Jharkhand · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2009
Arup Chatterjee of Marxist Coordination won the Nirsa Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Jharkhand in the 2009 state assembly election, securing 68,965 votes (43.80% vote share). The runner-up was Ashok Kumar Mandal (Bharatiya Janata Party) with 33,388 votes.
A total of 17 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 | Arup Chatterjee | 68965 | 43.80% | Marxist Coordination |
| 2 | Ashok Kumar Mandal | 33388 | 21.20% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 3 | Aparna Sengupta | 17597 | 11.20% | All India Forward Bloc |
| 4 | Bodi Lal Marandi | 10900 | 6.90% | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 5 | Uma Shankar Singh | 7384 | 4.70% | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 6 | Suresh Chandra Jha | 3793 | 2.40% | Indian National Congress |
| 7 | Samir Mahato | 2259 | 1.40% | Independent |
| 8 | Bamapada Bauri | 2121 | 1.40% | Ajsu Party |
| 9 | Ram Prasad Singh | 2107 | 1.30% | Independent |
| 10 | Sunil Kumar Pandey | 1974 | 1.30% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 11 | Mantosh Kumar Mandal | 1810 | 1.20% | Amara Bengali |
| 12 | Swapan Kumar Gorai | 1130 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 13 | Madhu Sudan Rakha | 975 | 0.60% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 14 | Vijay Kumar Sharma | 869 | 0.60% | Bharatiya Rashtravadi Samanta Party |
| 15 | Yugal Bhuia | 808 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 16 | Faruque Galaria | 725 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 17 | Madan Mohan Rai | 664 | 0.40% | Independent |
The Nirsa constituency is part of the Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2009 Assembly election, 17 candidates contested for this seat. Arup Chatterjee (Marxist Coordination) emerged as the winner securing 68,965 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.