Jharkhand · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2009
Banna Gupta of Indian National Congress won the Jamshedpur West Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Jharkhand in the 2009 state assembly election, securing 55,638 votes (45.30% vote share). The runner-up was Saryu Roy (Bharatiya Janata Party) with 52,341 votes.
A total of 20 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 | Banna Gupta | 55638 | 45.30% | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | Saryu Roy | 52341 | 42.60% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 3 | Mohan Karmakar | 8002 | 6.50% | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 4 | Firoz Khan | 2030 | 1.70% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 5 | Tilo Sardar | 520 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 6 | Mubin Khan | 478 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 7 | Md. Hasan Rizwi | 405 | 0.30% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 8 | Sanjiv Dwivedi | 400 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 9 | Fakhruddin Ansari | 359 | 0.30% | Peace Party |
| 9 | Shailesh Verma | 359 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 11 | Md. Aftab Alam Khan | 351 | 0.30% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 12 | Ajit Kumar Yadav | 320 | 0.30% | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 13 | Samsul Haque Khan | 292 | 0.20% | National Lokhind Party |
| 14 | Ramnath Prajapati | 233 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 15 | Md. Nazim Khan | 227 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 16 | Shambhunath Choudhary | 212 | 0.20% | Rashtriya Lok Dal |
| 17 | Baby Mahato | 194 | 0.20% | Amara Bengali |
| 18 | Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi | 179 | 0.20% | Jharkhand Janadikhar Party |
| 18 | Dhiraj Kumar Yadav | 179 | 0.20% | Jharkhand Party |
| 20 | Shafqat Ali | 118 | 0.10% | Independent |
The Jamshedpur West constituency is part of the Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2009 Assembly election, 20 candidates contested for this seat. Banna Gupta (Indian National Congress) emerged as the winner securing 55,638 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.