# Jamtara Assembly constituency

Jamtara is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

## Overview

Jamtara Assembly constituency covers: Jamtara Police Station (excluding Karmatanr, Sahajpur, Pindari, Lakhanpur, Rataniya, Rampurbhitra and Kajra gram panchayats) and Narayanpur Police Station in Jamtara district.
Jamtara Assembly constituency is part of Dumka (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| Bihar Legislative Assembly ||||
| 1952 | Shatrughan Besra | Jharkhand Party |
| 1957 | Shatrughan Besra | Jharkhand Party |
| 1962 | Kali Prasad Singh | Swatantra Party |
| 1967 | Shatrughan Besra | Communist Party of India |
| 1969 | Kali Prasad Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Durga Prasad Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Durga Prasad Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | Arun Kumar Bose | Communist Party of India |
| 1985 | Md. Furqan Ansari | Indian National Congress |
| 1990 | Md. Furqan Ansari | Indian National Congress |
| 1995 | Md. Furqan Ansari | Indian National Congress |
| 2000 | Md. Furqan Ansari | Indian National Congress |
| Jharkhand Legislative Assembly ||||
| 2005 | Bishnu Prased Bhaiya | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2009 | Bishnu Prased Bhaiya | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 2009★ | Shibu Soren | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 2014 | Irfan Ansari | Indian National Congress |
| 2019 | Irfan Ansari | Indian National Congress |
| 2024 | Irfan Ansari | Indian National Congress |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2024

2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Jamtara :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Irfan Ansari | 133,266 | 54.62% | 1.51 |
| | BJP | Sita Soren | 89,590 | 36.72% | 1.84 |
| | JLKM | Tarun Ku. Gupta | 5,151 | 2.11% | New |
| | CPI(M) | Lakhan Lal Mandal | 3,553 | 1.46% | New |
| | Independent | Sujit Das | 2,487 | 1.02% | New |
| | BSP | Arif Ansari | 1,812 | 0.74% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 2,849 | 1.17% | 0.26 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 43,676 | 17.90% | 0.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,44,009 | 75.93% | 0.72 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,21,367 | | 15.94 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 1.51 | |

### Assembly Election 2019

2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Jamtara :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Irfan Ansari | 112,829 | 53.11% | 17.94 |
| | BJP | Birendra Mandal | 74,088 | 34.87% | 4.46 |
| | Independent | Tarun Kumar Gupta | 6,219 | 2.93% | New |
| | AJSU | Chameli Devi | 4,780 | 2.25% | New |
| | Independent | Sanjay Pahan | 3,407 | 1.60% | New |
| | JVM(P) | Abdul Mannan Ansari | 1,646 | 0.77% | New |
| | Independent | Md. Anwar Ansari | 1,549 | 0.73% | New |
| | NOTA | Nota | 3,031 | 1.43% | 0.66 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 38,741 | 18.24% | 13.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,12,451 | 76.64% | 1.98 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,77,191 | | 13.59 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 17.94 | |

### Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Jamtara :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Irfan Ansari | 67,486 | 35.17% | New |
| | BJP | Birendra Mandal | 58,349 | 30.41% | 9.49 |
| | JMM | Bishnu Prasad Bhaiya | 52,029 | 27.12% | 8.53 |
| | BSP | Sukhdev Ray | 2,293 | 1.20% | 2.90 |
| | Independent | Rakesh Kumar Lal | 1,867 | 0.97% | New |
| | AITC | Nandgopal Singh | 1,321 | 0.69% | New |
| | Independent | Md. Mustak | 1,128 | 0.59% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 3,996 | 2.08% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,137 | 4.76% | 9.97 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,91,876 | 78.63% | 22.92 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,44,034 | | 13.57 |
| | INC gain from JMM | INC gain from JMM | Swing | 0.47 | |

### Assembly By-election 2009.2

2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly by-election: Jamtara :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JMM | Sibhu Soran | 42,668 | 35.64% | 10.96 |
| | BJP | Tarun Kumar Gupta | 25,036 | 20.91% | 14.07 |
| | JVM(P) | Abbu Talib Ansari | 13,494 | 11.27% | New |
| | Independent | Virendar Mandal | 8,686 | 7.26% | New |
| | JD | Md. Riyaz Ahmed | 6,909 | 5.77% | New |
| | BSP | Amar Kumar Dubey | 4,907 | 4.10% | 2.95 |
| | Independent | Mohan Lal Mandal | 3,821 | 3.19% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 17,632 | 14.73% | 5.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,19,705 | 55.71% | 6.49 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,14,867 | | 0.80 |
| | JMM hold | JMM hold | Swing | 10.96 | |

### Assembly Election 2009

2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Jamtara :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JMM | Bishnu Prasad Bhaiya | 62,795 | 46.60% | New |
| | INC | Furqan Ansari | 49,952 | 37.07% | 0.81 |
| | BJP | Baby Sarkar | 9,228 | 6.85% | 32.17 |
| | RJD | Saryu Pd. Mandal | 2,580 | 1.91% | New |
| | Independent | Lakhindar Murmu | 1,827 | 1.36% | New |
| | BSP | Anwar Hussen | 1,552 | 1.15% | 2.57 |
| | Independent | Buddha Deb Marandi | 1,494 | 1.11% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,843 | 9.53% | 6.77 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,34,741 | 62.21% | 1.94 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,16,606 | | 3.14 |
| | JMM gain from BJP | JMM gain from BJP | Swing | 7.59 | |

### Assembly Election 2005

2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Jamtara :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Bishnu Prasad Bhaiya | 49,387 | 39.02% | 7.30 |
| | INC | Irfan Ansari | 45,895 | 36.26% | 3.23 |
| | Independent | Birendra Mandal | 5,049 | 3.99% | New |
| | BSP | Siraj Ansari | 4,706 | 3.72% | New |
| | AJSU | Sunil Kumar Hansda | 4,038 | 3.19% | New |
| | Independent | Babu Lal Marandi | 3,034 | 2.40% | New |
| | Independent | Dulal Roy | 2,885 | 2.28% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,492 | 2.76% | 5.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,26,575 | 60.27% | 3.07 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,10,012 | | 25.06 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 0.47 | |

### Assembly Election 2000

2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Jamtara :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Furqan Ansari | 42,002 | 39.49% | New |
| | BJP | Bishnu Prasad Bhaiya | 33,738 | 31.72% | New |
| | JMM | Shyam Lal Hembram | 23,541 | 22.13% | New |
| | CPI(M) | Jay Prakash Mandal | 3,578 | 3.36% | New |
| | CPI | Chintamani Mandal | 1,984 | 1.87% | New |
| | SP | Asit Kumar Mandal | 861 | 0.81% | New |
| | Independent | Shiv Shankar Lal Murmu | 667 | 0.63% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,264 | 7.77% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,06,371 | 64.06% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,67,935 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |