32-Giridih Assembly Constituency

Sl. No.

Name of Candidate

Party affiliation

1

IRSHAD AHMAD

RASHTRIYA JANATA DAL

2

CHANDRA MOHAN PRASAD

BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY

3

NIRBHAY   KUMAR SHAHABADI

JHARKHAND VIKAS MORCHA (PRAJATANTRIK)

4

MANOJ KUMAR SAHU

BAHUJAN SAMAJ PARTY

5

SUDIVYA  KUMAR

JHARKHAND MUKTI MORCHA

6

MD. ISRAFIL

COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA(MARXIST- LENINIST) (LIBERATION)

7

NAWAL KISHORE MANDILWAR

SHIV SENA

8

VINOD KUMAR

AJSU PARTY

9

ASIT KUMAR

INDEPENDET

10

BHAGAT RAM MAHATO

INDEPENDENT

11

MUNNA LAL

INDEPENDENT

12

RAMDEO VISHWABANDHU

INDEPENDENT

13

VIVAKAR PANDEY

INDEPENDENT

14

SHANKAR MISHRA

INDEPENDENT

15

HEM LAL HANSDA

INDEPENDENT

LIST OF CONTESTING CANDIDATES

Election to the Legislative Assembly from 33-Dumri Assembly Constituency

Sl. No.

Name of Candidate

Party affiliation

1

INDRA RAVIDAS

BAHUJAN SAMAJ PARTY

2

JAGARNATH MAHTO

JHARKHAND MUKTI MORCHA

3

TARKESHWAR MAHTO

RASHTRIYA JANATA DAL

4

DAMODAR PRASAD MAHTO

JANATA DAL(UNITED)

5

WAKIL PRASAD MAHTO

INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

6

ARJUN PRASAD

JHARKHAND KI KRANTIKARI PARTY

7

TIKA RAM MAHTO

AJSU PARTY

8

TALESHWAR MAHTO

RASHTRIYA LOK DAL

9

TULSI MAHTO

BHARATIYA RASHTRAVADI SAMANTA PARTY

10

PRITAM PANDIT

JHARKHAND PEOPLE’S PARTY

11

MOTI LAL HANSADA

JHARKHAND PARTY

12 ASLAM ANSARI

INDEPENDENT

13

CHHATRADHARI MAHTO

INDEPENDENT

14

NAGESHWAR MANDAL

INDEPENDENT

15

NARAYAN MAHTO

INDEPENDENT

16

MAHAVIR PRASAD

INDEPENDENT

17

MAHAVIR SINGH

INDEPENDENT

18

MITHULAL MAHTO

INDEPENDENT

19

LALCHAND MAHTO

INDEPENDENT

20

MD. SHABIR KHAN

INDEPENDENT

21

SHIVA MAHTO

INDEPENDENT

22

HASIM ALI

INDEPENDENT

LIST OF CONTESTING CANDIDATES

Election to the Legislative Assembly from 20-Barkattha Assembly Constituency

Sl. No.

Name of Candidate

Party affiliation

1

Ashok Kapardar

Bahujan Samaj Party

2

Kamal Nayan Singh

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

3

Chitranjan Yadav

Bharatiya Janata Party

4

Jai Shankar Pathak

Indian National Congress

5

Janki Pr Yadav

Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik)

6

Bhuvneshwar Prasad Mehta

Communist Party of India

7

Digambar Ku. Mehta

Samajwadi Party

8

Pramila  Warnwal

All India Trinamool Congress

9

Faiyaz Khan

AJSU Party

10

Basudeo Yadav

Communist Party of India (Marxist -Leninist) (Liberation)

11

Samim Khan

Bahujan Shakti

12

Nemdhari Mahto

Independent

13

Prabil Mehta

Independent

14

Bhim Goswami

Independent

15

Mahendra Das

Independent

16

Ram Kishor Mehta

Independent

17

Ramswarup Singh

Independent

LIST OF CONTESTING CANDIDATES

Election to the Legislative Assembly from 21-Barhi Assembly Constituency

Sl. No.

Name of Candidate

Party affiliation

1

Umashankar Akela

Bharatiya Janata Party

2

Binod Kumar

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

3

Manoj Yadav

Indian National Congress

4

Md. Moinuddin Ahmad

Bahujan Samaj Party

5

Akhtar Ali

AJSU Party

6

Javed Islam

Communist Party of India (Marxist -Leninist) (Liberation)

7

Prabhat Kumar

Rashtriya Lok Dal

8

Rajesh Prasad Kesri

Bahujan Shakti

9

Vasudeo Paswan

Lok Jan Shakti Party

10

Paras Sharan Deo

Independent

11

Fagu Ram

Independent

12

Hari Mehta

Independent

LIST OF CONTESTING CANDIDATES

Election to the Legislative Assembly from 22-Barkagaon Assembly Constituency

Sl. No.

Name of Candidate

Party affiliation

1.

BINDHYACHAL

COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA

2.

MAHABIR TIWARI

BAHUJAN SAMAJ PARTY

3.

YOGENDRA SAW

INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

4.

