https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Jarmundi_Assembly_constituency Jarmundi Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-07-30T18:40:40Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Jarmundi_Assembly_constituency&diff=505742&oldid=prev Alejandra13P at 19:17, 19 April 2026 2026-04-19T19:17:39Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> | name = Jarmundi<br /> | type = SLA<br /> | state = Jharkhand<br /> | established = 2000<br /> | abolished = <br /> | electors = 2,27,038<br /> | mla = [[Devendra Kunwar (Jharkhand politician)|Devendra Kunwar]]<br /> | party = {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> | constituency_no = 12<br /> | latest_election_year = [[2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<br /> | district = [[Dumka district|Dumka]]<br /> | loksabha_cons = [[Godda Lok Sabha constituency|Godda]]<br /> | reservation = None<br /> | map_image = Jarmundi constituency map.svg<br /> }}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Jarmundi Assembly constituency&#039;&#039;&#039; is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Jharkhand]].&lt;ref name=jhceo&gt;{{cite web |url=http://164.100.150.3/ceoweb_bk/ACPCList.htm |title=AC &amp; PC List- Jharkhand |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218152343/http://164.100.150.3/ceoweb_bk/ACPCList.htm |archive-date=18 December 2019}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Overview==<br /> Jarmundi Assembly constituency covers: Jarmundi Police Station in Dumka district and Sarawan Police Station in Deoghar district.&lt;ref name=delimitation&gt;{{cite web|url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |title = Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India|publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 26 January 2016 }}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Jarmundi Assembly constituency is part of [[Godda (Lok Sabha constituency)]].&lt;ref name=delimitation/&gt;<br /> <br /> == Members of Legislative Assembly ==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! Election<br /> ! Member<br /> ! colspan=2|Party<br /> |-<br /> ! colspan=4| [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]<br /> |-<br /> | colspan=&quot;4&quot; |{{center|&#039;&#039;Before 1957: see Poreyahat cum Jarmundi constituency&#039;&#039;}}<br /> |-<br /> | colspan=&quot;4&quot; |{{center|&#039;&#039;1957-62: Constituency did not exist&#039;&#039;}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1962 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1962]] ||Srikant Jha || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1967 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1967]] ||S. Raut || {{Full party name with color|Independent}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1969 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1969]] ||rowspan=2|Srikant Jha|| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1972 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1972]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[1977 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1977]] ||Dip Nath Rai || {{Full party name with color|Independent|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1980 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1980]] ||Jawahar Prasad Singh<br /> |-<br /> | [[1985 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1985]] ||Abhay Kant Prasad || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1990 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1990]] ||Jawahar Prasad Singh || {{Full party name with color|Independent}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1995 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1995]] ||rowspan=2|[[Devendra Kunwar (Jharkhand politician)|Devendra Kunwar]]|| {{Full party name with color|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2000]] || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |- <br /> ! colspan=4| [[Jharkhand Legislative Assembly]]<br /> |- <br /> | [[2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election|2005]] || rowspan=2 | Hari Narayan Ray || {{Full party name with color|Independent politician|rowspan=2}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election|2009]] <br /> |- <br /> | [[2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election|2014]] || rowspan=2 | [[Badal Patralekh]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election|2019]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<br /> |[[Devendra Kunwar (Jharkhand politician)|Devendra Kunwar]]<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} <br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Election results==<br /> ===Assembly Election 2024===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election]]: Jarmundi&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news |last1=Election Commission of India |title=Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 - Seats won by JMM |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2024/partywisewinresult-852S27.htm |access-date=24 November 2024 |date=24 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241124045445/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2024/partywisewinresult-852S27.htm |archive-date=24 November 2024}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Devendra Kunwar (Jharkhand politician)|Devendra Kunwar]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=94,892 |percentage=48.73% |change={{increase}}18.41 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Badal Patralekh]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=77,346 |percentage=39.72% |change={{increase}}7.49 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Murari Kapri |party=Independent politician |votes=4,635 |percentage=2.38% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mahendra Das |party=Independent politician |votes=3,210 |percentage=1.65% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rajeev Kumar |party=Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha |votes=2,453 |percentage=1.26% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Lalmohan Ray |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=1,838 |percentage=0.94% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Hanif Mian |party=Independent politician |votes=1,701 |percentage=0.87% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=1,472 |percentage=0.76% |change={{decrease}}0.13 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=17,546 |percentage=9.01% |change= {{increase}}7.11 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=1,94,742 |percentage=71.68% |change= {{decrease}}0.09 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 2,71,664 |ref = |change= {{increase}}19.66 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}16.50 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 2019===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election]]: Jarmundi&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/11813-jharkhand-legislative-assembly-election-2019/ |title=Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Election, 2019 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=9 February 2022 |date=6 February 2020}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Badal Patralekh]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=52,507 |percentage=32.22% |change={{increase}}3.40 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Devendra Kunwar |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=49,408 |percentage=30.32% |change={{increase}}10.68 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Fulkumari Devi |party=Independent politician |votes=17,313 |percentage=10.62% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sanjay Kumar |party=Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) |votes=9,242 |percentage=5.67% |change={{decrease}}3.63 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sita Ram Pathak |party=Independent politician |votes=3,989 |percentage=2.45% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Tarni Prasad Kamat |party=Independent politician |votes=3,491 |percentage=2.14% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bishwanath Ray |party=Independent politician |votes=3,480 |percentage=2.14% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nota |party=None of the above |votes=1,449 |percentage=0.89% |change={{decrease}}0.98 