Jharkhand Assembly Elections
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Jharkhand local body elections: Campaigning ends today, 'silence period' begins, voting on Feb 23
India | Feb 21, 2026, 11:46 PM ISTJharkhand local body elections are scheduled to be held for the post of 48 mayors or chairpersons and councillors at 1,087 wards in nine municipal corporations, 20 nagar parishads and 19 nagar panchayats.
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Jharkhand: Who can become ministers in Hemant Soren Cabinet? Probable list
Jharkhand | Nov 26, 2024, 05:50 PM ISTIn recently concluded Assembly elections in Jharkhand, JMM-led alliance won 56 out of 81 seats. JMM alone won 34 seats. The coalition has comfortably crosses majority mark and is all set to form government on November 28.
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Hemant Soren resigns as Jharkhand CM, stakes claim to form govt, oath on November 28
Jharkhand | Nov 25, 2024, 06:15 AM ISTThe counting of votes in the Jharkhand Assembly elections concluded on Saturday, with the JMM-led alliance winning 56 out of 81 Assembly seats. Among the INDIA bloc, JMM won 34 seats, while Congress won 16 seats, followed by RJD at four and CPI (ML) (L) at two seats, respectively.
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PM Modi congratulates JMM-led alliance for victory in Jharkhand assembly polls
Jharkhand | Nov 23, 2024, 11:47 PM ISTChief Electoral Officer K Ravi Kumar said the counting is likely to be completed by 4 PM. This time, voter turnout reached a record 67.74 per cent, the highest since the formation of Jharkhand on November 15, 2000.
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Borio Assembly Election Results: Dhananjay Soren defeats BJP's Lobin Hembram
Jharkhand | Nov 23, 2024, 08:29 PM ISTBorio Assembly Election Result 2024: The constituency witnessed a high-stake battle between BJP candidate Lobin Hembrom and JMM candidate Dhananjay Soren. The polling at this seat was held in the second phase on November 20.
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Hazaribagh Assembly Election Results: BJP's Pradeep Prasad wins over Congress's Munna Singh
Jharkhand | Nov 23, 2024, 08:33 PM ISTThe Hazaribagh constituency sees a fierce contest between BJP's Pradeep Prasad, INC's Munna Singh, and other candidates, making it a key battleground in the Jharkhand Assembly elections.
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Ovala Majiwada Assembly Election Results 2024: SHS's Pratap Baburao Sarnaik wins with 184,178 votes
Maharashtra | Nov 23, 2024, 11:21 PM ISTOvala Majiwada Assembly Election Results 2024: Pratap Baburao Sarnaik's closest rival, Naresh Manera from Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray), secured 76,020 votes, while Sandeep Dinkar Pachange from Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) garnered 13,552 votes.
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Bhawanathpur Election Result: JMM's Anant Rao Deo defeats BJP's Bhanu Pratap Shahi by 21,462 votes
Jharkhand | Nov 23, 2024, 04:40 PM ISTBhawanathpur Assembly Election Result 2024: The constituency witnessed a high-stake battle between sitting BJP MLA Bhanu Pratap Shahi and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Anant Pratap Deo.
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Jaganathpur Assembly Election Results: Former CM Madhu Kora's wife Geeta loses by 7,383 votes
Jharkhand | Nov 23, 2024, 06:25 PM ISTJaganathpur Assembly Election Results: Since Jharkhand was carved out from Bihar in 2000, Jaganathpur had been the basion of the Kora family but in the 2019 assembly elections, Congress' Sona Ram Sinku surprised everyone by winning the seat. Kora is attempting to wrest the seat from Sinku.
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Jharkhand Assembly Election Result 2024: When and where to watch poll results? Check details
Jharkhand | Nov 23, 2024, 11:31 PM ISTJharkhand Assembly Election Result 2024: In the 2019 elections, the contest was close, with the JMM winning 30 seats and the BJP securing 25, down from 37 in 2014. The JMM-Congress-RJD alliance won a comfortable majority with 47 seats.
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Jharkhand assembly elections: Women outnumber men in voter roll across 68 constituencies, says ECI
Jharkhand | Nov 21, 2024, 11:05 PM ISTWomen voters outnumbered men in both phases of the Jharkhand Assembly elections. Of the total of the 81 constituencies, 68 seats recorded higher female participation.
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Jharkhand Assembly elections: 68.45 per cent turnout recorded in 38 seats in final phase | DETAILS
Jharkhand | Nov 20, 2024, 11:33 PM ISTHomkar said 891 booths in the second phase were in Maoist-affected areas and 6,828 booths in the critical category. No violence was reported, barring Maoists torching five trucks in Latehar district hours before the commencement of polls.
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Polling in Maharashtra, Jharkhand ends with over 60 per cent turnout
India | Nov 20, 2024, 11:04 PM ISTJharkhand (phase-II) and Maharashtra recorded 68.01% and 62.05% voter turnout respectively, as per the Election Commission of India.
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Jharkhand elections: Rahul Gandhi announces 7 guarantees: 'From 10 lakh jobs to Rs 2,500 for women'
Jharkhand | Nov 18, 2024, 06:00 PM ISTJharkhand elections 2024: Congress is contesting with Hemant Soren's JMM as a part of INDIA bloc, eyeing retaining the state after a recent debacle in assembly elections in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh.
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EC asks Jharkhand BJP to take down social media post citing it violative of MCC
Jharkhand | Nov 17, 2024, 11:18 PM ISTThe Election Commission stated that prima facie the video seems to be in violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC). Accordingly, the poll body has sought an explanation from the state unit of the BJP.
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Jamtara Assembly elections: Can BJP's Sita Soren stop Congress' Irfan Ansari from making hat-trick?
Jharkhand | Nov 20, 2024, 12:31 PM ISTJamtara Assembly elections: The seat is one of the hot seats in the Jharkhand assembly elections with a high-octane battle between BJP and Congress. Congress' Irfan Ansari is eying to win the third term from the constituency.
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Jharkhand's highest award to be named 'Bhagwan Birsa Munda-Bhagwan Sido Kanho': CM Hemant Soren
Jharkhand | Nov 17, 2024, 11:34 AM ISTAmid the ongoing Assembly election in the state, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren said the decision regarding naming the award will be taken in the first cabinet meeting of the JMM-led government if it is voted to power.
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EC seeks responses from Nadda and Kharge on speeches of Amit Shah and Rahul Gandhi
India | Nov 16, 2024, 05:44 PM ISTThe Election Commission has issued notices to Mallikarjun Kharge and JP Nadda regarding complaints filed by Congress and BJP over speeches made during the ongoing Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections.
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Rahul Gandhi accuses PM Modi of undermining Constitution at Jharkhand rally
Jharkhand | Nov 15, 2024, 06:38 PM ISTAt a rally in Jharkhand’s Bermo, Rahul Gandhi accused PM Modi of attacking the Constitution and favouring billionaires. Promising a caste census and increased reservations, Gandhi reiterated Congress’s commitment to equality and justice for the poor and marginalised.
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Jharkhand election 2024: PM Modi urges voters to cast votes in phase 1 with full enthusiasm
India | Nov 13, 2024, 08:01 AM ISTJharkhand election: As far as key seats are concerned- former CM Champai Soren, contesting on the BJP ticket in Seraikela, faces a challenge from JMM’s Ganesh Mahli. BJP’s Geeta Koda, wife of former Chief Minister Madhu Koda locked horns with Congress’ Sona Ram Sinku in Jagannathpur.