# Baharagora Assembly constituency

Baharagora Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
* JMM (80%)
* BJP (20%)

## Overview

According to the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India, Bahargora Assembly constituency covers Baharagora and Chakulia police stations. Baharagora (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of Jamshedpur (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| Bihar Legislative Assembly ||||
| Before 1957: see Ghatsila cum Baharagora constituency ||||
| 1957-62: Constituency did not exist ||||
| 1962 | Jhareswar Ghosh | Independent politician |
| 1967 | Shibu Ranjan Khan | Independent politician |
| 1969 | Shibu Ranjan Khan | Independent politician |
| 1972 | Shibu Ranjan Khan | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Bishna Pada Ghosh | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | Devipada Upadhayay | Communist Party of India |
| 1985 | Devipada Upadhayay | Communist Party of India |
| 1990 | Devipada Upadhayay | Communist Party of India |
| 1995 | Devipada Upadhayay | Communist Party of India |
| 2000 | Dinesh Sarangi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Jharkhand Legislative Assembly ||||
| 2005 | Dinesh Sarangi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2009 | Bidyut Baran Mahato | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 2014 | Kunal Sarangi | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 2019 | Samir Mohanty | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 2024 | Samir Mohanty | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |

## Election results
### Assembly election 2024

2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Baharagora :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JMM | Samir Mohanty | 96,870 | 50.65% | 11.34 |
| | BJP | Dineshananda Goswami | 78,745 | 41.17% | 14.59 |
| | CPI(M) | Swapan Kumar Mahato | 4,518 | 2.36% | 2.41 |
| | Independent | Ram Murmu | 2,644 | 1.38% | New |
| | Independent | Phani Bhushan Mahato | 1,625 | 0.85% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 2,495 | 1.30% | 0.25 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 18,125 | 9.48% | 25.94 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,91,264 | 79.73% | 3.74 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,39,900 | | 6.59 |
| | JMM hold | JMM hold | Swing | 11.34 | |

### Assembly election 2019

2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Baharagora :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JMM | Samir Mohanty | 106,017 | 61.99% | 26.22 |
| | BJP | Kunal Sarangi | 45,452 | 26.58% | 0.28 |
| | CPI(M) | Swapan Kumar Mahato | 8,167 | 4.78% | 1.89 |
| | CPI | Sanat Kumar Mahato | 2,249 | 1.32% | 1.77 |
| | Independent | Durgapada Ghosh | 2,049 | 1.20% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,797 | 1.05% | 0.55 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 60,565 | 35.41% | 25.94 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,71,017 | 75.98% | 0.02 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,25,068 | | 5.53 |
| | JMM hold | JMM hold | Swing | 26.22 | |

### Assembly election 2014

2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Baharagora :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JMM | Kunal Sarangi | 57,973 | 35.77% | 7.32 |
| | BJP | Dineshananda Goswami | 42,618 | 26.29% | 4.31 |
| | JVM(P) | Samir Mohanty | 42,130 | 25.99% | New |
| | CPI | Sanat Kumar Mahato | 5,007 | 3.09% | New |
| | CPI(M) | Swapan Kumar Mahato | 4,679 | 2.89% | 1.55 |
| | INC | Debi Shankar Dutta | 3,559 | 2.20% | 4.48 |
| | SP | Dhirendra Nath Vera | 1,265 | 0.78% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 2,591 | 1.60% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 15,355 | 9.47% | 3.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,62,080 | 76.00% | 0.03 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,13,264 | | 17.96 |
| | JMM hold | JMM hold | Swing | 7.32 | |

### Assembly election 2009

2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Baharagora :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JMM | Bidyut Baran Mahato | 59,228 | 43.09% | 7.49 |
| | BJP | Dinesh Sarangi | 42,074 | 30.61% | 7.43 |
| | AJSU | Samir Mohanty | 11,465 | 8.34% | New |
| | INC | Shyamal Kumar Khan | 9,180 | 6.68% | New |
| | CPI(M) | Swapan Kumar Mahato | 6,098 | 4.44% | 3.25 |
| | AITC | Saroj Kumar Mahapatra | 2,739 | 1.99% | New |
| | Independent | Dhirendra Nath Bera | 2,676 | 1.95% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 17,154 | 12.48% | 10.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,37,462 | 76.03% | 2.73 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,80,792 | | 2.61 |
| | JMM gain from BJP | JMM gain from BJP | Swing | 5.05 | |

### Assembly election 2005

2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Baharagora :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Dinesh Sarangi | 51,753 | 38.03% | 10.80 |
| | JMM | Vidyut Varan Mahato | 48,441 | 35.60% | 9.54 |
| | CPI(M) | Swapan Kumar Mahato | 10,459 | 7.69% | 4.90 |
| | Independent | Samir Mohanty | 9,411 | 6.92% | New |
| | CPI | Rabindra Nath Das | 9,043 | 6.65% | 13.10 |
| | Independent | Sarala Mahato | 2,515 | 1.85% | New |
| | Independent | Murari Mohan Mahato | 1,338 | 0.98% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,312 | 2.43% | 1.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,36,068 | 73.30% | 4.69 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,85,629 | | 14.92 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 10.80 | |

### Assembly election 2000

2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Baharagora :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Dinesh Sarangi | 30,186 | 27.24% | New |
| | JMM | Bidyut Baran Mahato | 28,885 | 26.06% | New |
| | INC | Devipada Upadhyay | 24,722 | 22.31% | New |
| | CPI | Rabindra Nath Das | 21,888 | 19.75% | New |
| | CPI(M) | Dibakar Mardi | 3,092 | 2.79% | New |
| | Independent | Bhut Nath Patra | 1,375 | 1.24% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,301 | 1.17% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,10,828 | 69.30% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,61,523 | | |
| | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) |