Jharkhand, December 23: Giridih (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in the state of Jharkhand. Sudivya Kumar of JMM won from the constituency securing 78,545 votes by defeating BJP candidate Nirbhay Kumar Shahabadi. The counting of the votes and result declaration at 81 constituencies in Jharkhand took place today
The constituency had its Assembly Elections on December 16 under phase four elections. Nirbhay Kumar Shahabadi won the 2014 General Assembly Elections from BJP Party with 57,450 votes.

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 A total of 15 constituencies had their polls in phase 4 elections. The last date of filing the nomination papers was November 29 and the scrutiny was done on November 30. December 2 was the last date for the candidates to withdraw their candidature.
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).

2019 giridih Assembly Election: Candidates' list

MLA CandidatesPartyVotes
BUDHAN HEMABRAMIND991
SIMA KUMARITMC833
SUDIVYA KUMAR (Current MLA)JMM80871
CHUNNU KANTJVM6903
NIRBHAY KUMAR SHAHABADIBJP64987
MOHAMMAD LALLUIND2493
SHYAM PRASAD BARNWALIND1533
SIKANDAR ALIBSP1272
SHWETA KUMARIAAP1182
UPENDRA KUMAR SHARMALok Jan Shakti PartyNA
RAJESH KU SINHACommunist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation)NA
MD SALMAN SAHABMarxist Co-OrdinationNA

2014 giridih Assembly Election Results

MLA CandidatesPartyVotes
Nirbhay Kumar Shahabadi (Current MLA)BJP57450
Sudivya KumarJMM47517

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