# 2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election

The 2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election resulted in a fragmented assembly, with no single party achieving a clear majority. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) each secured 18 seats, while the Indian National Congress won 14 seats. The Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) (JVM-P) obtained 11 seats, and several smaller parties, including the All Jharkhand Students’ Union (AJSU) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), captured a few seats as well.
Shibu Soren of the JMM was able to form a government in December 2009 with support from various smaller parties, including the BJP. However, this coalition government was short-lived; the BJP withdrew its support in June 2010, leading to the government's collapse shortly thereafter .
The election highlighted significant political shifts in Jharkhand, particularly with rising voter discontent towards policies perceived as anti-tribal by the BJP. This led to increased support for the JMM, which positioned itself as a defender of tribal interests during its campaign.

## Results

| | Bharatiya Janata Party | 2,074,215 | 20.18 | 18 | 12 |
| | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 1,562,060 | 15.20 | 18 | 1 |
| | Indian National Congress | 1,660,977 | 16.16 | 14 | 5 |
| | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) | 923,671 | 8.99 | 11 | – |
| | All Jharkhand Students Union | 526,231 | 5.12 | 5 | – |
| | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 517,324 | 5.03 | 5 | – |
| | Janata Dal (United) | 285,565 | 2.78 | 2 | – |
| | Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation | 241,436 | 2.35 | 1 | – |
| | Jharkhand Party | 112,821 | 1.10 | 1 | – |
| | Marxist Co-ordination Committee | 112,821 | 1.10 | 1 | – |
| | Jai Bharat Samanta Party | 93,280 | 0.91 | 1 | – |
| | Jharkhand Janadikhar Manch | 74,320 | 0.72 | 1 | – |
| | Rashtriya Kalyan Paksha | 72,401 | 0.70 | 1 | – |
| | Others | 930,876 | 9.06 | 0 | – |
| | Independent (politician) | 1,091,011 | 10.61 | 2 | – |
| Total | Total | 10,279,009 | 100.00 | 81 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 10,279,009 | 99.98 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,993 | 0.02 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 10,281,002 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 18,045,638 | 56.97 | | |
| Source: ECI ||||||

