2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election

The 2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election resulted in a fragmented assembly, with no single party achieving a clear majority. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) each secured 18 seats, while the Indian National Congress won 14 seats. The Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) (JVM-P) obtained 11 seats, and several smaller parties, including the All Jharkhand Students’ Union (AJSU) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), captured a few seats as well.[1]

2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election

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81 seats of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
41 seats needed for a majority
Turnout56.97 (Decrease 0.03)
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Arjun Munda Shibu Soren
Party BJP JMM
Alliance NDA UPA
Leader's seat Kharsawan (Won) Jamtara(by-poll;2010)
Last election 30 17
Seats won 18 18
Seat change Decrease12 Increase1
Popular vote 2,074,215 1,562,060
Percentage 20.18% 15.20%
Swing Decrease3.39% Increase0.91%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu Babulal Marandi
Party INC JVM(P)
Alliance UPA -
Leader's seat Ghatsila (lost) Did Not Contest[a]
Last election 9 New
Seats won 14 11
Seat change Increase5 New
Popular vote 1,660,977 923,671
Percentage 16.16% 8.99%
Swing Increase4.11% New

Seatwise map of the election results

Structure of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly after the election

Chief Minister before election

Madhu Koda
Independent

Elected Chief Minister

Shibu Soren
JMM

Shibu Soren of the JMM was able to form a government in December 2009 with support from various smaller parties, including the BJP. However, this coalition government was short-lived; the BJP withdrew its support in June 2010, leading to the government's collapse shortly thereafter[2][3]  .

The election highlighted significant political shifts in Jharkhand, particularly with rising voter discontent towards policies perceived as anti-tribal by the BJP. This led to increased support for the JMM, which positioned itself as a defender of tribal interests during its campaign[4][5]

Results

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Parties and Coalitions Popular vote Seats
Vote % +/- Contested Won
Bharatiya Janata Party 67 18
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 1,562,060 15.20 78 18  1
Indian National Congress 1,660,977 16.16 61 14  5
Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) 923,671 8.99 25 11
All Jharkhand Students Union 526,231 5.12 54 5
Rashtriya Janata Dal 517,324 5.03 56 5
Janata Dal (United) 285,565 2.78 14 2
Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation 241,436 2.35 33 1
Jharkhand Party 112,821 1.10 41 1
Marxist Co-ordination Committee 111,996 1.09 6 1
Jai Bharat Samanta Party 93,280 0.91 9 1
Jharkhand Janadikhar Manch 74,320 0.72 9 1
Rashtriya Kalyan Paksha 72,401 0.70 3 1
Bahujan Samaj Party 250,751 2.44 78 0
Nav Jawan Sangharsh Morcha 54,931 0.53 12 0
Independents 1,091,011 10.61 647 2
Total 10,279,009 100.00 ±0
Valid votes 10,279,009 99.98
Invalid votes 1,993 0.02
Votes cast / turnout 10,281,002 56.97
Abstentions 7,764,636 43.03
Registered voters 18,045,638
Source: ECI[6]

