Jharkhand · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2005
Raghubar Das of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Jamshedpur East Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Jharkhand in the 2005 state assembly election, securing 65,116 votes (53.00% vote share). The runner-up was Ramashray Prasad (Indian National Congress) with 46,718 votes.
A total of 17 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 | Raghubar Das | 65116 | 53.00% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Ramashray Prasad | 46718 | 38.00% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Indrajit Singh Kalra | 2867 | 2.30% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 4 | E. Shashi Kumar | 1547 | 1.30% | Samajwadi Party |
| 5 | Tarkeshwar Tiwary | 1034 | 0.80% | Lok Jan Shakti Party |
| 6 | Shiv Prasann Pandey | 991 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 7 | Alpana Bose | 908 | 0.70% | Jharkhand People's Party |
| 8 | Ataullah Khan | 659 | 0.50% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 9 | Dina Nath Pandey | 516 | 0.40% | Shiv Sena |
| 10 | Shrimati Shashi Thakur | 453 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 11 | Keshaw Prasad Singh | 451 | 0.40% | All India Forward Bloc |
| 12 | Ganesh Prasad | 386 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 13 | Subodh Lohar | 322 | 0.30% | Jharkhand Party (NOREN) |
| 14 | Sameer Kr. Sharma | 287 | 0.20% | Rashtriya Lok Dal |
| 15 | Dharam Chandra Poddar | 248 | 0.20% | Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha |
| 16 | Ramanand Singh | 224 | 0.20% | Jharkhand Vananchal Congress |
| 17 | Deoki Sharan Tiwary | 220 | 0.20% | National Loktantrik Party |
The Jamshedpur East constituency is part of the Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2005 Assembly election, 17 candidates contested for this seat. Raghubar Das (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 65,116 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.