Barhait Vidhan Sabha Constituency Result in Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2019: JMM Chief Hemant Soren Wins MLA Seat

Ranchi, December 18: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief Hemant Soren was elected as an MLA from Barhait assembly seat in Jharkhand. In Barhait Vidhan Sabha seat, Hemant Soren defeated Simon Malto of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by a margin of over 25000 votes. Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) candidate Hopna Tandu and Gamliyel Hembrom of the All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) were also in the fray. Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2019 Dates And Full Schedule Announced by Election Commission: Polling in 5 Phases.

The JMM has tied up with the Congress and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) for the Jharkhand assembly elections. According to the seat-sharing agreement, the JMM will contest  43 seats in the 81-member house, while the Congress will fight 31. Seven seats are left for the RJD. In the 2014 Jharkhand assembly elections, the BJP emerged as single largest party winning 37 seats. It formed the government with AJSU which bagged five seats. Rajmahal Vidhan Sabha Constituency in Jharkhand: Sitting MLA, Candidates For Assembly Elections 2019, Results And Winners.

The JMM won 19 seats and the Congress 7. Eight seats were won by the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik). However, six of their legislators joined the BJP in 2015. Elections for 81 assembly seats in Jharkhand are being held in five phases. The voting for the fourth phase concluded for 15 assembly seats in the state on December 16.

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