Daltonganj Assembly Election Result 2014

Jharkhand · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2014

Alok Kr. Chaurasiya of Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) won the Daltonganj Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Jharkhand in the 2014 state assembly election, securing 59,202 votes (29.80% vote share). The runner-up was Krishna Nand Tripathi (Indian National Congress) with 54,855 votes.

A total of 26 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.

Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Details
  • State: Jharkhand
  • Constituency: Daltonganj
  • Constituency Number: 76
  • District: Palamu
  • Total Contestants: 26
  • Election Year: 2014
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
Position Candidate Name Votes Votes% Party
1 Alok Kr. Chaurasiya 59202 29.80% Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik)
2 Krishna Nand Tripathi 54855 27.60% Indian National Congress
3 Manoj Kumar Singh 42597 21.40% Bharatiya Janata Party
4 Dilip Singh Namdhari 18892 9.50% Independent
5 Azimuddin Miyan 3104 1.60% Independent
6 Amlesh Prasad 2031 1.00% Independent
7 P K Siddharth 1659 0.80% Bharatiya Suraaj Dal
8 Shreepati Singh 1354 0.70% Independent
9 Chandra Deo Singh 1258 0.60% Independent
10 Vinod Kumar 1241 0.60% Bahujan Samaj Party
11 Indu Devi 1167 0.60% Independent
12 Sanjeev Kr. Tiwary 1008 0.50% Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
13 Vinod Sharma 907 0.50% Independent
14 Girija Singh 855 0.40% Navjawan Sangharsh Morcha
15 Santosh Kr. Duvey 838 0.40% Independent
16 Ras Bihari Prasad Gupta 817 0.40% Jai Bharat Samanta Party
17 Mahendra Singh 734 0.40% Jharkhand Party
18 Bihari Ram 688 0.40% Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Star
19 Ram Raj Paswan 670 0.30% Communist Party Of India (MARXIST-LENINIST) (LIBERATION)
20 Osho Krishana 591 0.30% Independent
21 Ravindra Choudhary 558 0.30% Manav Mukti Morcha
22 Md Kalam 535 0.30% Janta Dal Rashtravadi
23 Mohan Yadav 524 0.30% Samajwadi Party
24 Fuli Singh 494 0.30% Independent
25 Manish Kumar 441 0.20% Independent
26 Mahendra Prasad Soni 369 0.20% Jharkhand Ki Krantikari Party

About Daltonganj Assembly Constituency

The Daltonganj constituency is part of the Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2014 Assembly election, 26 candidates contested for this seat. Alok Kr. Chaurasiya (Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik)) emerged as the winner securing 59,202 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

26 candidates contested from Daltonganj assembly constituency in the 2014 Vidhan Sabha election.

Daltonganj is an assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency in Jharkhand.

Alok Kr. Chaurasiya (Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik)) won the Daltonganj assembly seat in the 2014 Vidhan Sabha election.