Jharkhand · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2014
Arup Chatterjee of Marxist Co-Ordination won the Nirsa Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Jharkhand in the 2014 state assembly election, securing 51,581 votes (25.70% vote share). The runner-up was Ganesh Mishra (Bharatiya Janata Party) with 50,546 votes.
A total of 11 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 | 51581 | 25.70% | Marxist Co-Ordination |
| 2 | Ganesh Mishra | 50546 | 25.10% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 3 | Ashok Kumar Mandal | 43329 | 21.60% | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 4 | Aparna Sengupta | 23633 | 11.80% | All India Forward Bloc |
| 5 | Anita Gorai | 11123 | 5.50% | Independent |
| 6 | Tapan Bauri | 6588 | 3.30% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 7 | Nagendra Kumar | 3484 | 1.70% | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST-LENINIST) (LIBERATION) |
| 8 | Durga Das | 2216 | 1.10% | Indian National Congress |
| 9 | Purna Lal Murmu | 1921 | 1.00% | Independent |
| 10 | Bama Pada Bauri | 1736 | 0.90% | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 11 | Tarch Murmu | 1573 | 0.80% | Jharkhand People's Party |
The Nirsa constituency is part of the Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2014 Assembly election, 11 candidates contested for this seat. Arup Chatterjee (Marxist Co-Ordination) emerged as the winner securing 51,581 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.