Jharkhand · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2009
Krishna Nand Tripathi of Indian National Congress won the Daltonganj Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Jharkhand in the 2009 state assembly election, securing 43,571 votes (29.70% vote share). The runner-up was Dileep Singh Namdhari (Bharatiya Janata Party) with 39,338 votes.
A total of 24 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.
| Position | Candidate Name | Votes | Votes% | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Krishna Nand Tripathi | 43571 | 29.70% | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | Dileep Singh Namdhari | 39338 | 26.80% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 3 | Anil Kumar Chaurasiya | 37380 | 25.40% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 4 | Gyan Chand Pandey | 5180 | 3.50% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 5 | Satish Kumar | 4444 | 3.00% | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 6 | Sazid Ahmad Si. | 3872 | 2.60% | Ajsu Party |
| 7 | Fuli Singh | 2510 | 1.70% | Independent |
| 8 | Fuleshwari Devi | 1534 | 1.00% | Independent |
| 9 | Avinash Kumar Singh | 1068 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 10 | Ajimuddin Mian | 872 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 11 | Ajay Bax Rai | 843 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 12 | Madhusudan Tripathi | 734 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 13 | Sanjay Kumar Pandey | 622 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 14 | Udit Kumar | 591 | 0.40% | Rashtriya Lok Dal |
| 15 | Shatrughan Ojha | 578 | 0.40% | Navjawan Sangharsh Morcha |
| 16 | Indu Devi | 522 | 0.40% | Rashtra Sewa Dal |
| 17 | Manoj Kumar Dubey | 489 | 0.30% | Manav Mukti Morcha |
| 18 | Meena Devi | 481 | 0.30% | Jharkhand Party |
| 19 | Ramesh Sinha | 479 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 20 | Shiv Prasad Agrawal | 468 | 0.30% | Akhil Bartiya Manav Seva Dal |
| 21 | Mahendra Singh | 451 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 22 | Rakesh Kumar | 387 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 23 | Shiv Kumar Paswan | 268 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 24 | Virendra Kumar | 238 | 0.20% | Independent |
The Daltonganj constituency is part of the Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2009 Assembly election, 24 candidates contested for this seat. Krishna Nand Tripathi (Indian National Congress) emerged as the winner securing 43,571 votes.
State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.
How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.