Jharkhand · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2014
Raj Paliwar of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Madhupur Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Jharkhand in the 2014 state assembly election, securing 74,325 votes (37.30% vote share). The runner-up was Hazi Hussain Ansari (Jharkhand Mukti Morcha) with 67,441 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 | Raj Paliwar | 74325 | 37.30% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Hazi Hussain Ansari | 67441 | 33.90% | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 3 | Sahim Khan | 25756 | 12.90% | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) |
| 4 | Faiyaj Kaisar | 8937 | 4.50% | Indian National Congress |
| 5 | Manish Kumar | 3514 | 1.80% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 6 | Rajesh Tripathi | 2905 | 1.50% | Independent |
| 7 | Ram Prasad Singh | 2828 | 1.40% | Independent |
| 8 | Vijay Kumar Singh | 2249 | 1.10% | Independent |
| 9 | Dilip Ku Yadav | 1836 | 0.90% | All India Forward Bloc |
| 10 | Sunil Tudu | 1797 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 11 | Anil Kumar | 1282 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 12 | Gopal Sharma | 1084 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 13 | Rajeev Ranjan | 1072 | 0.50% | Jharkhand Party |
| 14 | Arunima Sinha | 725 | 0.40% | Independent |
The Madhupur constituency is part of the Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2014 Assembly election, 14 candidates contested for this seat. Raj Paliwar (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 74,325 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.