LOKNATH MAHTO

BHARATIYA  JANATA PARTY

5.

SANJEEV KUMAR

JHARKHAND MUKTI MORCHA

6.

AYODHYA PANDEY

BAHUJAN SHAKTI

7.

QUAMUDDIN ANSARI

COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA (MARXIST LENINIST LIBERATION)

8.

PROF. RAM SEWAK

SAMAJWADI PARTY

9.

RAMA SONI

NAV  JAWAN SANGHARSH  MORCHA

10.

ROSHAN LAL CHOUDHARY

AJSU PARTY

11.

SAMIM MIYA

ALL INDIA TRINMOOL CONGRESS

12.

ANIRUDH KUMAR

INDEPENDENT

13.

ANUPAM KUMAR PATHAK

INDEPENDENT

14.

ASHOK KUMAR PATHAK

INDEPENDENT

15.

ANAND KISHOR PASWAN

INDEPENDENT

16.

KRISHNA ORAON

INDEPENDENT

17.

DEONATH MAHTO

INDEPENDENT

18.

PRABHU ORAON

INDEPENDENT

19.

MD. MUMTAZ

INDEPENDENT

20.

MULCHAND SAHU

INDEPENDENT

21.

SHYAM BIHARI PRAJAPATI

INDEPENDENT

22.

SATYADEO RAM DANGI

INDEPENDENT

LIST OF CONTESTING CANDIDATES

Election to the Legislative Assembly from 24-Mandu Assembly Constituency

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Name of Candidate

Party affiliation

1

Kumar Mahesh Singh

Indian National Congress

2

Khiru Mahto

Janta Dal (United)

3

Teklal Mahto

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

4

Dev Nandan Singh

Bahujan Samaj Party

5

Chandra Nath Bhai Patel

Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation)

6

Nirmal Mahto

AJSU Party

7

Parmeshwar Mahto

Rashtriya Krantikari Janata Party

8

Lalan Prasad

Loktantrik Samata Dal

9

Shanker Singh

Samajwadi Party

10

Sunita Devi

Lok Jan Shakti Party

11

Anwar Khan

Independent

12

Arun Prasad

Independent

13

Indrajeet Paswan

Independent

14

Chando Saw

Independent

15

Nand Kishor Prasad

Independent

16

Mahmood Alam

Independent

17

Mahadeo Mahto

Independent

18

Mukesh Kumar

Independent

19

Raj Kumar Pandey

Independent

20

Ramavtar Mahto

Independent

21

Vikram Kumar Joshi

Independent

LIST OF CONTESTING CANDIDATES

Election to the Legislative Assembly from 23-Ramgarh Assembly Constituency

Sl. No.

Name of Candidate

Party affiliation

1.

ARJUN RAM

BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY

2.

MANGAL OHDAR

COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA

3.

RANANJAY KUMAR

JHARKHAND MUKTI MORCHA

4.

RAJENDRA NAYAK

BAHUJAN SAMAJ PARTY

5.

SHAHZADA ANWAR

INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

6. MOHD. ALAM

ALL INDIA TRINAMOOL CONGRESS

7. CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY

AJSU PARTY

8. SHALAM SWAPAN DAS

JHARKHAND PARTY

9.

AMIT KUMAR TIWARI

INDEPENDENT

10.

GANESH PRASAD SWARNKAR

INDEPENDENT

11.

GOPAL KUMAR SINGH

INDEPENDENT

12.

DALCHAND MAHTO

INDEPENDENT

13.

NITYANAND MAHTO

INDEPENDENT

14.

NAUSHAD HASAN

INDEPENDENT

15.

BASANT KUMAR HETAMSARIA

INDEPENDENT

16.

BIRENDRA PRASAD

INDEPENDENT

17.

MADAN PRAJAPATI

INDEPENDENT

18.

SHEKHAVAT ANSARI

INDEPENDENT

LIST OF CONTESTING CANDIDATES

Election to the Legislative Assembly from 19-Koderma Assembly Constituency

Sl. No.

Name of Candidate

Party affiliation

1

Annapurna Devi

Rashtriya Janata Dal

2

Mahesh Ray

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

3

Ramesh Singh

Jharkhand Vikash Morcha (Prajatantrik)

4

Vijay Kumar Saw

Bharatiya Janata Party

5

Sajid Hussain

Bahujan Samaj Party

6

Parmeshwar Mahto

Communist Party of India

(Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation)

7

Shobha Kumari

Jharkhand Party

8

Shyamdeo Yadav

Samajwadi Party

9

Anjani Kumar Singh

Independent

10

Krishna Singh

Independent

11

Bhikhdeo Ram

Independent

12

Mahadeo Sao

Independent

13

Raj Kishor Prar Modi

Independent

14

Virendra Yadav

Independent

15

Sheonandan Kumar Sharma

Independent

16

Sikandar Dhobi

Independent

LIST OF CONTESTING CANDIDATES

Election to the Legislative Assembly from 60-Khunti (ST) Assembly Constituency

Sl. No.

Name of Candidate

Party affiliation

1.

Chonhas Khalkho

Rashtirya Janata Dal

2.

