Jharkhand · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2005
Aparna Sengupta of All India Forward Bloc won the Nirsa Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Jharkhand in the 2005 state assembly election, securing 50,533 votes (31.70% vote share). The runner-up was Arup Chatterjee (Marxist Coordination) with 48,196 votes.
A total of 12 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 | Aparna Sengupta | 50533 | 31.70% | All India Forward Bloc |
| 2 | Arup Chatterjee | 48196 | 30.30% | Marxist Coordination |
| 3 | Ashok Mandal | 30678 | 19.30% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 4 | Bodi Lal Marandi | 7600 | 4.80% | Independent |
| 5 | Kripa Shankar Chatterjee | 7238 | 4.50% | Indian National Congress |
| 6 | Upendra Narayan Singh | 5057 | 3.20% | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST-LENINIST) (LIBERATION) |
| 7 | Subodh Chandra Murmu | 3034 | 1.90% | Independent |
| 8 | Jayanti Sinha | 2172 | 1.40% | Lok Jan Shakti Party |
| 9 | Bamapad Bauri | 1818 | 1.10% | Independent |
| 10 | Nikhil Bauri | 1258 | 0.80% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 11 | Umesh Goswami | 885 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 12 | Kalyan Gorain | 856 | 0.50% | Nationalist Congress Party |
The Nirsa constituency is part of the Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2005 Assembly election, 12 candidates contested for this seat. Aparna Sengupta (All India Forward Bloc) emerged as the winner securing 50,533 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.