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Jharkhand is a state in the eastern side of India. This region was previously a part of Bihar state. Following a demand for a separate state by political organizations of the region, the Bihar reorganization act was passed in the year 2000, giving rise to a new state named Jharkhand. The state contains about 40% of India’s mineral resources.

Like other Indian states, Jharkhand also has its state legislative assembly and the Chief Minister is the chief executive of the state. Babulal Marandi was the first chief minister of Jharkhand who had contested the polls on BJP’s ticket. Till now, Jharkhand had six chief ministers including the incumbent CM Raghubar Das. Raghubar Das is the only chief minister of Jharkhand to complete full five years in the office, his term ends on 27 December 2019.

With the term of current Legislative Assembly coming to an end, elections will be held in the current month. Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2019 will be held from 30th November to 20th December. Elections will be held across 5 phases, and the parties are BJP, Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (JVM), All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU), Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). Amongst them, Bhartiya Janata Party, JVM, and AJSU would contest the elections distinctively while JMM, Congress, and RJD will contest in an alliance.

All eyes are towards the BJP if the party will be able to regain power in the Jharkhand elections. However, few surveys have suggested that the party will fall short of the majority number 41 from a total of 81 seats and may need post-election alliances. The survey also suggests that the incumbent CM Raghubar Das from BJP remains the top choice for the chief minister’s post for the people of Jharkhand. Jharkhand Assembly Election results will be announced on December 23, 2019. With the prevalent circumstances, the Jharkhand election may prove to be a neck to neck fight between BJP and Congress.

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About Jharkhand Assembly Election 2014

Jharkhand is rich in resources and is the 28th state in India. The state was formed in the year 2000 after its separation from Bihar. It is a politically active state and has many national and regional parties. Besides, the political parties, the state has a large number of independent leaders. The state Assembly has 81 assembly and 14 parliamentary constituencies.

The Vidhan Sabha of Jharkhand consists of 81 seats to which the members are directly elected by the general eligible electorate. The fate of the candidates was decided by about two crore voters. The major parties in the state include Indian National Congress (INC), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and Jharkhand Vikas Morcha Prajatantrik (JVM).

In the General Elections 2014, Congress had been rejected by the Jharkhand electorate. As a part of the strategy for the assembly elections, Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee (JPCC) organised 'chintan shivir' in different parts of the state to find means to earn back the faith of the people. JPCC leaders were urged to be aware of the problems of the people of their districts and find out the demands of the people. But this did not work out for the INC. Check the members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) of Jharkhand...

The BJP contested Jharkhand assembly elections all alone. Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) led by Babulal Marandi had been among the regional parties which had to face defeat in the general elections 2014.

Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Elections Summary 2014

The Jharkhand State Legislative Assembly elections for 2014 were held in five phases between November 25 and December 20, while the results were announced on 23 December. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged as the single largest party winning 37 of the 81 assembly seats, falling just five short of the clear majority mark of 42. The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) won 19 seats to come second after BJP.

The then incumbent chief minister Hemant Soren of JMM had contested the elections from Dumka and Barhait assembly constituencies. Soren won in Barhait with 62,515 votes against BJP's Hemlal Murmu who was the runner-up with 38,428 votes. Though, Soren had to taste defeat in Dumka at the hands of BJP's Lois Marandi who won 70,367 votes to the former's 65,105.

Former Chief Minister of Jharkhand Babulal Marandi of JVM (P) came third in his native assembly constituency of Girdih, winning 26,665 votes lagging far behind the eventual winner Nirbhay Kumar Shahabadi of BJP who bagged 57, 450 votes. Marandi lost in the Dhanwar assembly segment as well with 39,922 votes in his kitty falling close to eleven thousand short of the number of votes won by Rajkumar Yadaw of CPI (M).

