# Baghmara, Jharkhand Assembly constituency

Baghmara is an Legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Baghmara is a Vidhan Sabha constituency, in the Dhanbad district of Jharkhand. Baghamara is known for the rich coal contents underground and a number of coal mines of B.C.C.L. It is a B.C.C.L. township and very close to nature with much greenery, counteracting the pollution of the remainder of the district.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| Bihar Legislative Assembly ||||
| Before 1967: Constituency did not exist ||||
| 1967 | M. M. Singh | Jan Kranti Dal |
| 1969 | Imamul Hal Khan | Samyukta Socialist Party |
| 1972 | Imamul Hal Khan | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Shankar Dayal Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | Shankar Dayal Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1985 | Om Prakash Lal | Indian National Congress |
| 1990 | Om Prakash Lal | Indian National Congress |
| 1995 | Om Prakash Lal | Indian National Congress |
| 2000 | Jaleshwar Mahato | Samata Party |
| Jharkhand Legislative Assembly ||||
| 2005 | Jaleshwar Mahato | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2009 | Dulu Mahato | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha |
| 2014 | Dulu Mahato | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Dulu Mahato | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Shatrughan Mahto | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### Assembly election 2024

2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Baghmara :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Shatrughan Mahto | 87,529 | 43.85% | 0.14 |
| | INC | Jaleshwar Mahato | 68,847 | 34.49% | 8.76 |
| | Independent | Rohit Yadav | 18,314 | 9.17% | New |
| | JLKM | Deepak Kumar Rawani | 15,696 | 7.86% | New |
| | SP | Suraj Mahato | 2,572 | 1.29% | New |
| | Independent | Vishal Balmiki | 1,572 | 0.79% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 2,953 | 1.48% | 0.65 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 18,682 | 9.36% | 8.90 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,99,623 | 67.58% | 4.94 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,95,391 | | 3.30 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 0.14 | |

### Assembly election 2019

2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Baghmara :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Dulu Mahato | 78,291 | 43.71% | 7.94 |
| | INC | Jaleshwar Mahato | 77,467 | 43.25% | New |
| | JD(U) | Subhash Ray | 6,528 | 3.64% | 30.34 |
| | Independent | Binayak Kumar Gupta | 3,527 | 1.97% | New |
| | JVM(P) | Santosh Kumar Mahato | 3,264 | 1.82% | 0.23 |
| | BSP | Kanhai Singh | 2,073 | 1.16% | New |
| | Independent | Rajesh Kumar Swarnakar | 1,881 | 1.05% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,491 | 0.83% | 0.23 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 824 | 0.46% | 17.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,79,134 | 62.64% | 1.85 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,85,966 | | 9.99 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 7.94 | |

### Assembly election 2014

2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Baghmara :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Dulu Mahato | 86,603 | 51.65% | New |
| | JD(U) | Jaleshwar Mahato | 56,980 | 33.98% | 7.95 |
| | JMM | Suraj Mahato | 8,053 | 4.80% | 0.31 |
| | JVM(P) | Sitaram Bhuia | 2,670 | 1.59% | 38.84 |
| | CPI | Sanjeev Kumar Mahato | 1,804 | 1.08% | New |
| | MCC | Abdul Jabbar Ansari | 1,724 | 1.03% | New |
| | SP | Shankar Beldar | 1,421 | 0.85% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,781 | 1.06% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 29,623 | 17.67% | 3.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,67,679 | 64.49% | 9.18 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,60,002 | | 3.79 |
| | BJP gain from JVM(P) | BJP gain from JVM(P) | Swing | 11.21 | |

### Assembly election 2009

2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Baghmara :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JVM(P) | Dulu Mahato | 56,026 | 40.44% | New |
| | JD(U) | Jaleshwar Mahato | 36,066 | 26.03% | 10.82 |
| | INC | Om Prakash Lal | 27,889 | 20.13% | 9.75 |
| | JMM | Akshay Lal Chouhan | 7,077 | 5.11% | New |
| | Independent | Gourchand Bauri | 3,128 | 2.26% | New |
| | RJD | Vikram Prasad Yadav | 1,583 | 1.14% | 0.66 |
| | Independent | Ritesh Kumar Agrawal | 1,218 | 0.88% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 19,960 | 14.41% | 7.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,38,554 | 55.31% | 3.07 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,50,496 | | 0.57 |
| | JVM(P) gain from JD(U) | JVM(P) gain from JD(U) | Swing | 3.58 | |

### Assembly election 2005

2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Baghmara :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JD(U) | Jaleshwar Mahato | 54,206 | 36.85% | New |
| | INC | Om Prakash Lal | 43,955 | 29.88% | 9.40 |
| | Jharkhand Vananchal Congress | Dulu Mahato | 25,132 | 17.09% | New |
| | RJD | Rakesh Kumar Mahto | 2,649 | 1.80% | 6.00 |
| | LJP | Rakesh Kumar Singh | 2,123 | 1.44% | New |
| | MCC | Saraswati Devi | 1,903 | 1.29% | 0.54 |
| | BSP | Rajiv Tiwari | 1,843 | 1.25% | 1.00 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,251 | 6.97% | 3.70 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,47,089 | 58.39% | 0.82 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,51,924 | | 23.53 |
| | JD(U) gain from Samata Party | JD(U) gain from Samata Party | Swing | 5.71 | |

### Assembly election 2000

2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Baghmara :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Samata Party | Jaleshwar Mahato | 51,391 | 42.56% | New |
| | INC | Om Prakash Lal | 47,438 | 39.29% | New |
| | RJD | Sukhdeo Bidrohi | 9,414 | 7.80% | New |
| | BSP | Saryu Ram | 2,715 | 2.25% | New |
| | JMM | Mansu Prasad Mahato | 2,611 | 2.16% | New |
| | MCC | Haldhar Mahato | 2,213 | 1.83% | New |
| | Samajwadi Jan Parishad | Duryodhan Rawani | 1,479 | 1.22% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,953 | 3.27% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,20,749 | 60.02% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,03,936 | | |
| | Samata Party win (new seat) | Samata Party win (new seat) | Samata Party win (new seat) | Samata Party win (new seat) | Samata Party win (new seat) |