# Sarath Assembly constituency

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

## Overview

Sarath Assembly constituency covers: Sarath and Palojori Police Stations in Deoghar district and Karmatanr, Shahajpur, Pindari, Lakhanpur, Rataniya, Rampurbhitra and Kajra gram panchayats in Jamtara Police Station in Jamtara district.
Sarath Assembly constituency is part of Dumka (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| Bihar Legislative Assembly ||||
| Before 1957: see Madhupur cum Sarath constituency ||||
| 1957 | Badri Narayan Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Kamdeo Prasad Singh | Praja Socialist Party |
| 1967 | N. K. Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1969 | Kamdeo Prasad Singh | Praja Socialist Party |
| 1972 | Kamdeo Prasad Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Chandra Mouleshwar Singh | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Ashaya Charan Lal | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 1985 | Uday Shankar Singh | Independent politician |
| 1990 | Krishna Nand Jha | Indian National Congress |
| 1995 | Uday Shankar Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 2000 | Shashank Shekhar Bhokta | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| Jharkhand Legislative Assembly ||||
| 2005 | Uday Shankar Singh | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2009 | Shashank Shekhar Bhokta | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 2014 | Randhir Kumar Singh | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha |
| 2019 | Randhir Kumar Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Uday Shankar Singh | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |

## Election results
### Assembly election 2024

2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Sarath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JMM | Uday Shankar Singh | 135,219 | 54.32% | 42.40 |
| | BJP | Randhir Kumar Singh | 97,790 | 39.28% | 3.22 |
| | Independent | Sanjay Pandit | 3,306 | 1.33% | New |
| | Independent | Vicky Kumar Mandal | 3,013 | 1.21% | New |
| | Independent | Santosh Kumar Gupta | 2,350 | 0.94% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,582 | 0.64% | 0.22 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 37,429 | 15.03% | 1.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,48,952 | 78.61% | 0.60 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,16,682 | | 15.51 |
| | JMM gain from BJP | JMM gain from BJP | Swing | 11.82 | |

### Assembly election 2019

2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Sarath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Randhir Kumar Singh | 90,895 | 42.50% | 16.21 |
| | JVM(P) | Uday Shankar Singh | 62,175 | 29.07% | 4.71 |
| | JMM | Parimal Kumar Singh | 25,482 | 11.91% | 11.25 |
| | AIMIM | Mumtaj Ansari | 12,830 | 6.00% | New |
| | Independent | Pinki Kumari | 5,666 | 2.65% | New |
| | Independent | Israel Ansari | 2,912 | 1.36% | New |
| | Independent | Mamleshwar Prasad Singh | 1,656 | 0.77% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 885 | 0.41% | 1.53 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 28,720 | 13.43% | 5.94 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,13,882 | 78.01% | 1.25 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,74,163 | | 13.34 |
| | BJP gain from JVM(P) | BJP gain from JVM(P) | Swing | 8.72 | |

### Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Sarath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JVM(P) | Randhir Kumar Singh | 62,717 | 33.78% | New |
| | BJP | Uday Shankar Singh | 48,816 | 26.29% | New |
| | JMM | Shashank Shekhar Bhokta | 43,013 | 23.16% | 6.54 |
| | BSP | Md. Yusuf Ansari | 9,083 | 4.89% | New |
| | Jharkhand Vikas Dal | Dr. Suraj Mandal | 3,583 | 1.93% | New |
| | RJD | Surendar Rawani | 3,462 | 1.86% | 12.65 |
| | Independent | Jimoli Soren | 2,509 | 1.35% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 3,618 | 1.95% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 13,901 | 7.49% | 0.54 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,85,682 | 76.76% | 12.71 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,41,885 | | 14.25 |
| | JVM(P) gain from JMM | JVM(P) gain from JMM | Swing | 4.07 | |

### Assembly Election 2009

2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Sarath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JMM | Shashank Shekhar Bhokta | 40,282 | 29.70% | 8.69 |
| | INC | Uday Shankar Singh | 30,862 | 22.76% | New |
| | Loktantrik Samata Dal | Randhir Kumar Singh | 21,721 | 16.02% | New |
| | RJD | Surendra Rawani | 19,684 | 14.51% | 35.00 |
| | Independent | Parmeshwar Hembrom | 7,638 | 5.63% | New |
| | Independent | Hemlal Rajwar | 3,897 | 2.87% | New |
| | JD(U) | Jai Kumar Singh | 2,726 | 2.01% | 1.35 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,420 | 6.95% | 4.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,35,617 | 64.05% | 0.93 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,11,723 | | 0.23 |
| | JMM gain from RJD | JMM gain from RJD | Swing | 19.81 | |

### Assembly Election 2005

2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Sarath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RJD | Uday Shankar Singh | 66,335 | 49.52% | 43.41 |
| | JMM | Shashank Shekhar Bhokta | 51,429 | 38.39% | 12.73 |
| | JD(U) | Satish Chandra Rao | 4,495 | 3.36% | New |
| | Independent | Suman Kumar Singh | 3,092 | 2.31% | New |
| | BSP | Jayant Rao Patel | 2,167 | 1.62% | New |
| | Independent | Bivek Kumar Singh | 1,712 | 1.28% | New |
| | Independent | Rurdranand Raw | 791 | 0.59% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 14,906 | 11.13% | 0.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,33,969 | 63.13% | 4.54 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,12,216 | | 21.37 |
| | RJD gain from JMM | RJD gain from JMM | Swing | 1.60 | |

### Assembly Election 2000

2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Sarath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JMM | Shashank Shekhar Bhokta | 60,482 | 51.12% | New |
| | BJP | Uday Shankar Singh | 47,016 | 39.74% | New |
| | RJD | Sirajuddin Ansari | 7,227 | 6.11% | New |
| | SP | Nirbhay Charan Lal | 1,597 | 1.35% | New |
| | INC | Ashok Roy | 1,238 | 1.05% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 13,466 | 11.38% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,18,321 | 68.56% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,74,849 | | |
| | JMM win (new seat) | JMM win (new seat) | JMM win (new seat) | JMM win (new seat) | JMM win (new seat) |