# Bhawanathpur Assembly constituency

Bhawanathpur is one of the 81 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Jharkhand state in eastern India.

## Overview

Bhawanathpur (constituency number 81) is one of the two Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Garhwa district. It is one of the Assembly segments of the Palamu Lok Sabha constituency along with 5 other segments, namely, Garhwa in this district and Daltonganj, Bishrampur, Chhatarpur and Hussainabad in Palamu district.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Name | Party |
| Bihar Legislative Assembly ||||
| Before 1957: Constituency did not exist ||||
| 1957 | Jadunandan Tiwari | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Ramdini Chamar | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Shankar Pratap Deo | Swatantra Party |
| 1967 | Shankar Pratap Deo | Indian National Congress |
| 1969 | Hemendra Pratap | Samyukta Socialist Party |
| 1972 | Shankar Pratap Deo | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Ram Chandra Prasad Keshri | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Shankar Pratap Deo | Indian National Congress |
| 1985 | Raj Rajendra Pratap Deo | Indian National Congress |
| 1990 | Girwar Pandey | Janata Dal |
| 1995 | Girwar Pandey | Janata Dal |
| 2000 | Ram Chandra Prasad Keshri | Samata Party |
| Jharkhand Legislative Assembly ||||
| 2005 | Bhanu Pratap Sahi | All India Forward Bloc |
| 2009 | Anant Pratap Deo | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | Bhanu Pratap Sahi | Navjawan Sangharsh Morcha |
| 2019 | Bhanu Pratap Sahi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Anant Pratap Deo | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |

## Election results
### Assembly election 2024

2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Bhawanathpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JMM | Anant Pratap Deo | 146,265 | 48.49% | New |
| | BJP | Bhanu Pratap Shahi | 1,24,803 | 41.37% | 3.48 |
| | Independent | Rahul Prasad Gupta | 5,946 | 1.97% | New |
| | Independent | Rajesh Baitha | 5,087 | 1.69% | New |
| | BSP | Pankaj Kumar | 3,744 | 1.24% | 21.03 |
| | Independent | Bisheswar Mehta | 2,861 | 0.95% | New |
| | Independent | Ram Naresh Yadav | 1,827 | 0.61% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,244 | 0.41% | 0.43 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 21,462 | 7.12% | 8.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,01,643 | 68.51% | 0.98 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,40,321 | | 16.38 |
| | JMM gain from BJP | JMM gain from BJP | Swing | 10.60 | |

### Assembly election 2019

2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Bhawanathpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Bhanu Pratap Sahi | 96,818 | 37.89% | 11.36 |
| | BSP | Sogra Bibi | 56,914 | 22.28% | 0.80 |
| | Independent | Anant Pratap Deo | 53,050 | 20.76% | New |
| | INC | Kedar Prasad Yadav | 10,895 | 4.26% | New |
| | JVM(P) | Vijay Kumar Keshri | 3,876 | 1.52% | 3.82 |
| | LJP | Rekha Choubey | 3,625 | 1.42% | New |
| | CPI | Rameshwar Prasad Akela | 3,565 | 1.40% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 2,163 | 0.85% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 39,904 | 15.62% | 14.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,55,498 | 67.53% | 0.64 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,78,363 | | 21.68 |
| | BJP gain from NJSM | BJP gain from NJSM | Swing | 10.10 | |

### Assembly election 2014

2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Bhawanathpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NJSM | Bhanu Pratap Sahi | 58,908 | 27.79% | 7.17 |
| | BJP | Anant Pratap Deo | 56,247 | 26.54% | New |
| | BSP | Tahir Ansari | 45,523 | 21.48% | 12.41 |
| | SP | Kedar Prasad Yadav | 20,546 | 9.69% | New |
| | JVM(P) | Ramchandra Keshri | 11,308 | 5.34% | New |
| | Rashtriya Mazdoor Kisan Prajatantrik Party | Shashi Kumar Dwivedi | 3,366 | 1.59% | New |
| | Independent | Lakshman Singh | 3,123 | 1.47% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,661 | 1.26% | 12.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,11,953 | 68.16% | 6.13 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,10,943 | | 22.31 |
| | NJSM gain from INC | NJSM gain from INC | Swing | 6.89 | |

### Assembly election 2009

2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Bhawanathpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Anant Pratap Deo | 54,690 | 34.68% | 14.22 |
| | NJSM | Bhanu Pratap Sahi | 32,522 | 20.62% | New |
| | CPI(ML)L | Sogara Bibi | 20,901 | 13.25% | New |
| | BSP | Kedar Prasad Yadav | 14,293 | 9.06% | 1.05 |
| | JD(U) | Ramchandra Keshri | 11,546 | 7.32% | New |
| | RJD | Basant Kumar Yadav | 3,026 | 1.92% | 9.17 |
| | Independent | Rakesh Kumar Chaubey | 2,118 | 1.34% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 22,168 | 14.06% | 10.93 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,57,697 | 62.03% | 6.70 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,54,216 | | 12.88 |
| | INC gain from AIFB | INC gain from AIFB | Swing | 11.09 | |

### Assembly election 2005

2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Bhawanathpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIFB | Bhanu Pratap Sahi | 38,090 | 23.59% | New |
| | INC | Anant Pratap Deo | 33,040 | 20.46% | 4.33 |
| | RJD | Dr. Moh. Yasin Ansari | 17,897 | 11.09% | 11.72 |
| | BSP | Dharmendra Pratap Deo | 16,325 | 10.11% | 5.03 |
| | BJP | Sharda Mahesh Pratap Deo | 8,826 | 5.47% | New |
| | SP | Sheo Pujan Yadav | 8,006 | 4.96% | New |
| | LJP | Giriwar Pandey | 7,658 | 4.74% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,050 | 3.13% | 3.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,61,448 | 55.33% | 4.04 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,91,800 | | 43.21 |
| | AIFB gain from Samata Party | AIFB gain from Samata Party | Swing | 8.11 | |

### Assembly election 2000

2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Bhawanathpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Samata Party | Ramchandra Keshri | 38,350 | 31.70% | New |
| | INC | Anant Pratap Deo | 29,995 | 24.79% | New |
| | RJD | Dr. Md. Yasin Ansari | 27,593 | 22.81% | New |
| | JD(U) | Giriwar Pandey | 9,308 | 7.69% | New |
| | BSP | Gopi Chandra Ram | 6,148 | 5.08% | New |
| | Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist) Liberation | Lakshman Singh | 3,262 | 2.70% | New |
| | JMM | Surendra Prasad Gupta | 1,654 | 1.37% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,355 | 6.91% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,20,977 | 60.45% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,03,757 | | |
| | 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) |