Jharkhand · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2024
Purnima Sahu of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Jamshedpur East Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Jharkhand in the 2024 state assembly election, securing 107,191 votes (54.40% vote share). The runner-up was Ajoy Kumar (Indian National Congress) with 64,320 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 | Purnima Sahu | 107191 | 54.40% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Ajoy Kumar | 64320 | 32.60% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Shiv Shankar Singh | 15471 | 7.90% | Independent |
| 4 | Tarun Kumar Dey | 1909 | 1.00% | Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha |
| 6 | Raj Kumar Singh | 865 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 7 | Dinkar Kachhap | 826 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 8 | Bablu Khuntia | 735 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 9 | Indal Kumar Singh | 507 | 0.30% | Peoples Party Of India (Democratic) |
| 10 | Anand Kumar Patralekh | 445 | 0.20% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 11 | Rabinder Singh | 437 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 12 | Surjeet Singh | 381 | 0.20% | Right To Recall Party |
| 13 | Roshan Sundi | 353 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 14 | Gopal Lohar | 325 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 15 | Krishna Lohar | 255 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 16 | Sugriv Mukhi | 240 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 17 | Abhishek Kumar | 225 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 18 | Saurav Vishnu | 222 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 19 | Dharmendra Kumar Singh | 217 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 20 | Kanchan Singh | 206 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 21 | Sagar Kumar Tiwary | 188 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 22 | Krishna Hansda | 168 | 0.10% | Bharat Adivasi Party |
| 23 | Shubham Sinha | 133 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 24 | Pawan Kumar Pandey | 115 | 0.10% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 25 | Madhavendra Mehta | 103 | 0.10% | Jharkhand People's Party |
The Jamshedpur East constituency is part of the Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2024 Assembly election, 24 candidates contested for this seat. Purnima Sahu (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 107,191 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.