## Results by constituency

Results :
| Assembly Constituency | Assembly Constituency | Winner | Winner | Winner | Winner | Runner Up | Runner Up | Runner Up | Runner Up | Margin |
| # | Name | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | Margin |
| 1 | Rajmahal | Arun Mandal | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 51277 | Md Tajuddin | | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 40874 | 10403 |
| 2 | Borio | Lobin Hembrom | | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 37586 | Tala Marandi | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 28546 | 9040 |
| 3 | Barhait | Hemlal Murmu | | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 40621 | Vijay Hansdak | | Independent | 20303 | 20318 |
| 4 | Litipara | Simon Marandi | | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 29875 | Anil Murmu | | Indian National Congress | 24478 | 5397 |
| 5 | Pakaur | Akil Akhtar | | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 62246 | Alamgir Alam | | Indian National Congress | 56570 | 5676 |
| 6 | Maheshpur | Mistri Soren | | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) | 50746 | Devidhan Tudu | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 28772 | 21974 |
| 7 | Shikaripara | Nalin Soren | | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 30474 | Paritosh Soren | | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) | 29471 | 1003 |
| 8 | Nala | Satyanand Jha | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 38119 | Rabindra Nath Mahato | | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 34171 | 3948 |
| 9 | Jamtara | Bishnu Prasad Bhaiya | | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 62795 | Furqan Ansari | | Indian National Congress | 49952 | 12843 |
| 10 | Dumka | Hemant Soren | | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 35129 | Louis Marandi | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 32460 | 2669 |
| 11 | Jama | Sita Soren | | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 38550 | Manoj Kumar Singh | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 25844 | 12706 |
| 12 | Jarmundi | Hari Narayan Ray | | Independent | 33512 | Devendra Kunwar | | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 23025 | 10487 |
| 13 | Madhupur | Haji Hussain Ansari | | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 47880 | Shiv Dutt Sharma | | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) | 27412 | 20468 |
| 14 | Sarath | Shashank Shekhar Bhokta | | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 40282 | Uday Shankar Singh | | Indian National Congress | 30862 | 9420 |
| 15 | Deoghar | Suresh Paswan | | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 49602 | Baldeo Das | | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) | 31862 | 17740 |
| 16 | Poreyahat | Pradeep Yadav | | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) | 67105 | Suraj Mandal | | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 30401 | 36704 |
| 17 | Godda | Sanjay Prasad Yadav | | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 43502 | Raghu Nandan Mandal | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 34747 | 8755 |
| 18 | Mahagama | Rajesh Ranjan | | Indian National Congress | 43834 | Ashok Kumar | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 35648 | 8186 |
| 19 | Kodarma | Annapurna Devi Yadav | | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 46922 | Ramesh Singh | | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) | 29639 | 17283 |
| 20 | Barkatha | Amit Kumar Yadav | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 39485 | Janki Prasad Yadav | | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) | 30117 | 9368 |
| 21 | Barhi | Umashankar Akela | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 60044 | Manoj Yadav | | Indian National Congress | 51959 | 8085 |
| 22 | Barkagaon | Yogendra Sao | | Indian National Congress | 38683 | Loknath Mahto | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 37319 | 1364 |
| 23 | Ramgarh | Chandra Prakash Choudhary | | All Jharkhand Students Union | 61947 | Shahzada Anwar | | Indian National Congress | 36472 | 25475 |
| 24 | Mandu | Tek Lal Mahto | | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 37198 | Kumar Mahesh Singh | | Indian National Congress | 29220 | 7978 |
| 25 | Hazaribagh | Saurabh Narain Singh | | Indian National Congress | 66514 | Deo Dayal | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 57227 | 9287 |
| 26 | Simaria | Jay Prakash Singh Bhogta | | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) | 34007 | Ganesh Ganjhu | | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 25982 | 8025 |
| 27 | Chatra | Janardan Paswan | | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 67441 | Subedar Paswan | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 28886 | 38555 |
| 28 | Dhanwar | Nizamuddin Ansari | | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) | 50392 | Raj Kumar Yadav | | Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation | 45419 | 4973 |
| 29 | Bagodar | Vinod Kumar Singh | | Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation | 54436 | Nagendra Mahto | | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) | 47718 | 6718 |
| 30 | Jamua | Chandrika Mahtha | | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) | 42824 | Satya Narayan Das | | Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation | 24297 | 18527 |
| 31 | Gandey | Sarfaraz Ahmad | | Indian National Congress | 39625 | Salkhan Soren | | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 31170 | 8455 |
| 32 | Giridih | Nirbhay Kumar Shahabadi | | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) | 28771 | Munna Lal | | Independent | 21669 | 7102 |
| 33 | Dumri | Jagarnath Mahto | | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 33960 | Damodar Prasad Mahto | | Janata Dal (United) | 20292 | 13668 |
| 34 | Gomia | Madhav Lal Singh | | Indian National Congress | 31540 | Yogendra Prasad | | All Jharkhand Students Union | 23237 | 8303 |
| 35 | Bermo | Rajendra Prasad Singh | | Indian National Congress | 47744 | Yogeshwar Mahto | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 41133 | 6611 |
| 36 | Bokaro | Samresh Singh | | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) | 53757 | Md Izrail Ansari | | Indian National Congress | 37452 | 16305 |
| 37 | Chandankiyari | Umakant Rajak | | All Jharkhand Students Union | 36620 | Amar Kumar Bauri | | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) | 33103 | 3517 |
| 38 | Sindri | Fulchand Mandal | | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) | 40048 | Anand Mahato | | Marxist Co-ordination Committee | 36288 | 3760 |
| 39 | Nirsa | Arup Chatterjee | | Marxist Co-ordination Committee | 68965 | Ashok Kumar Mandal | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 33388 | 35577 |
| 40 | Dhanbad | Mannan Mallick | | Indian National Congress | 55641 | Raj Sinha | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 54751 | 890 |
