Jharkhand · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2014
Chandreshwar Prasad Singh of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Ranchi Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Jharkhand in the 2014 state assembly election, securing 95,760 votes (64.40% vote share). The runner-up was Mahua Maji (Jharkhand Mukti Morcha) with 36,897 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 | Chandreshwar Prasad Singh | 95760 | 64.40% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Mahua Maji | 36897 | 24.80% | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 3 | Surendra Singh | 7935 | 5.30% | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | Rajiv Ranjan Mishra | 2622 | 1.80% | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) |
| 5 | Rajesh Kumar | 1057 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 6 | Iftekhar Hassan Alias Nadeem Khan | 621 | 0.40% | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST-LENINIST) (LIBERATION) |
| 7 | Birendra Kumar Jaiswal | 515 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 8 | Abid Akhtar | 509 | 0.30% | Indian Union Muslim League |
| 9 | Mahfooz Alam | 481 | 0.30% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 10 | Md. Sahid | 464 | 0.30% | Samajwadi Party |
| 11 | Kumari Rakhi | 238 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 12 | Javed Salim | 191 | 0.10% | Navjawan Sangharsh Morcha |
| 13 | Mustak Quraishi | 177 | 0.10% | Socialist Party (India) |
| 14 | Mohammad Tauseef Ali Ahsan | 160 | 0.10% | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Star |
| 15 | Nishant Kumar | 152 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 16 | J.P. Mahto | 135 | 0.10% | Lok Jan Vikas Morcha |
| 17 | Yugeshwar Marar "deen" | 106 | 0.10% | Jharkhand Vikas Dal |
The Ranchi constituency is part of the Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2014 Assembly election, 17 candidates contested for this seat. Chandreshwar Prasad Singh (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 95,760 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.