Jharkhand · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2020
Aparna Sengupta of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Nirsa Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Jharkhand in the 2020 state assembly election, securing 89,082 votes (43.00% vote share). The runner-up was Arup Chatterjee (Marxist Co-Ordination) with 63,624 votes.
A total of 8 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 | 89082 | 43.00% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Arup Chatterjee | 63624 | 30.70% | Marxist Co-Ordination |
| 3 | Ashok Kumar Mandal | 47168 | 22.80% | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 4 | Bampy Chakrawarty | 2007 | 1.00% | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) |
| 5 | Awadhesh Kumar Das | 1603 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 6 | Bamapada Bauri | 1533 | 0.70% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 7 | Bhagwat Mahato | 1159 | 0.60% | All India Forward Bloc |
| 8 | Umesh Goswami | 1087 | 0.50% | Nationalist Congress Party |
The Nirsa constituency is part of the Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2020 Assembly election, 8 candidates contested for this seat. Aparna Sengupta (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 89,082 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.