Jharkhand · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2014
Sanjeev Singh of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Jharia Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Jharkhand in the 2014 state assembly election, securing 74,062 votes (48.10% vote share). The runner-up was Niraj Singh (Indian National Congress) with 40,370 votes.
A total of 14 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 | Sanjeev Singh | 74062 | 48.10% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Niraj Singh | 40370 | 26.20% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Md. Rustam Ansari | 18723 | 12.20% | Marxist Co-Ordination |
| 4 | Yogendra Yadav | 9908 | 6.40% | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) |
| 5 | Nandlal Paswan | 2298 | 1.50% | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) |
| 6 | Madan Mohan Ram | 1608 | 1.10% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 7 | Amit Kumar Sahu | 1184 | 0.80% | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 8 | Lukman Ansari | 834 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 9 | Tarun Saw | 805 | 0.50% | All India Forward Bloc |
| 10 | Ajay Kumar Singh | 685 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 11 | Vishal Kumar Agarwal | 621 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 12 | Ram Krishna Prasad | 469 | 0.30% | Samajwadi Party |
| 13 | Indrajeet Singh | 466 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 14 | Lukman Khalifa | 420 | 0.30% | Independent |
The Jharia constituency is part of the Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2014 Assembly election, 14 candidates contested for this seat. Sanjeev Singh (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 74,062 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.