| 41 | Jharia | Kunti Singh | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 49131 | Suresh Singh | | Indian National Congress | 46115 | 3016 |
| 42 | Tundi | Mathura Prasad Mahato | | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 40787 | Saba Ahmad | | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) | 39869 | 918 |
| 43 | Baghmara | Dulu Mahato | | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) | 56026 | Jaleshwar Mahato | | Janata Dal (United) | 36066 | 19960 |
| 44 | Baharagora | Bidyut Baran Mahato | | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 59228 | Dinesh Kumar Sarangi | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 42074 | 17154 |
| 45 | Ghatsila | Ramdas Soren | | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 38283 | Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu | | Indian National Congress | 37091 | 1192 |
| 46 | Potka | Maneka Sardar | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 44095 | Subodh Singh Sardar | | Indian National Congress | 28385 | 15710 |
| 47 | Jugsalai | Ram Chandra Sahis | | All Jharkhand Students Union | 42810 | Rakhi Roy | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 39328 | 3482 |
| 48 | Jamshedpur East | Raghubar Das | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 56165 | Abhay Singh | | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) | 33202 | 22963 |
| 49 | Jamshedpur West | Banna Gupta | | Indian National Congress | 55638 | Saryu Roy | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 52341 | 3297 |
| 50 | Ichaghar | Arvind Kumar Singh | | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) | 45465 | Bishwa Ranjan Mahato | | All Jharkhand Students Union | 27829 | 17636 |
| 51 | Seraikella | Champai Soren | | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 57156 | Lakshman Tudu | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 53910 | 3246 |
| 52 | Chaibasa | Deepak Birua | | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 30274 | Bagun Sumbrai | | Indian National Congress | 22726 | 7548 |
| 53 | Majhgaon | Barkuwar Gagrai | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 34534 | Niral Purty | | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 24644 | 9890 |
| 54 | Jaganathpur | Geeta Koda | | Jai Bharat Samanta Party | 37145 | Sonaram Birua | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 11405 | 25740 |
| 55 | Manoharpur | Gurucharan Nayak | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 27360 | Navami Oraon | | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 21090 | 6270 |
| 56 | Chakradharpur | Laxman Giluwa | | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 26984 | Sukhram Oraon | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 26694 | 290 |
| 57 | Kharsawan | Mangal Singh Soy | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 52661 | Basko Besra | | Indian National Congress | 25442 | 27219 |
| 58 | Tamar | Gopal Krishna Patar | | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) | 30678 | Vikash Kumar Munda | | All Jharkhand Students Union | 29207 | 1471 |
| 59 | Torpa | Paulus Surin | | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 34551 | Koche Munda | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 18752 | 15799 |
| 60 | Khunti | Nilkanth Singh Munda | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 32067 | Masi Charan Munda | | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 31631 | 436 |
| 61 | Silli | Sudesh Mahto | | All Jharkhand Students Union | 45673 | Amit Kumar | | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) | 37966 | 7707 |
| 62 | Khijri | Sawna Lakra | | Indian National Congress | 41172 | Ram Kumar Pahan | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 38394 | 2778 |
| 63 | Ranchi | C.P.Singh | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 66161 | Pradeep Tulsyan | | Indian National Congress | 39050 | 27111 |
| 64 | Hatia | Gopal Sharan Nath Shahdeo | | Indian National Congress | 39921 | Ram Ji Lal Sharda | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 39896 | 25 |
| 65 | Kanke | Ramchandra Baitha | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 45245 | Suresh Kumar Baitha | | Indian National Congress | 40674 | 4571 |
| 66 | Mandar | Bandhu Tirkey | | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) | 58924 | Deo Kumar Dhan | | Indian National Congress | 28953 | 29971 |
| 67 | Sisai | Geeta Shree Oraon | | Indian National Congress | 39260 | Sameer Oraon | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 24319 | 14941 |
| 68 | Gumla | Kamlesh Oraon | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 39555 | Bhushan Tirkey | | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 27468 | 12087 |
| 69 | Bishunpur | Chamra Linda | | Rashtriya Kalyan Paksha | 44461 | Shiv Kumar Bhagat | | Indian National Congress | 27751 | 16710 |
| 70 | Simdega | Vimla Pradhan | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 38476 | Neil Tirkey | | Indian National Congress | 37363 | 1113 |
| 71 | Kolebira | Anosh Ekka | | Jharkhand Party | 28834 | Mahendra Bhagat | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 21332 | 7502 |
| 72 | Lohardaga | Kamal Kishore Bhagat | | All Jharkhand Students Union | 35816 | Sukhdeo Bhagat | | Indian National Congress | 35210 | 606 |
| 73 | Manika | Harikrishna Singh | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 18645 | Rameshwar Oraon | | Indian National Congress | 16876 | 1769 |
| 74 | Latehar | Baidyanath Ram | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 34522 | Prakash Ram | | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 34084 | 438 |
| 75 | Panki | Bidesh Singh | | Independent | 38458 | Madhu Singh | | Janata Dal (United) | 18240 | 20218 |
| 76 | Daltonganj | Krishna Nand Tripathi | | Indian National Congress | 43571 | Dileep Singh Namdhari | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 39338 | 4233 |
| 77 | Bishrampur | Chandra Shekhar Dubey | | Indian National Congress | 25609 | Ramchandra Chandravanshi | | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 17257 | 8352 |
| 78 | Chhatarpur | Sudha Choudhary | | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) | 25854 | Manoj Kumar | | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 16108 | 9746 |
| 79 | Hussainabad | Sanjay Kumar Singh Yadav | | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 26735 | Kushwaha Shivpujan Mehta | | Bahujan Samaj Party | 23172 | 3563 |
| 80 | Garhwa | Satyendra Nath Tiwari | | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) | 50474 | Girinath Singh | | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 40412 | 10062 |
| 81 | Bhawanathpur | Anant Pratap Deo | | Indian National Congress | 54690 | Bhanu Pratap Sahi | | Nav Jawan Sangharsh Morcha | 32522 | 22168 |

## Government Formation

A compromise formula was worked out between the BJP-JD(U) Alliance and the JMM. These two groups, with the help of independents and other minor parties, had run the state government, and the president rules the state.