Bhawanathpur (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Bhawanathpur is one of the 81 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Jharkhand state in eastern India.
Overview
Bhawanathpur (constituency number 81) is one of the two Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Garhwa district. It is one of the Assembly segments of the Palamu Lok Sabha constituency along with 5 other segments, namely, Garhwa in this district and Daltonganj, Bishrampur, Chhatarpur and Hussainabad in Palamu district.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bihar Legislative Assembly | |||
Before 1957: Constituency did not exist
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| 1957 | Jadunandan Tiwari | Indian National Congress | |
| Ramdini Chamar | |||
| 1962 | Shankar Pratap Deo | Swatantra Party | |
| 1967 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1969 | Hemendra Pratap | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| 1972 | Shankar Pratap Deo | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Ram Chandra Prasad Keshri | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Shankar Pratap Deo | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Raj Rajendra Pratap Deo | ||
| 1990 | Girwar Pandey | Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | |||
| 2000 | Ram Chandra Prasad Keshri | Samata Party | |
| Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |||
| 2005 | Bhanu Pratap Sahi | All India Forward Bloc | |
| 2009 | Anant Pratap Deo | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Bhanu Pratap Sahi | Navjawan Sangharsh Morcha | |
| 2019 | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 2024 | Anant Pratap Deo | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | |
Election results
Assembly election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JMM | Anant Pratap Deo | 146,265 | 48.49% | New | |
| BJP | Bhanu Pratap Shahi | 1,24,803 | 41.37% |  3.48
| |
| Independent | Rahul Prasad Gupta | 5,946 | 1.97% | New | |
| Independent | Rajesh Baitha | 5,087 | 1.69% | New | |
| BSP | Pankaj Kumar | 3,744 | 1.24% |  21.03
| |
| Independent | Bisheswar Mehta | 2,861 | 0.95% | New | |
| Independent | Ram Naresh Yadav | 1,827 | 0.61% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,244 | 0.41% | 0.43
| |
| Margin of victory | 21,462 | 7.12% | 8.50
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| Turnout | 3,01,643 | 68.51% | 0.98
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| Registered electors | 4,40,321 | 16.38
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| JMM gain from BJP | Swing | 10.60
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Assembly election 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Bhanu Pratap Sahi | 96,818 | 37.89% | 11.36
| |
| BSP | Sogra Bibi | 56,914 | 22.28% | 0.80
| |
| Independent | Anant Pratap Deo | 53,050 | 20.76% | New | |
| INC | Kedar Prasad Yadav | 10,895 | 4.26% | New | |
| JVM(P) | Vijay Kumar Keshri | 3,876 | 1.52% | 3.82
| |
| LJP | Rekha Choubey | 3,625 | 1.42% | New | |
| CPI | Rameshwar Prasad Akela | 3,565 | 1.40% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,163 | 0.85% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 39,904 | 15.62% | 14.36
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| Turnout | 2,55,498 | 67.53% | 0.64
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| Registered electors | 3,78,363 | 21.68
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| BJP gain from NJSM | Swing | 10.10
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Assembly election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJSM | Bhanu Pratap Sahi | 58,908 | 27.79% | 7.17
| |
| BJP | Anant Pratap Deo | 56,247 | 26.54% | New | |
| BSP | Tahir Ansari | 45,523 | 21.48% | 12.41
| |
| SP | Kedar Prasad Yadav | 20,546 | 9.69% | New | |
| JVM(P) | Ramchandra Keshri | 11,308 | 5.34% | New | |
| Rashtriya Mazdoor Kisan Prajatantrik Party | Shashi Kumar Dwivedi | 3,366 | 1.59% | New | |
| Independent | Lakshman Singh | 3,123 | 1.47% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,661 | 1.26% | 12.80
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| Turnout | 2,11,953 | 68.16% | 6.13
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| Registered electors | 3,10,943 | 22.31
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| NJSM gain from INC | Swing | 6.89
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Assembly election 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Anant Pratap Deo | 54,690 | 34.68% | 14.22
| |
| NJSM | Bhanu Pratap Sahi | 32,522 | 20.62% | New | |
| CPI(ML)L | Sogara Bibi | 20,901 | 13.25% | New | |
| BSP | Kedar Prasad Yadav | 14,293 | 9.06% | 1.05
| |
| JD(U) | Ramchandra Keshri | 11,546 | 7.32% | New | |
| RJD | Basant Kumar Yadav | 3,026 | 1.92% | 9.17
| |
| Independent | Rakesh Kumar Chaubey | 2,118 | 1.34% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 22,168 | 14.06% | 10.93
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| Turnout | 1,57,697 | 62.03% | 6.70
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| Registered electors | 2,54,216 | 12.88
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| INC gain from AIFB | Swing | 11.09
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Assembly election 2005
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIFB | Bhanu Pratap Sahi | 38,090 | 23.59% | New | |
| INC | Anant Pratap Deo | 33,040 | 20.46% | 4.33
| |
| RJD | Dr. Moh. Yasin Ansari | 17,897 | 11.09% | 11.72
| |
| BSP | Dharmendra Pratap Deo | 16,325 | 10.11% | 5.03
| |
| BJP | Sharda Mahesh Pratap Deo | 8,826 | 5.47% | New | |
| SP | Sheo Pujan Yadav | 8,006 | 4.96% | New | |
| LJP | Giriwar Pandey | 7,658 | 4.74% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,050 | 3.13% | 3.78
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| Turnout | 1,61,448 | 55.33% | 4.04
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| Registered electors | 2,91,800 | 43.21
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| AIFB gain from Samata Party | Swing | 8.11
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Assembly election 2000
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samata Party | Ramchandra Keshri | 38,350 | 31.70% | New | |
| INC | Anant Pratap Deo | 29,995 | 24.79% | New | |
| RJD | Dr. Md. Yasin Ansari | 27,593 | 22.81% | New | |
| JD(U) | Giriwar Pandey | 9,308 | 7.69% | New | |
| BSP | Gopi Chandra Ram | 6,148 | 5.08% | New | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist) Liberation | Lakshman Singh | 3,262 | 2.70% | New | |
| JMM | Surendra Prasad Gupta | 1,654 | 1.37% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,355 | 6.91% | |||
| Turnout | 1,20,977 | 60.45% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,03,757 | ||||
| Samata Party win (new seat) | |||||
See also
Notes
References
- ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. pp. 173–4.
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- ^ Election Commission of India (24 November 2024). "Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 - Seats won by JMM". Archived from the original on 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ "Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Jharkhand 2009". Election Commission of India. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2005". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
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