https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Lohardaga_Assembly_constituency Lohardaga Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-07-30T20:15:32Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Lohardaga_Assembly_constituency&diff=513422&oldid=prev RowenaClune540 at 19:17, 19 April 2026 2026-04-19T19:17:56Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Constituency of the Jharkhand legislative assembly in India}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=December 2019}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> | name = Lohardaga<br /> | state = [[Jharkhand]]<br /> | constituency_no = 72<br /> | type = SLA<br /> | map_image = Lohardaga constituency map.svg<br /> | map_caption = <br /> | map_alt = <br /> | district = [[Lohardaga district]]<br /> | loksabha_cons = [[Lohardaga (Lok Sabha constituency)|Lohardaga]]<br /> | established = 2000<br /> | reservation = None<br /> | incumbent_image = Rameshwar Oraon delivering speech at NSCT (cropped).jpg<br /> | mla = [[Rameshwar Oraon]]<br /> | party = {{Party index link|Indian National Congress}}<br /> | alliance = {{Party index link|Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)}}<br /> | latest_election_year = [[2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<br /> | electors = &lt;!-- number of electors at last election. Add a ref --&gt;<br /> }}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Lohardaga&#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;&lt;ref name=delimitation2008&gt;{{cite web |title=Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005180821/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |archive-date=5 October 2010 |access-date=13 October 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! Election <br /> ! Name <br /> ! colspan=2|Party <br /> |-<br /> ! colspan=4|[[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[1952 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1952]]<br /> |Ignes Kujur<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Jharkhand Party|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1957 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1957]]<br /> |Pritam Kujur<br /> |-<br /> |[[1962 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1962]]<br /> |Sushil Bakhla<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Swatantra Party}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1967 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br /> |rowspan=3|Bihari Lakra<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=7}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1969 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1969]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[1972 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1972]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[1977 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<br /> |rowspan=4|[[Indra Nath Bhagat]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[1980 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1980]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[1985 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1985]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[1990 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1990]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[1995 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1995]]<br /> |rowspan=2|Sadhanu Bhagat<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2000]]<br /> |-<br /> ! colspan=4|[[Jharkhand Legislative Assembly]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election|2005]] || [[Sukhdeo Bhagat]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election|2009]] || rowspan=2 | [[Kamal Kishore Bhagat]] || {{Full party name with color|All Jharkhand Students Union|rowspan=2}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election|2014]] <br /> |- <br /> | [[2015 elections in India#Jharkhand|2015^]] || [[Sukhdeo Bhagat]]&lt;ref&gt;[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/congress-wins-in-jharkhands-lohardaga-assembly-by-poll/articleshow/50215822.cms Bypoll 2015]&lt;/ref&gt; || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election|2019]] || rowspan=2|[[Rameshwar Oraon]] <br /> |-<br /> |[[2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ^by-election<br /> <br /> == Election results ==<br /> ===Assembly election 2024===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election]]: Lohardaga&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=[[Rameshwar Oraon]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=1,13,507 |percentage=53.06% |change={{increase}}10.38 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Neru Shanti Bhagat |party=All Jharkhand Students Union |votes=78,837 |percentage=36.85% |change={{increase}}13.95 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rameshwar Lohra |party=Independent politician |votes=4,010 |percentage=1.87% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Avdhesh Oraon |party=Bharat Adivasi Party |votes=3,159 |percentage=1.48% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Saniya Oraon |party=Independent politician |votes=2,602 |percentage=1.22% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Anil Kumar Bhagat |party=Jharkhand People&#039;s Party |votes=1,453 |percentage=0.68% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Yashpal Bhagat |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=1,354 |percentage=0.63% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=908 |percentage=0.42% |change={{decrease}}1.18 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=34,670 |percentage=16.21% |change= {{decrease}}1.09 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=2,13,940 |percentage=74.35% |change= {{increase}}3.36 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 2,87,746 |ref = |change= {{increase}}17.19 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}10.38 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly election 2019===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election]]: Lohardaga&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=[[Rameshwar Oraon]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=74,380 |percentage=42.67% |change={{decrease}}7.77 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Sukhdeo Bhagat]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=44,230 |percentage=25.37% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Neru Shanti Bhagat |party=All Jharkhand Students Union |votes=39,916 |percentage=22.90% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sadhnu Bhagat |party=Bhartiya Tribal Party |votes=4,318 |percentage=2.48% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pawan Tigga |party=Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) |votes=1,661 |percentage=0.95% |change={{decrease}}10.62 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dipak Oraon |party=Janata Dal (United) |votes=1,384 |percentage=0.79% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ekus Dhan |party=Independent politician |votes=1,360 |percentage=0.78% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=2,799 |percentage=1.61% |change={{increase}}0.23 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=30,150 |percentage=17.30% |change= {{increase}}1.39 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=1,74,312 |percentage=70.99% |change= {{increase}}4.55 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 2,45,547 |ref = |change= {{increase}}11.42 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}7.77 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly by-election 2015===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2015 elections in India#Jharkhand|2015 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly by-election]]: Lohardaga}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Sukhdeo Bhagat]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=73,859 |percentage=50.44% |change={{increase}}12.03 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Niru Shanti