Jharkhand · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2020
Manish Jaiswal of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Hazaribagh Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Jharkhand in the 2020 state assembly election, securing 106,208 votes (49.70% vote share). The runner-up was Dr. Ramchandra Prasad (Indian National Congress) with 54,396 votes.
A total of 15 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 | 106208 | 49.70% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Dr. Ramchandra Prasad | 54396 | 25.40% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Munna Singh | 31885 | 14.90% | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) |
| 4 | Nadeem Khan | 8919 | 4.20% | All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen |
| 5 | Prakash Kumar Paswan | 3215 | 1.50% | Independent |
| 6 | Shakti Kumar Paswan | 2517 | 1.20% | Independent |
| 7 | Jailal Kumar | 1209 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 8 | Prayag Prasad | 1157 | 0.50% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 9 | Binod Kumar Singh | 1046 | 0.50% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 10 | Sneh Lata Devi | 784 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 11 | Chitranjan Prasad Gupta | 738 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 12 | Mukesh Kumar | 558 | 0.30% | Lok Jan Shakti Party |
| 13 | Santosh Kumar Mehta | 499 | 0.20% | Peoples Party Of India (Democratic) |
| 14 | Ajeet Kumar Mehta | 490 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 15 | Rameshwar Ram Kushwaha | 309 | 0.10% | All India Forward Bloc |
The Hazaribagh constituency is part of the Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2020 Assembly election, 15 candidates contested for this seat. Manish Jaiswal (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 106,208 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.