Although contesting under the favourite BJP's flag, ex-chief minister Arjun Munda could not win from Kharasawan assembly seat. Munda was the runner-up in the seat with just over sixty thousand votes, losing out to JMM's Dashrath Gagrai who won 70,002 votes. But BJPs tried and tested man in the state, Raghbar Das came out victorious in his native Jamshedpur East with a thumping margin. Das won 1,03,427 votes as compared to the runner-up Anand Bihari Dubey of INC who could win just 33,270 votes. Although, the BJP did win most number of seats in the state yet did not have the sufficient number of seats required to form a government on its own.

However, the BJP got the required support to form the government in the state from outside. Subsequently, BJP's experienced leader in the state and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP national President Amit Shah's close associate Raghbar Das was chosen by the party high command to be the next Chief Minister of Jharkhand. It was an unprecedented decision by BJP to have elected a non-tribal chief minister for the state. Raghbar Das was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand on 28 December 2014.

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Jharkhand Lok Sabha Election Summary 2014

Earlier in the 2014 Parliamentary Elections, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged victorious in Jharkhand by bagging 12 seats out of 14 seats. The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha party secured two seats in the state.

Jharkhand Election History

Jharkhand is the state where active politics has always been under way right from the heydays, when the state came into existence as the breakaway faction from the erstwhile Bihar, in the year 2000. The electoral system of Jharkhand is divided between the assembly and parliamentary constituencies and in each of these many national and regional political parties vie for the power. It is also significant to note that Jharkhand has quite a huge number of political parties, compared to UP and Bihar.

Administrative structure

Like most of the Indian states, the administrative structure of the state is determined by the Constitution of 1950. The Governor is the nominal head of the state and functions on the advice of the Chief Minister. CM is the executive head of the government. The state is divided into many districts. Each district is governed by a deputy commissioner. The judiciary consists of a High Court in Ranchi and other district courts, subdivisional courts, munsifs’ (subordinate judicial officers’) courts, and village councils.

Issues of the state

Naxalism: It is one of the 13 states in India where Naxalites have a major influence. The Leftist rebels are active in 18 out of 24 districts of the state. Jharkhand has witnessed the loss of countless lives in Maoist violence. People live in miserable poverty, thus providing wide recruits for the Left insurgents who argue that they are fighting on behalf of the landless poor.
Development & stability: The region was earlier known for its educational infrastructure but after achieving the status of a full-fledged state, it failed to open even a single state-of-the-art institute.

Political Parties in Jharkhand

JMM is in fact the biggest political party in the state. The political system in the state of Jharkhand has changed significantly over the years.

Political distribution of Jharkhand

Jharkhand has a unicameral state legislature that means there is only one house which is the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly or The Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha. Ranchi is the state capital. There are 81 members in the assembly who are directly elected from their respective constituencies.

The North Chhotanagpur region has seven districts viz Chatra, Koderma, Giridih, Hazaribagh, Ramgarh, Bokaro and Dhanbad and comprises 5 LS seats namely Chatra, Koderma, Giridih, Dhanbad and Hazaribagh respectively. South Chhotanagpur region has 5 districts namely Ranchi, Khunti, Lohardagga, Gumla and Simdega and 3 LS seats namely Ranchi, Khunti and Loherdagga. These regions are also predominantly Adivasi regions. Palamu region has 3 districts namely Palamu, Latehar and Garhwa and 1 LS seat namely Palamu, having a meagre Adivasi population and high scheduled caste population. Santhal Pargana region has 6 districts namely Deoghar, Godda, Sahebganj, Pakur, Dumka and Jamtara and 3 LS seats namely Rajmahal, Dumka and Godda.

Legislative Assembly of Jharkhand

Jharkhand has a unicameral state legislature that means there is only one house which is the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly or The Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha. Ranchi is the state capital. There are 81 members in the assembly who are directly elected from their respective constituencies, and one nominated.

List of Chief Ministers of Jharkhand

Babulal Marandi was the first elected Chief Minister of the state, who assumed office on 15 November 2000. The incumbent CM is Raghubar Das, who assumed office on December 28, 2014. The complete list of Chief Ministers of Jharkhand is given below:

Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Jharkhand