Results by constituency

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Results
Assembly Constituency Winner Runner Up Margin
# Name Candidate Party Votes Candidate Party Votes
1 Rajmahal Arun Mandal Bharatiya Janata Party 51277 Md Tajuddin Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 40874 10403
2 Borio Lobin Hembrom Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 37586 Tala Marandi Bharatiya Janata Party 28546 9040
3 Barhait Hemlal Murmu Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 40621 Vijay Hansdak Independent 20303 20318
4 Litipara Simon Marandi Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 29875 Anil Murmu Indian National Congress 24478 5397
5 Pakaur Akil Akhtar Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 62246 Alamgir Alam Indian National Congress 56570 5676
6 Maheshpur Mistri Soren Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) 50746 Devidhan Tudu Bharatiya Janata Party 28772 21974
7 Shikaripara Nalin Soren Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 30474 Paritosh Soren Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) 29471 1003
8 Nala Satyanand Jha Bharatiya Janata Party 38119 Rabindra Nath Mahato Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 34171 3948
9 Jamtara Bishnu Prasad Bhaiya Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 62795 Furqan Ansari Indian National Congress 49952 12843
10 Dumka Hemant Soren Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 35129 Louis Marandi Bharatiya Janata Party 32460 2669
11 Jama Sita Soren Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 38550 Manoj Kumar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 25844 12706
12 Jarmundi Hari Narayan Ray Independent 33512 Devendra Kunwar Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 23025 10487
13 Madhupur Haji Hussain Ansari Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 47880 Shiv Dutt Sharma Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) 27412 20468
14 Sarath Shashank Shekhar Bhokta Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 40282 Uday Shankar Singh Indian National Congress 30862 9420
15 Deoghar Suresh Paswan Rashtriya Janata Dal 49602 Baldeo Das Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) 31862 17740
16 Poreyahat Pradeep Yadav Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) 67105 Suraj Mandal Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 30401 36704
17 Godda Sanjay Prasad Yadav Rashtriya Janata Dal 43502 Raghu Nandan Mandal Bharatiya Janata Party 34747 8755
18 Mahagama Rajesh Ranjan Indian National Congress 43834 Ashok Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 35648 8186
19 Kodarma Annapurna Devi Yadav Rashtriya Janata Dal 46922 Ramesh Singh Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) 29639 17283
20 Barkatha Amit Kumar Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party 39485 Janki Prasad Yadav Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) 30117 9368
21 Barhi Umashankar Akela Bharatiya Janata Party 60044 Manoj Yadav Indian National Congress 51959 8085
22 Barkagaon Yogendra Sao Indian National Congress 38683 Loknath Mahto Bharatiya Janata Party 37319 1364
23 Ramgarh Chandra Prakash Choudhary All Jharkhand Students Union 61947 Shahzada Anwar Indian National Congress 36472 25475
24 Mandu Tek Lal Mahto Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 37198 Kumar Mahesh Singh Indian National Congress 29220 7978
25 Hazaribagh Saurabh Narain Singh Indian National Congress 66514 Deo Dayal Bharatiya Janata Party 57227 9287
26 Simaria Jay Prakash Singh Bhogta Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) 34007 Ganesh Ganjhu Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 25982 8025
27 Chatra Janardan Paswan Rashtriya Janata Dal 67441 Subedar Paswan Bharatiya Janata Party 28886 38555
28 Dhanwar Nizamuddin Ansari Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) 50392 Raj Kumar Yadav Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation 45419 4973
29 Bagodar Vinod Kumar Singh Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation 54436 Nagendra Mahto Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) 47718 6718
30 Jamua Chandrika Mahtha Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) 42824 Satya Narayan Das Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation 24297 18527
31 Gandey Sarfaraz Ahmad Indian National Congress 39625 Salkhan Soren Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 31170 8455
32 Giridih Nirbhay Kumar Shahabadi Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) 28771 Munna Lal Independent 21669 7102
33 Dumri Jagarnath Mahto Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 33960 Damodar Prasad Mahto Janata Dal (United) 20292 13668
34 Gomia Madhav Lal Singh Indian National Congress 31540 Yogendra Prasad All Jharkhand Students Union 23237 8303
35 Bermo Rajendra Prasad Singh Indian National Congress 47744 Yogeshwar Mahto Bharatiya Janata Party 41133 6611
36 Bokaro Samresh Singh Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) 53757 Md Izrail Ansari Indian National Congress 37452 16305
37 Chandankiyari Umakant Rajak All Jharkhand Students Union 36620 Amar Kumar Bauri Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) 33103 3517
38 Sindri Fulchand Mandal Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) 40048 Anand Mahato Marxist Co-ordination Committee 36288 3760
39 Nirsa Arup Chatterjee Marxist Co-ordination Committee 68965 Ashok Kumar Mandal Bharatiya Janata Party 33388 35577
40 Dhanbad Mannan Mallick Indian National Congress 55641 Raj Sinha Bharatiya Janata Party 54751 890
41 Jharia Kunti Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 49131 Suresh Singh Indian National Congress 46115 3016
