Kharsawan Assembly constituency

Kharsawan Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.^[1][2]

Kharsawan
Constituency No. 57 for the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Jharkhand
District	Seraikela Kharsawan
LS constituency	Khunti
Established	2000
Total electors	209,017
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
5th Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Dashrath Gagrai
Elected year	2019

Overview

As defined in the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008, Kharsawan Assembly constituency covers Kharsawan and Kuchai police stations and Seraikella police station (excluding Seraikella municipality and Govindpur, Para, Manik Bazar, Tangrani, Pathanmara, Jordiha Gurugudia and Badakakda gram panchayats), village 98-Dighi in Rajnagar police station, and Bhoya Keadchalam, Domra Parnia, Lota, Thakurgutu, Dopai-Gamhariya, Sarda, Matkamhatu, Khuntpani, Chiru and Rajabasa gram panchayats in Chaibasa Mufassil police station.

The constituency is reserved for members of Scheduled Tribes. Kharsawan Assembly constituency is within Khunti Lok Sabha constituency.^[3]

Members of Legislative Assembly

1952 - 2000

Earlier Kharsawan constituency was the part of Bihar Legislative Assembly.

Election	Member	Party
1952	Ujindra Lal Ho		Jharkhand Party
1957-67: Constituency did not exist
1967	Debilal Matisoy		Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1969	Chandra Mohan Manjhi		Independent politician
1972	Gulab Singh Munda		All India Jharkhand Party
1977	Debilal Matisoy		Janata Party
1980			Bharatiya Janata Party
1985	Vijay Singh Soy		Independent politician
1990			Indian National Congress
1995	Arjun Munda		Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
2000			Bharatiya Janata Party

2000 - present

On 15 November 2000, Jharkhand was carved out from Bihar. The 1st Jharkhand Assembly elections were conducted in 2005.

Election	Member	Party
2005[4]	Arjun Munda		Bharatiya Janata Party
2009	Mangal Singh Soy[5]
2010^	Arjun Munda
2014[6]	Dashrath Gagrai		Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
2019

^by-election

Election results

Assembly election 2024

2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Kharsawan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AMB	Digam Sardar			New
	JLKM	Pandu Ram Hiburu			New

Assembly election 2019

2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Kharsawan^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Dashrath Gagrai	73,341	48.15%	1.00
	BJP	Jawahar Lal Banra	50,546	33.19%	7.79
	AJSU	Sanjay Jarika	9,451	6.21%	New
	JVM(P)	Ram Honhaga	3,134	2.06%	0.34
	Independent	Hiralal Hembram	2,589	1.70%	New
	Independent	Bhagwat Prasad Majhi	2,498	1.64%	New
	JD(U)	Kunvar Sinh Banra	1,742	1.14%	New
	NOTA	Nota	1,614	1.06%	0.81
	Independent	Gardi Soy	1,453	0.95%	New
	Independent	Pradhan Pasingh Gundua	1,450	0.95%	New
	BSP	Jemsh Hembrom	1,146	0.75%	New
Margin of victory			22,795	14.97%	6.80
Turnout			1,52,311	72.87%	4.89
Registered electors			2,09,017		10.94
	JMM hold		Swing	1.00

Assembly election 2014

2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Kharsawan^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Dashrath Gagrai	72,002	49.15%	New
	BJP	Arjun Munda	60,036	40.98%	6.04
	INC	Chhotray Kisku	4,927	3.36%	19.35
	NOTA	None of the Above	2,746	1.87%	New
	JVM(P)	Pradhan Pasingh Gundua	2,523	1.72%	New
	Jharkhand Party	Mangilal Purty	1,639	1.12%	0.23
	JBSP	Kande Ram Kurli	993	0.68%	8.17
	Independent	Lalji Ram Tiu	852	0.58%	New
	AMB	Jai Mohan Sardar	764	0.52%	New
Margin of victory			11,966	8.17%	16.13
Turnout			1,46,499	77.76%	5.24
Registered electors			1,88,397		21.98
	JMM gain from BJP		Swing	2.13

Assembly election 2009

2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Kharsawan^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Mangal Singh Soy	52,661	47.02%	21.41
	INC	Basko Besra	25,442	22.71%	4.92
	JBSP	Chhotray Kisku	9,906	8.84%	New
	Rashtriya Deshaj Party	Nitima Bodra Bari	6,035	5.39%	New
	Independent	Kande Ram Kurli	3,574	3.19%	New
	BSP	Kujuri Honhaga	2,051	1.83%	0.55
	Independent	Bhagwat Prasad Majhi	1,984	1.77%	New
	RJD	Mangal Singh Hansda	1,873	1.67%	New
	Indigenious Nationalist Party of Twipra	Sanjay Jarika	1,655	1.48%	New
	Jharkhand Party	Harish Chandra Bhumij	1,510	1.35%	0.15
	NCP	Harendra Kumar Diggi	1,488	1.33%	New
Margin of victory			27,219	24.30%	26.33
Turnout			1,12,007	72.52%	5.93
Registered electors			1,54,453		5.91
	BJP hold		Swing	21.41

Assembly election 2005

2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Kharsawan^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Arjun Munda	74,797	68.43%	17.65
	INC	Kunti Soy	19,453	17.80%	17.39
	Independent	Shiv Charan Hansda	4,841	4.43%	New
	Independent	Sagu Charan Hembram	2,569	2.35%	New
	BSP	Gora Purti	1,395	1.28%	0.10
	Jharkhand Party	Bhagwat Prasad Majhi	1,305	1.19%	New
	Independent	Shankar Bandra	783	0.72%	New
	Independent	Pradhan Pasingh Gundua	631	0.58%	New
	Independent	Malti Purti	599	0.55%	New
	Independent	Damodar Singh Hansda	566	0.52%	New
Margin of victory			55,344	50.63%	35.04
Turnout			1,09,308	66.59%	5.39
Registered electors			1,64,155		14.58
	BJP hold		Swing	17.65

Assembly election 2000

2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Kharsawan^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Arjun Munda	44,521	50.78%	New
	INC	Vijay Singh Soy	30,847	35.18%	New
	JMM	Lal Singh Leyangi	6,771	7.72%	New
	UGDP	Ashok Kumar Tiu	2,490	2.84%	New
	BSP	Budhan Singh Hembrom	1,207	1.38%	New
	RJD	Lakhi Ram Majhi	549	0.63%	New
	Independent	Jag Mohan Soy	504	0.57%	New
Margin of victory			13,674	15.60%
Turnout			87,679	62.89%
Registered electors			1,43,272
	BJP win (new seat)

See also

• Vidhan Sabha
• List of states of India by type of legislature

References

1. "AC & PC List- Jharkhand". Archived from the original on 18 December 2019.
2. "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
3. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). West Singhbhum District Page 171, Extent of Parliamentary constitutencies Page 174. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
4. "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2005". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
5. "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2009". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
6. "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
7. "Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
8. "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
9. "Jharkhand 2009". Election Commission of India. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
10. "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2005". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
11. "Sikaripara Election Results 2014 Jharkhand". Elections.in. Retrieved 26 January 2016.

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