# Elections in Jharkhand

Elections in Jharkhand are being conducted since the formation of the state in 2000, to elect the members of Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha and to the members of the lower house of the Indian parliament, the Lok Sabha. There are 81 Vidhan Sabha constituencies and 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state.

## Major Political parties in Jharkhand

The Bharatiya Janata Party and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha have been the most dominant parties in the state since its formation. Other major parties include Indian National Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation, Janata Dal (United) and All Jharkhand Students Union.

## Lok Sabha elections

Until the year 2000, Jharkhand was a part of undivided Bihar state.
Total Seats- 14
| Year | 1st Party | 2nd Party | 3rd Party | Others |
| 2004 | INC 6 | JMM 4 | RJD 2 | BJP 1 |
| 2004 | INC 6 | JMM 4 | RJD 2 | CPI 1 |
| 2009 | BJP 8 | JMM 2 | INC 1 | JVM 1 |
| 2009 | BJP 8 | JMM 2 | INC 1 | Ind 2 |
| 2014 | BJP 12 | JMM 2 | | |
| 2019 | BJP 11 | AJSU 1 | INC 1 | JMM 1 |
| 2024 | BJP 8 | JMM 3 | INC 2 | AJSU 1 |

## Vidhan Sabha elections
### 2024

Chief Minister: Hemant Soren (JMM)
Popular vote :
| Party | Party | Contested | Won | +/− | % | ± pp |
| | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 43 | 34 | 4 | 23.44% | 4.72% |
| | Indian National Congress | 30 | 16 | | 15.56% | 1.68% |
| | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3.44% | 0.69% |
| | Communist Party of India (M-L) L | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1.89% | 0.74% |
| Total | Total | 81 | 56 | 8 | 44.33% | 8.98% |
| | Bharatiya Janata Party | 68 | 21 | 4 | 33.18% | 0.19% |
| | All Jharkhand Students Union | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3.54% | 4.56% |
| | Janata Dal (United) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.81% | 0.07% |
| | Lok Janshakti Party (RV) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.61% | New |
| Total | Total | 81 | 24 | 3 | 38.14% | 4.68% |
| | Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha | 68 | 1 | 1 | 6.20% | New |
| Total | Total | | 81 | | | |

### 2019

Chief Minister(s): Hemant Soren (JMM), Champai Soren (JMM)
Popular vote :
| Party | Party | Contested | Won | +/− | % | ± pp |
| | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 43 | 30 | 11 | 18.72% | 1.71% |
| | Indian National Congress | 31 | 16 | 10 | 13.88% | 3.42% |
| | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2.75% | 0.38% |
| Total | Total | 81 | 47 | 22 | 35.35% | 1.33% |
| | Bharatiya Janata Party | 79 | 25 | 12 | 33.37% | 2.11% |
| | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha | 81 | 3 | 5 | 5.45% | 4.54% |
| | All Jharkhand Students Union | 53 | 2 | 3 | 8.10% | 4.42% |
| | Communist Party of India (M-L) L | 14 | 1 | | 1.15% | 0.37% |
| | Nationalist Congress Party | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.42% | New |
| | Independents | | 2 | 2 | 6.55% | 0.14% |
| Total | Total | | 81 | | | |

### 2014

Chief Minister: Raghubar Das (BJP)
Popular vote :
| Party | Party | Contested | Won | +/− | % | ± pp |
| | Bharatiya Janata Party | 72 | 37 | 19 | 31.26% | 11.08% |
| | All Jharkhand Students Union | 8 | 5 | | 3.68% | 1.44% |
| Total | Total | 80 | 42 | 19 | 34.94% | 9.64% |
| | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 79 | 19 | 1 | 20.43% | 5.23% |
| | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha | 73 | 8 | 3 | 9.99% | 1.00% |
| | Indian National Congress | 62 | 6 | 8 | 10.46% | 5.7% |
| | Bahujan Samaj Party | 61 | 1 | 1 | 1.82% | |
| | Communist Party of India (M-L) L | 39 | 1 | | 1.52% | |
| | Jharkhand Party | 19 | 1 | | 1.11% | |
| | Marxist Co-ordination Committee | 13 | 1 | | 1.02% | |
| | Jai Bharat Samanta Party | 19 | 1 | | 0.79% | |
| | Nav Jawan Sangharsh Morcha | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0.49% | |
| Total | Total | | 81 | | | |

### 2009

Chief Minister: Shibu Soren (JMM), Arjun Munda (BJP), Hemant Soren (JMM)
Popular vote :
| Party | Party | Contested | Won | +/− | % | ± pp |
| | Bharatiya Janata Party | 67 | 18 | 12 | 20.18% | 3.39% |
| | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 78 | 18 | 1 | 15.20% | 0.91% |
| | Indian National Congress | 61 | 14 | 5 | 16.16% | 4.11% |
| | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha | 25 | 11 | New | 8.99% | New |
| | All Jharkhand Students Union | 54 | 5 | 3 | 5.12% | |
| | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 56 | 5 | 2 | 5.03% | |
| | Janata Dal (United) | 14 | 2 | 4 | 2.78% | |
| | Communist Party of India (M-L) L | 33 | 1 | | 2.35% | |
| | Jharkhand Party | 41 | 1 | | 1.10% | |
| | Marxist Co-ordination Committee | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1.09% | |
| | Jai Bharat Samanta Party | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0.91% | |
| | Jharkhand Janadhikar Manch | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0.72%% | |
| | Rashtriya Kalyan Paksha | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0.70% | |
| | Independents | 647 | 2 | 1 | 10.61% | |
| Total | Total | | 81 | | | |

### 2005

Chief Minister: Shibu Soren (JMM), Arjun Munda (BJP), Madhu Koda (Independent)
| Party | Party | Seats | Seats | Seats | Popular vote | Popular vote |
| Party | Party | Contested | Won | +/− | % | ± pp |
| | Bharatiya Janata Party | 63 | 30 | 2 | 23.57% | |
| | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 49 | 17 | 5 | 14.29% | |
| | Indian National Congress | 41 | 9 | 2 | 12.05% | |
| | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 51 | 7 | 2 | 8.48% | |
| | Janata Dal (United) | 18 | 6 | 3 | 4.00% | |
| | All Jharkhand Students Union | 40 | 2 | | 2.81% | |
| | United Goans Democratic Party | 22 | 2 | | 1.52% | |
| | All India Forward Bloc | 12 | 2 | | 1.00% | |
| | Communist Party of India (M-L) L | 28 | 1 | | 2.46% | |
| | Jharkhand Party | 27 | 1 | | 0.97% | |
| | National Congress Party | 13 | 1 | | 0.43% | |
| | Independents | 662 | 3 | 1 | 15.31% | |
| Total | Total | | 81 | | | |

### 2000*

Chief Minister: Babulal Marandi (BJP), Arjun Munda (BJP)
| Party | Party | Seats |
| | Bharatiya Janata Party | 32 |
| | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 12 |
| | Indian National Congress | 11 |
| | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 9 |
| | Samata Party | 5 |
| | Janata Dal (United) | 3 |
| | Communist Party of India | 3 |
| | United Goans Democratic Party | 2 |
| | Communist Party of India (M-L) L | 1 |
| | Marxist Co-ordination Committee | 1 |
| | Independent | 2 |
| Total | Total | 81 |
* The First assembly of Jharkhand was constituted on the basis of the Bihar state legislative assembly elections held in February, 2000.