42 Tundi Mathura Prasad Mahato Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 40787 Saba Ahmad Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) 39869 918
43 Baghmara Dulu Mahato Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) 56026 Jaleshwar Mahato Janata Dal (United) 36066 19960
44 Baharagora Bidyut Baran Mahato Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 59228 Dinesh Kumar Sarangi Bharatiya Janata Party 42074 17154
45 Ghatsila Ramdas Soren Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 38283 Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu Indian National Congress 37091 1192
46 Potka Maneka Sardar Bharatiya Janata Party 44095 Subodh Singh Sardar Indian National Congress 28385 15710
47 Jugsalai Ram Chandra Sahis All Jharkhand Students Union 42810 Rakhi Roy Bharatiya Janata Party 39328 3482
48 Jamshedpur East Raghubar Das Bharatiya Janata Party 56165 Abhay Singh Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) 33202 22963
49 Jamshedpur West Banna Gupta Indian National Congress 55638 Saryu Roy Bharatiya Janata Party 52341 3297
50 Ichaghar Arvind Kumar Singh Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) 45465 Bishwa Ranjan Mahato All Jharkhand Students Union 27829 17636
51 Seraikella Champai Soren Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 57156 Lakshman Tudu Bharatiya Janata Party 53910 3246
52 Chaibasa Deepak Birua Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 30274 Bagun Sumbrai Indian National Congress 22726 7548
53 Majhgaon Barkuwar Gagrai Bharatiya Janata Party 34534 Niral Purty Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 24644 9890
54 Jaganathpur Geeta Koda Jai Bharat Samanta Party 37145 Sonaram Birua Bharatiya Janata Party 11405 25740
55 Manoharpur Gurucharan Nayak Bharatiya Janata Party 27360 Navami Oraon Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 21090 6270
56 Chakradharpur Laxman Giluwa Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 26984 Sukhram Oraon Bharatiya Janata Party 26694 290
57 Kharsawan Mangal Singh Soy Bharatiya Janata Party 52661 Basko Besra Indian National Congress 25442 27219
58 Tamar Gopal Krishna Patar Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) 30678 Vikash Kumar Munda All Jharkhand Students Union 29207 1471
59 Torpa Paulus Surin Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 34551 Koche Munda Bharatiya Janata Party 18752 15799
60 Khunti Nilkanth Singh Munda Bharatiya Janata Party 32067 Masi Charan Munda Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 31631 436
61 Silli Sudesh Mahto All Jharkhand Students Union 45673 Amit Kumar Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) 37966 7707
62 Khijri Sawna Lakra Indian National Congress 41172 Ram Kumar Pahan Bharatiya Janata Party 38394 2778
63 Ranchi C.P.Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 66161 Pradeep Tulsyan Indian National Congress 39050 27111
64 Hatia Gopal Sharan Nath Shahdeo Indian National Congress 39921 Ram Ji Lal Sharda Bharatiya Janata Party 39896 25
65 Kanke Ramchandra Baitha Bharatiya Janata Party 45245 Suresh Kumar Baitha Indian National Congress 40674 4571
66 Mandar Bandhu Tirkey Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) 58924 Deo Kumar Dhan Indian National Congress 28953 29971
67 Sisai Geeta Shree Oraon Indian National Congress 39260 Sameer Oraon Bharatiya Janata Party 24319 14941
68 Gumla Kamlesh Oraon Bharatiya Janata Party 39555 Bhushan Tirkey Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 27468 12087
69 Bishunpur Chamra Linda Rashtriya Kalyan Paksha 44461 Shiv Kumar Bhagat Indian National Congress 27751 16710
70 Simdega Vimla Pradhan Bharatiya Janata Party 38476 Neil Tirkey Indian National Congress 37363 1113
71 Kolebira Anosh Ekka Jharkhand Party 28834 Mahendra Bhagat Bharatiya Janata Party 21332 7502
72 Lohardaga Kamal Kishore Bhagat All Jharkhand Students Union 35816 Sukhdeo Bhagat Indian National Congress 35210 606
73 Manika Harikrishna Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 18645 Rameshwar Oraon Indian National Congress 16876 1769
74 Latehar Baidyanath Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 34522 Prakash Ram Rashtriya Janata Dal 34084 438
75 Panki Bidesh Singh Independent 38458 Madhu Singh Janata Dal (United) 18240 20218
76 Daltonganj Krishna Nand Tripathi Indian National Congress 43571 Dileep Singh Namdhari Bharatiya Janata Party 39338 4233
77 Bishrampur Chandra Shekhar Dubey Indian National Congress 25609 Ramchandra Chandravanshi Rashtriya Janata Dal 17257 8352
78 Chhatarpur Sudha Choudhary Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) 25854 Manoj Kumar Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 16108 9746
79 Hussainabad Sanjay Kumar Singh Yadav Rashtriya Janata Dal 26735 Kushwaha Shivpujan Mehta Bahujan Samaj Party 23172 3563
80 Garhwa Satyendra Nath Tiwari Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) 50474 Girinath Singh Rashtriya Janata Dal 40412 10062
81 Bhawanathpur Anant Pratap Deo Indian National Congress 54690 Bhanu Pratap Sahi Nav Jawan Sangharsh Morcha 32522 22168

Government Formation

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A compromise formula was worked out between the BJP-JD(U) Alliance and the JMM. These two groups, with the help of independents and other minor parties, had run the state government, and the president rules the state.

Notes

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  1. ^ Marandi was the sitting MP for Kodarma

References

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  3. ^ "Jharkhand Elections: The Numbers Behind Political Shifts Over the Years". Outlook India. 2024-10-21. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
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