# Jharia Assembly constituency

Jharia Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| Bihar Legislative Assembly ||||
| Before 1967: Constituency did not exist ||||
| 1967 | S. R. Prasad | Indian National Congress |
| 1969 | Sheo Kumar Rai | Bharatiya Kranti Dal |
| 1972 | Sheo Kumar Rai | Communist Party of India |
| 1977 | Suryadeo Singh | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Suryadeo Singh | Janata Party |
| 1985 | Suryadeo Singh | Janata Party |
| 1990 | Suryadeo Singh | Janata Dal |
| 1995 | Abo Devi | Janata Dal |
| 2000 | Bachcha Singh | Samata Party |
| Jharkhand Legislative Assembly ||||
| 2005 | Kunti Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2009 | Kunti Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2014 | Sanjeev Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Purnima Niraj Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 2024 | Ragini Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |

### Assembly election 2024

2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Jharia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Ragini Singh | 87,892 | 51.47% | 8.74 |
| | INC | Purnima Niraj Singh | 73,381 | 42.97% | 7.36 |
| | JLKM | Md. Rustam Ansari | 5,060 | 2.96% | New |
| | Independent | Sonu Kumar Balmiki | 1,110 | 0.65% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,908 | 1.12% | 0.72 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 14,511 | 8.50% | 0.89 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,70,758 | 56.42% | 4.09 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,02,673 | | 0.09 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 1.14 | |

### Assembly election 2019

2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Jharia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Purnima Niraj Singh | 79,786 | 50.34% | 24.10 |
| | BJP | Ragini Singh | 67,732 | 42.73% | 5.40 |
| | JVM(P) | Yogendra Yadav | 2,779 | 1.75% | 4.69 |
| | AJSU | Abadhesh Kumar | 1,279 | 0.81% | New |
| | Independent | Md Alam Ansari | 1,006 | 0.63% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 636 | 0.40% | 0.50 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,054 | 7.60% | 14.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,58,509 | 52.32% | 5.42 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,02,949 | | 13.68 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 2.20 | |

### Assembly election 2014

2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Jharia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Sanjeev Singh | 74,062 | 48.14% | 7.62 |
| | INC | Niraj Singh | 40,370 | 26.24% | 11.79 |
| | MCC | Md. Rustam Ansari | 18,723 | 12.17% | New |
| | JVM(P) | Yogendra Yadav | 9,908 | 6.44% | New |
| | CPI(M) | Nandlal Paswan | 2,298 | 1.49% | 2.22 |
| | BSP | Madan Mohan Ram | 1,608 | 1.05% | 0.28 |
| | JMM | Amit Kumar Sahu | 1,184 | 0.77% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,392 | 0.90% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 33,692 | 21.90% | 19.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,53,863 | 57.74% | 13.82 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,66,487 | | 3.48 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 7.62 | |

### Assembly election 2009

2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Jharia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Kunti Singh | 49,131 | 40.52% | 2.89 |
| | INC | Suresh Singh | 46,115 | 38.03% | 16.42 |
| | RJD | Abo Devi | 9,207 | 7.59% | 6.27 |
| | CPI(M) | Suresh Prasad Gupta | 4,498 | 3.71% | 2.32 |
| | Independent | Chandan Kumar Mahato | 2,959 | 2.44% | New |
| | Independent | Devilal Bhuia | 1,025 | 0.85% | New |
| | BSP | Birendra Kumar Singh | 923 | 0.76% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,016 | 2.49% | 19.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,21,257 | 43.92% | 7.06 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,76,086 | | 2.86 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 2.89 | |

### Assembly election 2005

2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Jharia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Kunti Singh | 62,900 | 43.41% | New |
| | INC | Suresh Singh | 31,312 | 21.61% | 0.39 |
| | RJD | Yogendra Yadav | 20,092 | 13.87% | 2.96 |
| | CPI(M) | S.K. Baksi | 8,732 | 6.03% | New |
| | LJP | Belal Khan | 8,616 | 5.95% | New |
| | Jharkhand Vananchal Congress | Shankar Rawani | 3,965 | 2.74% | New |
| | NCP | Ezaz Ahmad | 1,508 | 1.04% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 31,588 | 21.80% | 0.82 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,44,897 | 50.98% | 4.21 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,84,225 | | 17.36 |
| | BJP gain from Samata Party | BJP gain from Samata Party | Swing | 1.21 | |

### Assembly election 2000

2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Jharia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Samata Party | Bacha Singh | 56,401 | 42.20% | New |
| | INC | Abdul Qaum Ansari | 28,362 | 21.22% | New |
| | RJD | Abo Devi | 14,577 | 10.91% | New |
| | Independent | Yogendra Yadav | 11,733 | 8.78% | New |
| | JD(U) | Mundrika Paswan | 6,985 | 5.23% | New |
| | MCC | Nitai Mahato | 6,656 | 4.98% | New |
| | JMM | Saryug Mahato | 3,319 | 2.48% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 28,039 | 20.98% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,33,660 | 55.78% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,42,174 | | |
| | 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) |