Nilkanth Singh Munda

Bharatiya Janata Party

3.

Masi Charan Munda

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

4.

Marshal Barla

Bahujan Samaj Party

5.

Roshan Kumar Surin

Indian National Congress

6.

Dasay Munda

Jharkhand Party

7.

Basanti Munda

AJSU Party

8.

Roton Munda

Rashtriya Deshaj Party

9.

Umbulan Topno

Independent

10.

Chandra Prabhat Munda

Independent

11.

Damu Munda

Independent

12.

Sudarshan Sanga

Independent

LIST OF CONTESTING CANDIDATES

Election to the Legislative Assembly from 01-Rajmahal Assembly Constituency

Sl. No.

Name of Candidate

Party affiliation

1

Arun Mandal

Bharatiya Janata Party

2

Idrish

Bahujan Samaj Party

3

Md Tajuddin

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

4

Thomas Hansda

Indian National Congress

5

Md. Moinuddin Shekh

Communist Party of India (Marxist)

6

Abhimanyu Mandal

Shiv Sena

7

Dhruv Bhagat

Lok Jan Shakti Party

8

Nazrul Islam

All India Trinamool Congress

9

Mukhtar Hussain

Revolutionary Socialist Party

10

Vibhash Kumar Shah

AJSU Party

11

Dharmendra Kumar Singh

Independent

12

Binod Kumar Yadav

Independent

Election to the Legislative Assembly from 02-Borio(ST) Assembly Constituency

Sl. No.

Name of Candidate

Party affiliation

1-

Tala Marandi

Bharatiya Janata Party

2-

Prabhawati Baskey

Communist Party of India (Marxist)

3-

Raymond Murmu

Bahujan Samaj Party

4-

Lobin Hembram

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

5-

Surya Nrayan Hansda

Jharkhand Vikas Morcha

(Prajatantrik)

6-

Paulus Murmu

A J S U Party

7-

Mandakini Murmu

Lok JanShakti Party

8-

Mahesh Malto

Revolutionary Socialist Party

9

Khalifa Kisku

Independent

10

Manoj kumar gond

Independent

11

Ramkrishna Soren

Independent

12

Rama Paharia

Independent

13

Rapaz Chanda Kisku

Independent

14

Rodrick Hembrom

Independent

15-

Sunita Hansda

Independent

Election to the Legislative Assembly from 03-Barhait(ST) Assembly Constituency

Sl. No.

Name of Candidate

Party affiliation

1-

CHOTO HANSDA

Rashtriya Janata Dal

2-

JETHA HANSDA

Bahujan Samaj Party

3-

PIYUSH SOREN

Indian National Congress

4-

MANOJ MURMU

Bharatiya Janata Party

5-

HEMLAL MURMU

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

6-

MICHAEL MARANDI

Jharkhand Party

7-

MERI SALOMI MURMU

Alias. SUSHILA MOHALIN

Shivsena

8-

BEENA PANI HANSDA

All India Trinamool Congress

9-

SAMSON TUDU

Samata Party

10-

TONOL KISKU

Independent

11-

THOMAS SOREN

Independent

12-

VIJAY HANSDAK

Independent

13-

SIMON MALTO

Independent

Election to the Legislative Assembly from 04-Litipara(ST) Assembly Constituency

Sl. No.

Name of Candidate

Party affiliation

1

ANIL MURMU

INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

2

THAKUR HANSDA

BHARTIYA JANATA PARTY

3

SATYA SHIKSHANAND MURMU

RASHTRIYA JANATA DAL

4

SIMON MARANDI

JHARKHAND MUKTI MORCHA

5

HILARIYUS MURMU

BAHUJAN SAMAJ PARTY

6

GUPIN HEMBROM

AJSU PARTY

7

CHARAN MURMU

SHIV SENA

8

JANTU SOREN

REVOLUTIONARY SOCIALIST PARTY

9

JAMES MURMU

ALL INDIA TRINAMOOL CONGRESS

10

BHIM HEMBROM

SAMTA PARTY

11

GANDE PAHARIYA

INDEPENDENT

12

THAKUR HANSDA

INDEPENDENT

13

DANIEL KISKU

INDEPENDENT

14

MANOJ MARANDI

INDEPENDENT

Election to the Legislative Assembly from 05-Pakur Assembly Constituency

Sl. No.

Name of Candidate

Party affiliation

1

AKUIL AKHTAR

JHARKHAND MUKTI MORCHA

2

ALAMGIR ALAM

INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

3

MD. MUSLIM HUSSAIN

RASHTRIYA JANATA DAL

4

SANJEEV KUMAR

BHARTIYA JANATA PARTY

5

MD. SABIRUDDIN

COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA (MARXIST)

6

MD. ASRAFUL SHEIKH

ALL INDIA TRINAMOOL CONGRESS

7

KIRAN LAL KAPRI

JHARKHAND PARTY

8

MD. NASIMUJJAMA

SAMATA PARTY

9

MOHAN MURMU

BAHUJAN SHAKTI

10

ANAND TURI

INDEPENDENT

11

MANJULA HANSDA

INDEPENDENT

12

BENI PRASAD GUPTA

INDEPENDENT

13

SHIV CHARAN HANSDA

INDEPENDENT

Election to the Legislative Assembly from 06-Maheshpur(ST) Assembly Constituency

Sl. No.

