About Jamshedpur East Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituency
An area in the East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, Jamshedpur East is a major industrial centre. The assembly constituency of Jamshedpur East falls under Jamshedpur parliamentary constituency. The seat has been occupied by BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) since 2005. Raghubar Das won the 2009 assembly elections for the second consecutive time. He defeated Abhay Singh of JVM (Jharkhand Vikas Morcha). Das bagged 56165 votes as against Singh's 33202 votes. The city is also known as the Steel City.
Sitting and previous MLAs from Jamshedpur East Assembly Constituency
Below is the list of winners and runners-up in the Jamshedpur East assembly elections conducted so far.
Year | A C No. | Constituency Name | Category | Winner | Gender | Party | Votes | Runner Up | Gender | Party | Votes |
2014 | 48 | Jamshedpur East | GEN | Raghubar Das | M | BJP | 103427 | Anand Bihari Dubey | M | INC | 33270 |
2009 | 48 | Jamshedpur East | GEN | Raghubar Das | M | BJP | 56165 | Abhay Singh | M | JVM | 33202 |
2005 | 48 | Jamshedpur East | GEN | Raghubar Das | M | BJP | 65116 | Ramashray Prasad | M | INC | 46718 |