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,099 |percentage=1.90% |change= {{increase}}0.13 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=1,62,951 |percentage=71.77% |change= {{decrease}}1.97 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 2,27,038 |ref = |change= {{increase}}9.72 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}3.40 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 2014===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election]]: Jarmundi&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3787-jharkhand-2014/ |title=Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2014 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=13 October 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Badal Patralekh]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=43,981 |percentage=28.82% |change={{increase}}13.36 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Hari Narayan Ray |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |votes=41,273 |percentage=27.05% |change={{increase}}7.21 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abhay Kant Prasad |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=29,965 |percentage=19.64% |change={{increase}}9.99 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Devendra Kunwar |party=Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) |votes=14,189 |percentage=9.30% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Damodar Singh |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=2,948 |percentage=1.93% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Varun Kumar |party=Rashtriya Janata Dal |votes=2,797 |percentage=1.83% |change={{decrease}}1.63 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Parmanand Ravidas |party=Independent politician |votes=2,480 |percentage=1.63% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=2,847 |percentage=1.87% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,708 |percentage=1.77% |change= {{decrease}}7.26 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=1,52,592 |percentage=73.74% |change= {{increase}}8.85 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 2,06,926 |ref = |change= {{increase}}15.67 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Independent politician |swing= {{decrease}}0.04 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 2009===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election]]: Jarmundi&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3786-jharkhand-2009/ |title=Jharkhand 2009 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |date=20 August 2018 |access-date= 23 May 2022}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Hari Narayan Ray |party=Independent politician |votes=33,512 |percentage=28.87% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Devendra Kunwar |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |votes=23,025 |percentage=19.83% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Badal Patralekh]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=17,955 |percentage=15.47% |change={{increase}}8.64 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Barun Kumar |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=11,197 |percentage=9.65% |change={{decrease}}10.47 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Prabhat Kumar Singh |party=Rashtriya Janata Dal |votes=4,018 |percentage=3.46% |change={{decrease}}4.60 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jaydeo Mandal |party=Independent politician |votes=3,749 |percentage=3.23% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gopal Chandra Roy |party=Loktantrik Samata Dal |votes=2,505 |percentage=2.16% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=10,487 |percentage=9.03% |change= {{increase}}3.31 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=1,16,091 |percentage=64.89% |change= {{increase}}3.51 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,78,901 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}0.37 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Independent politician |loser=Independent politician |swing= {{increase}}3.03 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 2005===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election]]: Jarmundi&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3785-jharkhand-2005/ |title=Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2005 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=13 October 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Hari Narayan Ray |party=Independent politician |votes=28,480 |percentage=25.84% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Devendra Kunwar |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=22,171 |percentage=20.12% |change={{decrease}}3.33 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chakradhar Yadav |party=Rashtriya Janata Dal |votes=8,884 |percentage=8.06% |change={{decrease}}5.12 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Alamgir |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=7,768 |percentage=7.05% |change={{decrease}}11.46 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mani Shankar |party=Indian National Congress |votes=7,524 |percentage=6.83% |change={{decrease}}7.70 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Hari Shankar Patralekh |party=Independent politician |votes=6,212 |percentage=5.64% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jully Yadav |party=Lok Janshakti Party |votes=3,773 |percentage=3.42% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,309 |percentage=5.72% |change= {{increase}}0.79 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=1,10,221 |percentage=61.38% |change= {{decrease}}4.95 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,79,564 |ref = |change= {{increase}}15.94 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Independent politician |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}2.40 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 2000===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Jarmundi&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url = https://ceobihar.nic.in/BiharElection/Statistical%20Report/2000.pdf |title = Statistical Report on General Election, 2000 to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar|access-date = 16 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005142035/https://ceobihar.nic.in/BiharElection/Statistical%20Report/2000.pdf |archive-date= 5 October 2023 |website=ceobihar.nic.in |publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Bihar}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Dvendra Kuwar |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=24,082 |percentage=23.44% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Hari Narayan Ray |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=19,009 |percentage=18.50% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Varun Kumar |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |votes=15,344 |percentage=14.94% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gopal Chandra Roy |party=Indian National Congress |votes=14,920 |percentage=14.52% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chandra Shekhar Yadav |party=Rashtriya Janata Dal |votes=13,537 |percentage=13.18% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jawahar Prasad Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=12,903 |percentage=12.56% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ramjiwan Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=1,067 |percentage=1.04% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=5,073 |percentage=4.94% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=1,02,731 |percentage=67.34% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,54,880 |ref = |change= }}<br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser= |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> *[[Jarmundi]]<br /> *[[Sarwan, Deoghar|Sarwan]]<br /> *[[List of states of India by type of legislature]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> {{Assembly constituencies of Jharkhand}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Assembly constituencies of Jharkhand]]<br /> [[Category:Dumka district]]<br /> [[Category:Politics of Jharkhand]]<br /> [[Category:2000 establishments in Jharkhand]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 2000]]</div> Alejandra13P