Name of Candidate

Party affiliation

1

Anthoni Utpal Marandi

Bahujan Samaj Party

2

Gopin Soren

COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA (MARXIST)

3

Devidhan Tudu

BHARTIYA JANATA PARTY

4

Mistri Soren

JHARKHAND VIKAS MORCHA (PRAJATANTRIK)

5

Ameliya Hansda

REVOLUTIONARY SOCIALIST PARTY

6

Durga Marandi

ALL INDIA TRINMUL CONGRESS

7

Saiman Murmu

JHARKHAND PARTY

8

Kandana Hembrom

INDEPENDENT

9

Daud Marandi

INDEPENDENT

10

Pramodini Hembrom

INDEPENDENT

11

Mekael Hembrom

INDEPENDENT

12

Subasten Kisku

INDEPENDENT

13

Samson Hansda

INDEPENDENT

14

Stefan Marandi

INDEPENDENT

Election to the Legislative Assembly from 16-Poreyahat Assembly Constituency

Sl. No.

Name of Candidate

Party affiliation

1

Pradip Yadav

Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik)

2

Prashant Kumar

Bharatiya Janata Party

3

Buniya Devi

Rashtriya Janata Dal

4

Mahendra Prasad Singh

Bahujan Samaj Party

5

Suraj Mandal

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

6

Khagendra Prasad Mahto

Loktantrik Samata Dal

7

Diwakar Prasad Yadav

All India Trinamool Congress

8

Santosh Marandi

Revolutionary Socialist Party

9

Gopal Mandal

Independent

10

Prem Lal Sharma

Independent

11

Rambhajan Sah

Independent

12

Lakshmikant Yadav

Independent

13

Basudeo Yadav

Independent

14

Sanjay Kr. Sinha

Independent

15

Subodh Kisku

Independent

16

Hemant Kumar Yadav

Independent

Election to the Legislative Assembly from 08-Nala Assembly Constituency

Sl. No.

Name of Candidate

Party affiliation

1

Amita Rakshit

Indian National Congress

2

Kanai Chandra Malpaharia

Communist Party of India

3

Mihir Kumar Das

Bahujan Samaj Party

4

Rabindra Nath Mahato

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

5

Satyanand Jha

Bhartiya Janata Party

6

Kamdeb Mohli

Samata Party

7

Kumar Vinod

Loktantrik Samata Dal

8

Jagat Mandal

Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist) (Liberation)

9

Praveen Prabhakar

Ajsu Party

10

Manoj Kumar Hembrom

Revolutionary Socialist Party

11

Milan Kumar GhoshOl

All India Trinamool Congress

12

Sharat Kumar Mandal

Samajwadi Party

13

Umanath Kole

Independent

14

Kartik Chandra Gorai

Independent

15

Gunadhar Mondal

Independent

16

Gour Chandra Yadav

Independent

17

Nuramani Pratibha Hansdak

Independent

18

Baro Soren

Independent

19

Basant Kumar Mishra

Independent

20

Baul Mandal

Independent

21

Radheshayam Agarwala

Independent

22

Sheolal Murmu

Alias- Sheo shankar Lal Murmu

Independent

23

Sahadeo Soren

Independent

24

Sunil Kumar Roy

Independent

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Party affiliation

1

ANWAR HUSSEN

BAHUJAN SAMAJ PARTY

2

BABY SARKAR

BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY

3

BISHNU PRASAD BHAIYA

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

4

FURKAN ANSARI

INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

5

SARYU PD. MANDAL

Rashtriya Janata Dal

6

ARUN MANDAL

All India Forward Bloc

7

DUBRAJ MANDAL

SAMAJWADI PARTY

8

JAGANNATH PANDIT

Jhakhand Ki Krantikari Party

9.

MOHAN LAL MANDAL

ALL INDIA TRINAMOOL

CONGRESS

10

RIYAZ AHMD

A J S U Party

11.

BUDDHA DEB MARANDI

INDEPENDENT

12

JASIMUDDIN KHAN

INDEPENDENT

13

LAKHINDAR MURMU

INDEPENDENT

14.

PRANAB KUMAR MONDAL

INDEPENDENT

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Party affiliation

1

Avishek Anand Jha

Bharatiya Janata Party

2

Rehan Reza

Bahujan Samaj Party

3

Shiv Dutt Sharma

Jharkhand Vikash Morcha (Prajatantrik)

