Jharia Vidhan Sabha Constituency Result in Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2019: Purnima Niraj Singh of Congress Wins MLA Seat

Ranchi, December 23: Jharia (Vidhan Sabha is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Congress candidate Purnima Niraj Singh won 2019 Assembly election from the constituency. Jharia had its polls on November 16 under phase four election in the state. The five-phased assembly election in Jharkhand began on November 30. The counting of the election took place on Monday.

Sanjeev Singh won the 2014 Assembly Elections with 74062 votes ahead of Congress candidate Niraj Singh, who had acquired 40,370 votes. In 2005 and 2009, Kunti Devi of BJP party had won the Jharkhand Assembly polls defeating Congress candidate Suresh Singh, both the times. Kanke (SC) Vidhan Sabha Constituency in Jharkhand: Sitting MLA, Candidates For Assembly Elections 2019, Results And Winners.

2019 Jharkhand Assembly Election counting of votes and the declaration of the results will take place on the same day, which is December 23. A total of 15 constituencies will have their polls in phase 4 elections.

The five-phased assembly election in Jharkhand began on November 30. In the 2014 Jharkhand Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had emerged as the single largest party winning 35 seats. It formed the government with All Jharkhand Students’ Union (AJSU) which won five seats.

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