Bhagat |party= |votes=50,571 |percentage=34.54% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bandu Tirkey |party=Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) |votes=16,951 |percentage=11.58% |change={{increase}}8.76 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ajmel Oraon |party=Communist Party of India |votes=1,529 |percentage=1.04% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ranjit Oraon |party=Independent politician |votes=859 |percentage=0.59% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Biglal Oraon |party=Independent politician |votes=831 |percentage=0.57% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nota |party=None of the above |votes=2,019 |percentage=1.38% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=23,288 |percentage=15.90% |change= {{increase}}15.50 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=1,46,430 |percentage=67.36% |change= {{decrease}}1.31 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 2,20,386 |ref = |change= {{increase}}1.81 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=All Jharkhand Students Union |swing= {{increase}}11.63 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly election 2014===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election]]: Lohardaga&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=[[Kamal Kishore Bhagat]] |party=All Jharkhand Students Union |votes=56,920 |percentage=38.81% |change={{increase}}8.09 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Sukhdeo Bhagat]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=56,328 |percentage=38.41% |change={{increase}}8.20 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sukhdeo Oraon |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |votes=13,510 |percentage=9.21% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Anita Minz |party=Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) |votes=4,123 |percentage=2.81% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Rameshwar Oraon]] |party=Independent politician |votes=2,423 |percentage=1.65% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sunil Kujur |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=2,372 |percentage=1.62% |change={{increase}}0.27 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shishir Toppo |party=Independent politician |votes=1,687 |percentage=1.15% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=1,858 |percentage=1.27% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=592 |percentage=0.40% |change= {{decrease}}0.12 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=1,46,660 |percentage=67.75% |change= {{increase}}8.76 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 2,16,477 |ref = |change= {{increase}}9.55 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=All Jharkhand Students Union |loser=All Jharkhand Students Union |swing= {{increase}}8.09 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly election 2009===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election]]: Lohardaga&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=[[Kamal Kishore Bhagat]] |party=All Jharkhand Students Union |votes=35,816 |percentage=30.72% |change={{increase}}26.48 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Sukhdeo Bhagat]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=35,210 |percentage=30.20% |change={{increase}}6.17 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sadhnu Bhagat |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=28,949 |percentage=24.83% |change={{increase}}4.31 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pawan Ekka |party=Independent politician |votes=3,632 |percentage=3.12% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Aashamani Devi |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist) Liberation |votes=2,238 |percentage=1.92% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sura Oraon |party=Rashtriya Deshaj Party |votes=1,632 |percentage=1.40% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Balmukund Lohra |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=1,571 |percentage=1.35% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=606 |percentage=0.52% |change= {{decrease}}4.13 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=1,16,575 |percentage=58.99% |change= {{increase}}7.72 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,97,610 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}30.48 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=All Jharkhand Students Union |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}6.69 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly election 2005===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election]]: Lohardaga&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=[[Sukhdeo Bhagat]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=35,023 |percentage=24.03% |change={{decrease}}9.42 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sadhnu Bhagat |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=28,243 |percentage=20.52% |change={{decrease}}14.68 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Karma Oraon |party=Independent politician |votes=12,158 |percentage=8.83% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pawan Ekka |party=Independent politician |votes=9,674 |percentage=7.03% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Kamal Kishore Bhagat]] |party=All Jharkhand Students Union |votes=5,845 |percentage=4.25% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jokhan Bhagat |party=Rashtriya Janata Dal |votes=3,963 |percentage=2.88% |change={{decrease}}19.64 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sukhdeo Lohra |party=Independent politician |votes=2,356 |percentage=1.71% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,780 |percentage=4.65% |change= {{increase}}2.89 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=1,45,746 |percentage=51.27% |change= {{increase}}18.83 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 2,84,246 |ref = |change= {{increase}}91.22 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}11.17 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly election 2000===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Lohardaga&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=Sadhanu Bhagat |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=16,979 |percentage=35.20% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Indra Nath Bhagat |party=Indian National Congress |votes=16,131 |percentage=33.45% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pawan Ekka |party=Rashtriya Janata Dal |votes=10,863 |percentage=22.52% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pinju Bhagat |party=Independent politician |votes=1,168 |percentage=2.42% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Basudeo Oraon |party=Independent politician |votes=971 |percentage=2.01% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jagdip Oraon |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist) Liberation |votes=873 |percentage=1.81% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shivdeo Bhagat |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=595 |percentage=1.23% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=848 |percentage=1.76% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=48,229 |percentage=33.00% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,48,651 |ref = |change= }}<br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser= |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> *[[Vidhan Sabha]]<br /> *[[List of states of India by type of legislature]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Assembly constituencies of Jharkhand}}<br /> <br /> {{coord|23.44|84.68|display=title}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Assembly constituencies of Jharkhand]]<br /> [[Category:Politics of Jharkhand]]<br /> [[Category:Lohardaga district]]<br /> [[Category:2000 establishments in Jharkhand]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 2000]]</div> RowenaClune540