4

Sanjay Bhardwaj

Rashtriya Janata Dal

5

Salauddin Ansari

Indian National Congress

6

Hussain Ansari

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

7

Arjun Prasad Mishra

Loktantrik Samata Dal

8

Babita Rao Patel

AJSU Party

9

Yamuna Rawani

Bahujan Shakti

10

Raj Babar Ali

Samata Party

11

Varun Rai

All India Trinmool Congress

12

Anil Kumar

Independent

13

Md. Anisur Rahman

Independent

14

Anup Kumar

Independent

15

Aamina Khatoon

Independent

16

Kundan Kumar Bhagat

Independent

17

Ganga Narayan Rai

Independent

18

Gopal Sharma

Independent

19

Pankaj Kumar Tiwari

Independent

20

Brahamchari Shashi Sekhar

Independent

21

Rajendra Kr. Jha

Independent

22

Rajesh Thakur

Independent

23

Sarfaraz Ahmed

Independent

24

Sukhlal Sah

Independent

Election to the Legislative Assembly from 14-Sarath Assembly Constituency

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Party affiliation

1

Uday Shankar Singh

Indian National Congress

2

Kedar Nath Yadav

Bahujan Samaj Party

3

Jai Kumar Singh

Janata Dal (United)

4

Sashank Shekhar Bhokta

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

5

Surendra Rawani

Rashtriya Janata Dal

6

Randhir Kumar Singh

Loktantrik Samata Dal

7

Kishor Mandal

Independent

8

Kedarnath Mandal

Independent

9

Parmeshwar Hembrom

Independent

10

Mamleshwar Prasad Singh

Independent

11

Rudranand Raut

Independent

12

Shishu Soren

Independent

13

Samser Sheikh

Independent

14

Saryu Mehra

Independent

15

Hemlal Rajwar

Independent

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Party affiliation

1

KAMESHWAR NATH DAS

JANATA DAL(UNITED)

2

DHARMRAJ KUMAR

BAHUJAN SAMAJ PARTY

3

BALDEO DAS

JHARKHAND VIKAS MORCHA
(PRAJATANTRIK)

4

SANJAY KUMAR

JHARKHAND MUKTI MORCHA

5

SURESH PASWAN

RASHTRIYA JANATA DAL

6

JAYA MAHTHA

LOK TANTRIK SAMTA DAL

7

NANDLAL DAS

INDIAN JUSTICE PARTY

8

RAKHI DEVI

COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA (MARXIST LENINIST) LIBERATION

9

SAMIR KUMAR

JHARKHAND KI KRANTIKARI PARTY

10

HARI PRASAD SINGH

All INDIA TRINMOOL CONGRESS

11

MANMOHAN KUMAR

INDEPENDENT

12

MAHESH KUMAR SUMAN

INDEPENDENT

13

RAKESH BHARTI

INDEPENDENT

14

VINAY PASI

INDEPENDENT

15

SUJIT KUMAR DAS

INDEPENDENT

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Party affiliation

1

Kumar Jitendra

Nationalist Congress Party

2

Manohar Kumar Tekriwal

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

3

Raghu Nandan Mandal

Bharatiya Janata Party

4

Rajesh Kumar

Jharkhand Vikas Morcha
(Prajatantrik)

5

Sanjay Prasad Yadav

Rashtriya Janata Dal

6

Suresh Kumar Mahto

Bahujan Samaj Party

7

Md. Jamil Akhtar

Muslim League Kerala State Committee

8

Noor Hassan

Samata Party

9

Sanjeev Kumar Mahto

AJSU Party

10

Hifjur Rahman

All India Trinamool Congress

11

Arjun Sah

Independent

12

Arvind Ram Das

Independent

13

Amin

Independent

14

Ganesh Mahto

Independent

15

Nalnidhar Sahay

Independent

16

Niranjan Prasad Yadav

Independent

17

Prabhu Dayal Pandit

Independent

18

Madhu Sudan Marandi

Independent

19

Mujiv Alam

Independent

20

Vinod Kumar

Independent

21

Shashi Bhushan Singh

Independent

22

Shivendra Kumar Singh

Independent

23

Sri Kant Sah

Independent

24

Sanjay Panjiyara

Independent

25

Santosh Yadav

Independent

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Party affiliation

1

Ashok Kumar

Bhartiya Janata Party

2

Ashok Sah

Comunist party of India (Marxist)

