About Ramgarh Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituency
Located in the district by the same name, the assembly constituency of Ramgarh belongs to Hazaribagh Lok Sabha constituency. The seat has been occupied by AJSUP (All Jharkhand Students Union) since 2005. Chandra Prakash Choudhary of AJSU won the 2009 assembly elections for the second consecutive time. He defeated Shahzada Anwar of INC with a huge margin. Choudhary secured 61947 votes as against Anwar's 36472 votes. Having a population of 161,821, as per 2011 India census, the city is also the district headquarters.
Sitting and previous MLAs from Ramgarh Assembly Constituency
Below is the list of winners and runners-up in the Ramgarh assembly elections conducted so far.
Year | A C No. | Constituency Name | Category | Winner | Gender | Party | Votes | Runner Up | Gender | Party | Votes |
2014 | 23 | Ramgarh | GEN | Chandra Prakash Choudhary | M | AJSU Party | 98987 | Shahzada Anwar | M | INC | 45169 |
2009 | 23 | Ramgarh | GEN | Chandra Prakash Choudhary | M | AJSUP | 61947 | Shahzada Anwar | M | INC | 36472 |
2005 | 23 | Ramgarh | GEN | Chandra Prakash Choudhary | M | AJSU | 51249 | Nadra Bagum | M | CPI | 28970 |