Jharkhand · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2020
Badal of Indian National Congress won the Jarmundi Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Jharkhand in the 2020 state assembly election, securing 52,507 votes (32.50% vote share). The runner-up was Devendra Kunwar (Bharatiya Janata Party) with 49,408 votes.
A total of 26 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 | Badal | 52507 | 32.50% | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | Devendra Kunwar | 49408 | 30.60% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 3 | Fulkumari Devi | 17313 | 10.70% | Independent |
| 5 | Sanjay Kumar | 9242 | 5.70% | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) |
| 5 | Sita Ram Pathak | 3989 | 2.50% | Independent |
| 6 | Tarni Prasad Kamat | 3491 | 2.20% | Independent |
| 7 | Bishwanath Ray | 3480 | 2.20% | Independent |
| 8 | Amrendra Kumar Yadav | 3172 | 2.00% | Independent |
| 9 | Mohammad Razi Ahmad | 2326 | 1.40% | Indian Union Muslim League |
| 10 | Birendra Pradhan | 1887 | 1.20% | Lok Jan Shakti Party |
| 11 | Sanjayanand Jha | 1837 | 1.10% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 12 | Dilip Kumar Dubey | 1552 | 1.00% | Independent |
| 13 | Mahadev Yadav | 1531 | 1.00% | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 14 | Murari Kapri | 1343 | 0.80% | Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) |
| 15 | Shekhar Suman | 1291 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 16 | Tikeshwar Yadav | 1018 | 0.60% | Samajwadi Party |
| 17 | Hanif Miyan | 975 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 18 | Jitendra Kumar Barnwal | 869 | 0.50% | Marxist Co-Ordination |
| 19 | Sushila Devi | 692 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 20 | Arpana Kumari | 669 | 0.40% | Janata Dal (United) |
| 21 | Ram Jivan Mandal | 643 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 22 | Rajiv Ranjan Mahto | 526 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 23 | Chandan Kumar Verma | 499 | 0.30% | Baliraja Party |
| 24 | Babita Rao Patel | 485 | 0.30% | Samata Party |
| 25 | Jay Narayan Mandal | 467 | 0.30% | Jharkhand People's Party |
| 26 | Ram Prit Rajak | 290 | 0.20% | Independent |
The Jarmundi constituency is part of the Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2020 Assembly election, 26 candidates contested for this seat. Badal (Indian National Congress) emerged as the winner securing 52,507 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.