Jharkhand · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2014
Manish Jaiswal of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Hazaribagh Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Jharkhand in the 2014 state assembly election, securing 89,675 votes (44.50% vote share). The runner-up was Pradip Prasad (Independent) with 62,546 votes.
A total of 21 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 | Manish Jaiswal | 89675 | 44.50% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Pradip Prasad | 62546 | 31.00% | Independent |
| 3 | Razi Ahmad | 14290 | 7.10% | Communist Party Of India |
| 4 | Jai Shankar Pathak | 11528 | 5.70% | Indian National Congress |
| 5 | Bhuneshwar Prasad | 4186 | 2.10% | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 6 | Irshad Bin Rahman | 2692 | 1.30% | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) |
| 7 | Jayashri Ram | 2203 | 1.10% | Independent |
| 8 | Sarita Devi Rana | 1523 | 0.80% | Bhartiya Sarvodaya Party |
| 9 | Dr. Avinash Kumar | 1441 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 10 | Rajendra Prasad | 1012 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 11 | Abdul Basit | 1007 | 0.50% | Indian Union Muslim League |
| 12 | Tulsi Mehta | 985 | 0.50% | Samajwadi Party |
| 13 | Prayag Prasad | 965 | 0.50% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 14 | Rameshwar Ram Kushwaha | 818 | 0.40% | All India Forward Bloc |
| 15 | Tetri Alias Sheela Devi | 791 | 0.40% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 16 | Alam Khan | 777 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 17 | Dilip Gupta | 713 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 18 | Arjun Ravidas | 661 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 19 | Baijanath Prasad Verma | 650 | 0.30% | Pragatisheel Magahi Samaj |
| 20 | Deepak Kumar | 451 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 21 | Dwarika Kumar Das | 436 | 0.20% | Independent |
The Hazaribagh constituency is part of the Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2014 Assembly election, 21 candidates contested for this seat. Manish Jaiswal (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 89,675 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.