3

Gopal Singh

Nationalist Congress Party

4

Badari Bhagat

Rashtriya Janata Dal

5

Md Noushad Amin

Bahujan Samaj Party

6

Rajesh Ranjan

Indian National Congress

7

Lal Bihari Sah

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

8

Ashfaq

Samata Party

9

Ushman Gani

All India Trinamool Congress

10

Md. Jahangir

Muslim League Kerala State Committee

11

Surandra Mohan Keshri

Ajsu Party

12

Md Ajjay Ali

Independent

13

Ataur Rahman Siddiquie

Independent

14

Kunwar Gopal Singh

Independent

15

Jawahar Lal Yadav

Independent

16

Dhannjay Kumar

Independent

17

Niranjan Kr Sinha

Independent

18

Punit Kumar

Independent

19

Bhupal Mandal

Independent

20

Rafeeque Alam

Independent

21

Bishwanath Sah

Independent

22

Saryu Prasad Panjiyara

Independent

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Party affiliation

1

Chandreshwar Prasad Singh

Bharatiya Janata Party

2

Pradeep Tulsyan

Indian National Congress

3

Md. Sharfuddin

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

4

Krishna Mohan Singh

Lok Jan Shakti Party

5

Ranjit singh

Bharatiya Rashtravadi Samanta Party

6

Rakesh Kumar singh

AJSU Party

7

Shiva Prasad Agrawal

Akhil Bharatiya manav Sewa Dal

8

Sazzad Ali

Jharkhand Janadhikar Party

9

Surendra Kumar Suman

Lok Jan Vikas Morcha

10

Agam Lal Mahto

Independent

11

Ajay kumar Khaitan

Independent

12

Jamil Aktar

Independent

13

Jawed Akhtar

Independent

14

Mansoor Alam

Independent

15

Ramesh Bharati

Independent

16

Rajesh Kumar

Independent

17

Leelawati Gupta

Independent

18

Sushil Kumar Narsaria

Independent

Election to the Legislative Assembly from 64-Hatia Assembly Constituency

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Party affiliation

1

Urmila Yadav

Bahujan Samaj Party

2

Gopal S.N. Shahdeo

Indian National Congress

3

Manohar Kumar Yadav

Rashtriya Janata Dal

4

Ram ji Lal Sharda

Bharatiya Janata Party

5

Birendra Bhagat

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

6

Awadhesh Kumar Pal

Samata Party

7

Arti Behera

Lok Tantrik Samata Dal

8

Janak Mahto

Lok Jan Vikas Morcha

9

Naim Alam

National Lokhind Party

10

Navin Jaiswal

AJSU Party

11

Rizwan Ahmad

Jharkhand Party

12

Ajay Kumar Dubey

Independent

13

Arshad Ayub

Independent

14

Arun Tiwari

Independent

15

Jitendra Kumar Singh

Independent

16

Bhakru Tirkey

Independent

17

Bhim Munda

Independent

18

Rakesh Kiran

Independent

19

Rajen Nayak

Independent

20

Rajendra Prasad Sahu

Independent

21

Ram Prakash Tiwary

Independent

22

Vashistha Tiwary

Independent

23

Wasim Akram Ansari

Independent

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Party affiliation

1

Khuda Ram

Rashtriya Janata Dal

2

Ramchandra Baitha

Bhartiya Janata Party

3

Vijay Shankar Nayak

Bahujan Samaj Party

4

Samri Lal

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

5

Suresh Baitha

Indian National Congress

6

Ajay Rajak

Akhil Bharatiya Manav Seva Dal

7

Nandlal Nayak

Jharkhand Janadhikar Party

8

Pratima Kumari

Sadan Vikas Party

9

Ram Narain Rama

Jharkhand Party

10

Vijay Kr. Rajak

Jharkhand Janadhikar Manch

11

Vijay Ram

Navjawan Sangharsh Morcha

12

Shanti Devi

AJSU Party

13

Arjun Kumar Ram

Independent

14

Nageshwar Choudhary

Independent

15

Nirasho Kumari

Independent

16

Ratiya Ganjhu

Independent

17

Raj Kishor Ravi

Independent

18

Ramjit Ganjhu

Independent

19

Lal Babu Rajak

Independent

20

Shiv Tahal Nayak

Independent

Election to the Legislative Assembly from 47-Jugsalai(SC) Assembly Constituency

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Party affiliation

1

DULAL BHUIYAN

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

2

BHAGIRATH DAS

Bahujan Samaj Party

3

RAKHI ROY

Bharatiya Janata Party

4

RITIKA MUKHI

Indian National Congress

5

SHARDA DEVI

Rashtriya Janata Dal

6

DHANU MUKHI

Jai Bharat Samanta Party

7

MANGAL KARUVA

Jharkhand Party

8

YADAV SAHISH

Amra Bangalee

9

RAM CHANDRA SAHIS

AJSU Party

10

MANGAL KALINDI

Independent

11

HARADHAN DAS

Independent

Election to the Legislative Assembly from 48-Jamshedpur East Assembly Constituency

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Party affiliation

1

ABHAY SINGH

JHARKHAND VIKAS MORCHA (PRAJATANTRIK)

2

DHIRAJ KUMAR NANDI

BAHUJAN SAMAJ PARTY

3

PRAMOD LAL

JHARKHAND MUKTI MORCHA

4

RAGHUBAR DAS

BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY

5

RAJENDRA KUMAR SINGH

RASHTRIYA JANATA DAL

6

ALPANA BOSE

JHARKHAND JANADHIKAR PARTY

7

ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY

AJSU PARTY

8

DINESH VARU

NATIONAL LOKHIND PARTY

9

SUBODH LOHAR

JHARKHAND PARTY

10

ANAND BIHARI DUBEY

INDEPENDENT

11

MD. GUFRANUL HASAN

INDEPENDENT

12

PARSHURAM SINGH

INDEPENDENT

13

BASHUDEV THAKUR

INDEPENDENT

14

MADHULIKA MEHTA

INDEPENDENT

15

SANJAY KUMAR THAKUR

INDEPENDENT

Election to the Legislative Assembly from 49-Jamshedpur West Assembly Constituency

