# Jamshedpur East Assembly constituency

Jamshedpur East Assembly constituency is one of the assembly constituencies which make up Jamshedpur Lok Sabha seat in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
* BJP (80%)
* Independent (20%)

## Overview

According to the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India, Jamshedpur East Assembly constituency covers ward numbers 20 and 23 to 40 in Jamshdepur Notified Area. Jamshedpur East (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is a part of Jamshedpur (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of Legislative Assembly

| Election | Name | Party |
| Bihar Legislative Assembly ||||
| Before 1967: see Jamshedpur Assembly constituency ||||
| 1967 | M. J. Akhauri | Indian National Congress |
| 1969 | Kedar Das | Communist Party of India |
| 1972 | Kedar Das | Communist Party of India |
| 1977 | Dina Nath Pandey | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Dina Nath Pandey | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1985 | Darayus Nariman | Indian National Congress |
| 1990 | Dina Nath Pandey | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1995 | Raghubar Das | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2000 | Raghubar Das | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Jharkhand Legislative Assembly ||||
| 2005 | Raghubar Das | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2009 | Raghubar Das | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2014 | Raghubar Das | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Saryu Roy | Independent |
| 2024 | Purnima Sahu | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### Assembly election 2024

2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Jamshedpur East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Purnima Sahu | 107,191 | 54.39% | 20.91 |
| | INC | Ajoy Kumar | 64,320 | 32.63% | 21.70 |
| | Independent | Shiv Shankar Singh | 15,471 | 7.85% | New |
| | JLKM | Tarun Kumar Dey | 1,909 | 0.97% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,259 | 0.64% | 0.06 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 42,871 | 21.75% | 12.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,97,096 | 58.59% | 1.66 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,36,423 | | 10.31 |
| | BJP gain from Independent | BJP gain from Independent | Swing | 11.79 | |

### Assembly election 2019

2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Jamshedpur East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Saryu Roy | 73,945 | 42.59% | New |
| | BJP | Raghubar Das | 58,112 | 33.47% | 27.99 |
| | INC | Gourav Vallabh | 18,976 | 10.93% | 8.84 |
| | JVM(P) | Abhay Singh | 11,772 | 6.78% | 5.59 |
| | Independent | Gopal Lohar | 2,425 | 1.40% | New |
| | Independent | Banty Kumar Singh | 959 | 0.55% | New |
| | Independent | Dharmendra Kumar Singh | 925 | 0.53% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,211 | 0.70% | 0.30 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 15,833 | 9.12% | 32.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,73,618 | 56.93% | 3.97 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,04,972 | | 10.37 |
| | Independent gain from BJP | Independent gain from BJP | Swing | 18.87 | |

### Assembly election 2014

2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Jamshedpur East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Raghubar Das | 103,427 | 61.46% | 11.17 |
| | INC | Anand Bihari Dubey | 33,270 | 19.77% | New |
| | JVM(P) | Abhay Singh | 20,815 | 12.37% | 17.36 |
| | JMM | Kamaljeet Kaur Gill | 3,987 | 2.37% | 1.99 |
| | Independent | Manjeet Singh | 881 | 0.52% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,674 | 0.99% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 70,157 | 41.69% | 21.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,68,271 | 60.90% | 15.75 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,76,309 | | 11.69 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 11.17 | |

### Assembly election 2009

2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election : Jamshedpur East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Raghubar Das | 56,165 | 50.29% | 2.67 |
| | JVM(P) | Abhay Singh | 33,202 | 29.73% | New |
| | Independent | Anand Bihari Dubey | 10,944 | 9.80% | New |
| | JMM | Pramod Lal | 4,864 | 4.36% | New |
| | Independent | Sanjay Kumar Thakur | 1,184 | 1.06% | New |
| | AJSU | Ashok Kumar Pandey | 934 | 0.84% | New |
| | RJD | Rajendra Kumar Singh | 916 | 0.82% | 1.51 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 22,963 | 20.56% | 5.60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,11,682 | 45.14% | 0.43 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,47,387 | | 10.02 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 2.67 | |

### Assembly election 2005

2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Jamshedpur East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Raghubar Das | 65,116 | 52.96% | 10.94 |
| | INC | Ramashray Prasad | 46,718 | 38.00% | 17.66 |
| | RJD | Indrajit Singh Kalra | 2,867 | 2.33% | 6.55 |
| | SP | E. Shashi Kumar | 1,547 | 1.26% | New |
| | LJP | Tarkeshwar Tiwary | 1,034 | 0.84% | New |
| | Independent | Shiv Prasann Pandey | 991 | 0.81% | New |
| | JPP | Alpana Bose | 908 | 0.74% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 18,398 | 14.96% | 28.60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,22,947 | 44.72% | 5.33 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,74,948 | | 24.98 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 10.94 | |

### Assembly election 2000

2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Jamshedpur East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Raghubar Das | 70,358 | 63.90% | New |
| | INC | K. P. Singh | 22,395 | 20.34% | New |
| | RJD | Radhe Prasad Yadav | 9,785 | 8.89% | New |
| | JMM | Shailendra Singh | 4,854 | 4.41% | New |
| | CPI | Shankar Dayal Singh | 1,818 | 1.65% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 47,963 | 43.56% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,10,109 | 50.50% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,19,997 | | |
| | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) |