# Chhatarpur, Jharkhand Assembly constituency

24°22′N 84°11′E﻿ / ﻿24.37°N 84.19°E﻿ / 24.37; 84.19
Chhatarpur is a Legislative Assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
It is located in Palamu district and is reserved for candidates of the Scheduled Castes.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Name | Party |
| Bihar Legislative Assembly ||||
| Before 1957: see Lesliganj cum Chhatarpur constituency ||||
| 1957-67: Constituency did not exist ||||
| 1967 | Kumbha Narayan Sardar | Sanghata Socialist Party |
| 1969 | Kumbha Narayan Sardar | Sanghata Socialist Party |
| 1972 | Kumbha Narayan Sardar | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Jorawar Ram | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Radha Krishna Kishore | Indian National Congress |
| 1985 | Radha Krishna Kishore | Indian National Congress |
| 1990 | Laxman Ram | Janata Dal |
| 1995 | Radha Krishna Kishore | Indian National Congress |
| 2000 | Manoj Kumar | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| Jharkhand Legislative Assembly ||||
| 2005 | Radha Krishna Kishore | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2009 | Sudha Choudhary | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2014 | Radha Krishna Kishore | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Pushpa Devi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Radha Krishna Kishore | Indian National Congress |
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## Election results
### Assembly election 2024

2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Chhatarpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Radha Krishna Kishore | 71,857 | 36.52% | New |
| | BJP | Pushpa Devi | 71,121 | 36.15% | 3.24 |
| | RJD | Vijay Kumar | 20,963 | 10.65% | 12.28 |
| | Independent | Sandeep Kumar | 6,159 | 3.13% | New |
| | Independent | Laxmi Ravi | 4,649 | 2.36% | New |
| | SP | Mamta Bhuiyan | 4,594 | 2.34% | New |
| | BSP | Chanchala Devi | 4,058 | 2.06% | 1.56 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 3,026 | 1.54% | 0.15 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 736 | 0.37% | 16.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,96,745 | 61.52% | 0.16 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,19,783 | | 21.17 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 2.87 | |

### Assembly election 2019

2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Chhatarpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Pushpa Devi | 64,127 | 39.39% | 8.79 |
| | RJD | Vijay Kumar | 37,335 | 22.93% | 3.57 |
| | AJSU | Radha Krishna Kishore | 16,018 | 9.84% | New |
| | JVM(P) | Dharmendra Prakash Badal | 15,522 | 9.53% | 3.02 |
| | JD(U) | Sudha Chaudhry | 8,794 | 5.40% | 1.65 |
| | BSP | Birendra Kumar Paswan | 5,899 | 3.62% | 1.69 |
| | LJP | Shashikant Kumar | 2,923 | 1.80% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 2,754 | 1.69% | 1.73 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 26,792 | 16.46% | 12.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,62,802 | 61.69% | 2.06 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,63,916 | | 9.93 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 8.79 | |

### Assembly election 2014

2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Chhatarpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Radha Krishna Kishore | 43,805 | 30.60% | New |
| | RJD | Manoj Kumar | 37,943 | 26.50% | New |
| | JVM(P) | Prabhat Kumar | 17,974 | 12.55% | New |
| | Independent | Ram Janam Kumar | 17,438 | 12.18% | New |
| | JD(U) | Sudha Chaudhry | 10,096 | 7.05% | 21.18 |
| | BSP | Renu Devi | 2,768 | 1.93% | 6.49 |
| | Independent | Murari Bhuiya | 2,493 | 1.74% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 4,903 | 3.42% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,862 | 4.09% | 6.55 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,43,166 | 59.63% | 18.69 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,40,087 | | 7.33 |
| | BJP gain from JD(U) | BJP gain from JD(U) | Swing | 2.37 | |

### Assembly election 2009

2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Chhatarpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JD(U) | Sudha Chaudhry | 25,854 | 28.23% | 3.10 |
| | JMM | Manoj Kumar | 16,108 | 17.59% | 15.65 |
| | INC | Radha Krishna Kishore | 15,575 | 17.01% | 13.44 |
| | LJP | Om Prakash Ram | 8,093 | 8.84% | 7.55 |
| | BSP | Rampati Ranjan | 7,712 | 8.42% | 2.82 |
| | NJSM | Jitendra Kumar | 3,246 | 3.54% | New |
| | Independent | Suresh Mochi | 3,065 | 3.35% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,746 | 10.64% | 2.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 91,585 | 40.94% | 21.51 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,23,682 | | 10.33 |
| | JD(U) hold | JD(U) hold | Swing | 3.10 | |

### Assembly election 2005

2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Chhatarpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JD(U) | Radha Krishna Kishore | 39,667 | 31.33% | 9.86 |
| | RJD | Pushpa Devi | 23,234 | 18.35% | 12.12 |
| | Independent | Sudha Chaudhry | 10,399 | 8.21% | New |
| | BSP | Shatrughan Kumar Shatru | 9,080 | 5.60% | 1.96 |
| | INC | Vijay Kumar | 5,790 | 3.57% | 16.93 |
| | JMM | Ravindra Ram | 3,138 | 1.93% | 2.24 |
| | LJP | Lakshman Ram | 2,091 | 1.29% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 16,433 | 12.98% | 3.98 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,26,613 | 62.45% | 17.61 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,02,742 | | 32.76 |
| | JD(U) gain from RJD | JD(U) gain from RJD | Swing | 0.86 | |

### Assembly election 2000

2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Chhatarpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RJD | Manoj Kumar | 20,864 | 30.47% | New |
| | JD(U) | Sumitra Paswan | 14,699 | 21.47% | New |
| | INC | Radha Krishna Kishore | 14,038 | 20.50% | New |
| | BSP | Shatrughan Kumar Shatru | 5,171 | 7.55% | New |
| | JMM | Ganesh Ram | 2,855 | 4.17% | New |
| | CPI | Jagadish Ran | 2,746 | 4.01% | New |
| | BJP | Jawahar Paswan | 1,676 | 2.45% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,165 | 9.00% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 68,475 | 46.33% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,52,709 | | |
| | RJD win (new seat) | RJD win (new seat) | RJD win (new seat) | RJD win (new seat) | RJD win (new seat) |