Shikaripara Vidhan Sabha Constituency Result in Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2019: Nalin Soren of JMM Wins MLA Seat

Ranchi, December 18: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader Nalin Soren retained his Shikarpara assembly seat in Jharkhand. The sitting MLA defeated Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Paritosh Soren by a margin of over 29000 votes. Shyam Marandi of the All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) and Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) candidate Rajesh Muru also suffered defeat. Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2019 Dates And Full Schedule Announced by Election Commission: Polling in 5 Phases.

The JMM candidate will have support from the Congress and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) for the Jharkhand assembly elections as the three parties are contesting in an alliance. Of 81 seats in Jharkhand, the JMM is contesting 43 while the Congress fights 31. Seven seats are left for the RJD. In the 2014 Jharkhand assembly polls, the BJP emerged as the single largest party with 37 seats and came to power with support from the AJSU which bagged five seats. Litipara Vidhan Sabha Constituency in Jharkhand: Sitting MLA, Candidates For Assembly Elections 2019, Results And Winners.

The JMM won 19 seats and the Congress got 7. Eight seats were won by the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik). However, six of their MLAs joined the BJP in 2015. Polling for 81 assembly seats in Jharkhand is 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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