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Party affiliation

1

MD. AFTAB ALAM KHAN

BAHUJAN SAMAJ PARTY

2

FIROZ KHAN

RASHTRIYA JANATA DAL

3

BANNA GUPTA

INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

4

MOHAN KARMKAR

JHARKHAND MUKTI MORCHA

5

SARYU ROY

BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY

6

MD. HASAN RIZWI

NATIONALIST CONGRESS PARTY

7

AJIT KUMAR YADAV

ALL INDIA TRINAMOOL CONGRESS

8

GANESH SHANKAR VIDYARTHI

JHARKHAND JANADHIKAR PARTY

9

DHIRAJ KUMAR YADAV

JHARKHAND PARTY

10

FAKHRUDDIN ANSARI

PEACE PARTY

11

BABY MAHATO

AMRA BANGALEE

12

SHAMBHUNATH CHOUDHARY

RASHTRIYA LOK DAL

13

SAMSUL HAQUE KHAN

NATIONAL LOK HIND PARTY

14

TILO SARDAR

INDEPENDENT

15

MD. NAZIM KHAN

INDEPENDENT

16

MUBIN KHAN

INDEPENDENT

17

RAMNATH PRAJAPATI

INDEPENDENT

18

SHAFQAT ALI

INDEPENDENT

19

SHAILESH VERMA

INDEPENDENT

20

SANJIV DWIVEDI

INDEPENDENT

Election to the Legislative Assembly from 38-Sindri Assembly Constituency

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Party affiliation

1

ANWARUL HAQUE ANSARI

Bahujan Samaj Party

2

DURYODHAN PRASAD CHOUDHARY

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

3

PHUL CHAND MANDAL

Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik)

4

RAJ KISHOR MAHATO

Bharatiya Janata Party

5

ANAND MAHATO Marxist Co-ordination

6

NASIM SHAH Jawan Kisan Morcha

7

PAWAN CHANDRA MAHATO AJSU Party

8

BIMAL CHANDRA DEY All India Forward Bloc

9

RADHESHYAM GOSWAMI All India Trinamool Congress

10

SHAILENDRA NATH DWIVEDI

Lok Jan Shakti Party

11

HAFIJUDDIN ANSARI

Samajwadi Party

12

AJIT MAHATO Independent

13

AMAR MUKHERJEE Independent

14

UMA CHARAN MAHATO

Independent

15

DR. KRISHNA CHANDRA SINGHRAJ

Independent

16

GURUPADA MAHATO

Independent

17

GOKUL CHANDRA MAHATO

Independent

18

JAGDISH SAW

Independent

19

NALIN KUMAR MAHATO

Independent

20

MANILAL MAHATO

Independent

21

MIHIR KUMAR MAHATO

Independent

22

RAJESH KUMAR

Independent

23

LUBIN MARANDI

Independent

24

MD. HASIMUDDIN ANSARI

Independent

Election to the Legislative Assembly from 39-Nirsa Assembly Constituency

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Party affiliation

1 ASHOK KUMAR MANDAL Bharatiya Janata Party 2 BODI LAL MARANDI Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 3 MADHU SUDAN RAKHA Bahujan Samaj Party 4 SUNIL KUMAR PANDEY Rashtriya Janata Dal 5 SURESH CHANDRA JHA Indian National Congress 6 APARNA SENGUPTA All India Forward Bloc 7 ARUP CHATTERJEE Marxist Co-ordination 8 UMA SHANKAR SINGH All India Trinamool Congress 9 BAMAPADA BAURI AJSU Party 10 MANTOSH KUMAR MANDAL Amra Bangalee 11

VIJAY KUMAR SHARMA

Bharatiya Rashtravadi Samanta Party 12 FARUQUE GALARIA Independent 13 MADAN MOHAN RAI Independent 14

YUGAL BHUIA

Independent 15

RAM PRASAD SINGH

Independent 16

SAMIR MAHATO

Independent 17

SWAPAN KUMAR GORAI

Independent

Election to the Legislative Assembly from 40-Dhanbad Assembly Constituency

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Party affiliation

1.

Awadh Kishore Sahay Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

2.

Kumar Kaushal Bahujan Samaj Party

3.

Manan Mallick Indian National Congress

4.

Raj Kumar Sinha Bharatiya Janata Party

5.

Ajay Narayan Lall MarxistCo-ordination

6.

Kiran Hembram Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation)

7.

Chandrika Prasad Janata Dal (Secular)

8.

Dinesh Singh AJSU Party

9.

Belal Khan Lok Jan Shakti Party

10.

Ramesh Kumar Yadav National Lokhind Party

11.

Santosh Agrawal Jawan Kisan Morcha

12.

Santosh Vikral All India Trinamool Congress

13.

Hamida Khatoon Bahujan Shakti

14.

Kailash Prasad Choudhary Independent

15.

Guhiram Rajwar Independent

16.

Jugal Kishor Ritolia Independent

17.

Niraj Singh Independent

18.

Rupesh Kumar Mukherjee Independent

19.

Rupesh Paswan Independent

20.

Vijay Kumar Sinha Independent

21.

Sadanand Mahato alias Mantu Mahato Independent

22.

Sanjiv Kumar Sinha Independent

23.

Subhash Chandra Chourasia Independent

24.

