Bermo Vidhan Sabha Constituency Result in Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2019: Rajendra Prasad Singh of Congress Wins MLA Seat
Rajendra Singh of the Congress party has won the Bermo Vidhan Sabha Constituency in Jharkhand. The polling in Bermo assembly constituency in Jharkhand was held on December 12, 2019.
Ranchi, December 23: Rajendra Prasad Singh of the Congress party has won the Bermo Vidhan Sabha Constituency in Jharkhand. The polling in Bermo assembly constituency in Jharkhand was held on December 12, 2019. This seat falls in the Seraikella-Kharsawan district in Jharkhand. The counting of votes and results for all the seats in Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2019 will be declared on December 23. The sitting MLA in the Bermo seat is Yogeshwar Mahto of the BJP. This time the BJP has fielded Yogeshwar Mahato Batul from this seat while the Congress had given its ticket to Rajendra Prasad Singh. Phase-Wise List of Seats Going to Polls in Jharkhand.
The major political parties contesting the Assembly Elections in Jharkhand include Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (JVM) and the alliance between Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Congress and Lalu Prasad Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). These three parties have come together to take on the BJP in the ensuing elections for the 81-member Jharkhand assembly. While BJP plans to go solo this time, the JMM will contest 43 seats, Congress wil contest on 31 seats and RJD will contest on 7.
In Jharkhand, the five-phase elections were held between November 30 to December 20. The first phase of election in the state had taken place on November 30, third phase on December 12, the fourth phase on December 16, and the fifth and last phase on December 20.
In the 2014 Assembly polls in Jharkhand, the BJP had won the elections by defeating Congress and its major allies RJD, Janata Dal (United), and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM). Ever since Jharkhand was formed, it was the first time in 2014, that a single-party (BJP) formed a majority in the state assembly. The BJP had won in 43 seats out of 81 seats, 2 more that required majority.
| MLA Candidates | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Kailash Chandra Mahto | IND | 929 |
| Rajendra Pd. Singh (Current MLA) | INC | 88945 |
| Baijnath Gorain | SHS | 872 |
| Subodh Mahto | IND | 825 |
| Yogeshwar Mahto | BJP | 63773 |
| Ram Bhajan Layak | IND | 632 |
| Md. Aftab Alam Khan | CPI | 5695 |
| Sameer Kumar Das | BSP | 451 |
| Gangadhar Prajapati | IND | 439 |
| Ram Kinkar Pandey | JVM | 1997 |
| Khirodhar Kisku | IND | 1494 |
| Nitu Singh | IND | 1136 |
| Alam Ansari | IND | 1129 |
| Kashi Nath Singh | AJSU Party | NA |
| Umesh Rawani | Lok Jan Shakti Party | NA |
| Kaleshwar Ravidas | Republican Party of India (A) | NA |
| Chandan Kumar | Peoples Party of India (Democratic) | NA |
| Teko Mahato | Amra Bangalee | NA |
| Salimuddin Ansari | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (Ulgulan) | NA |
| Sabita Devi | Jharkhand Party (Secular), | NA |
| MLA Candidates | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Yogeshwar Mahto (Current MLA) | BJP | 80489 |
| Rajendra Prasad Singh | INC | 67876 |
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