Suraj Kumar Singh Independent

Election to the Legislative Assembly from 41-Jharia Assembly Constituency

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Party affiliation

1. Abo Devi Rashtriya Janata Dal 2. Kunti Devi Bharatiya Janata Party 3. Birendra Kumar Singh Bahujan Samaj Party 4.. Ram Krishna Prasad Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 5. Suresh Prasad Gupta Communist Party of India (Marxist) 6. Suresh Singh Indian National Congress 7. Tarun Saw Janata Dal (Secular) 8. Farid Ahmed All India Trinamool Congress 9. Bhojohari Mahato Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) 10. Mahesh Nishad Samajwadi Party 11. Mohammad Haider Ali Peace Party 12. Lalmati Devi Jawan Kisan Morcha 13. S. K. Abdullah Independent 14. Arvind Kumar Singh Independent 15. Chandan Kumar Mahato Independent 16.

Jai Prakash Singh Independent 17. Devilal Bhuia Independent 18. Nizam Khan Independent 19. Budhan Ram Independent 20. Mosazid Gaddi Independent 21. Ram Nath Choubey Independent 22. Shiv Paswan Indepentent 23. Santosh Jha Independent

Election to the Legislative Assembly from 42-Tundi Assembly Constituency

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Party affiliation

1

Pratima Devi

Bahujan Samaj Party

2

Pradeep Kumar Agarwal

Bharatiya Janata party

3

Mathura Prasad Mahato

Jharkhand

Mukti Morcha

4

Saba Ahmad

Jharkhand Vikas

Morcha (Prajatantrik)

5

Suman Hembram

Rashtriya Janata Dal

6

Allauddin Ansari

Bahujan Shakti

7

Bhaskar Prasad Ojha

All India Trinamool Congress

8

Mahendra Prasad

Jharkhand People’s Party

9

Ram Chandra Rana

All India Forward Bloc

10

Abdul Rajak

Independent

11

Ambika Prasad Mishra

Independent

12

Kamal Kanti Mehta

Independent

13

Kashi Nath Manjhi

Independent

14

Ganga Narayan Singh

Independent

15

Dhananjay Bose

Independent

16

Md. Naseem Akhtar

Independent

17

Nunulal Murmu

Independent

18

Parsuram Mahato

Independent

19

Basiruddin Ansari

Independent

20

Shankar Kishor Mahato

Independent

21

Sanatan Soren

Independent

22

Surendra Singh

Independent

23

Sanjay Kumar

Independent

24

Haldhar Mahato

Independent

25

Hira Lal Sankhwar

Independent

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Party affiliation

1

Akshay Lal Chouhan

Jharkhand

Mukti Morcha

2

Om Prakash Lal

Indian National Congress

3

Kamlesh Pathak

Bahujan Samaj Party

4

Jaleshwar Mahato

Janata Dal (United)

5

Dulu Mahato

Jharkhand Vikas

Morcha (Prajatantrik)

6

Vikram Prasad Yadav

Rashtriya Janata Dal

7

Misbahuddin Ansari

Peace Party

8

Hanjla Bin Haque

All India Forward Bloc

9

Umesh Rishi

Independent

10

Gourchand Bauri

Independent

11

Naresh Kumar Das

Independent

12

Manik Chandra Das

Independent

13

Yogendra Prasad Singh

Independent

14

Ritesh Kumar Agrawal

Independent

As the first phase of Assembly polls begins in Jharkhand on Wednesday, political experts say that the state would witness a keen contest but there would be no clean sweep for any party.

More than 6.5 million voters in Jharkhand, on Wednesday exercise their franchise to elect 26 MLAs in the first phase of a five-phase election. About 470 candidates are in the fray.

But, in a warning to voters, Maoist rebels blew up four schools that were to serve as polling stations or as camps for security forces. The CPI(Maoists) have called for a boycott of the elections.

The remaining four phases will be held on December 2 (14 seats), December 8 (11 seats), December 12 (14 seats) and December 18 (16 seats) and the results will be announced on December 23. The Jharkhand assembly has 81 seats.

The nine-year-old state, 54 per cent of whose population lives below the poverty line, has had six chief ministers so far.

Campaigning for the five-phase Jharkhand elections from November 25 is in full swing but the two main rival fronts fighting for power have not yet named their candidates for the chief minister’s post. Both Congress-Jharkhand Vikas Morcha and BJP-JD(U) have decided to take up the issue after the poll results.

There is a reason for this reticence. By projecting a candidate for the post, they run the risk of triggering intra-party feuding ahead of the polls. Since the Congress and BJP together put up a large contingent of candidates — 60 and 67 respectively — for the 81-member House, they are expected to emerge as major players in deciding the state’s next chief minister.

Within the Congress, the non-tribal name being circulated is that of Union minister of food processing Subodh Kant Sahay, who represents Ranchi in the Lok Sabha. Marandi, who is leading the campaign for the Congress-JVM across the state, is also a strong contender for the coveted post.

The BJP looks a divided house. While party president Rajnath Singh is understood to be inclined to award the post again to Munda, a tribal leader, another central leader Arun Jaitley is learnt to be backing former Union minister Yashwant Sinha, a non-tribal, for the post.