Ranchi, December 7: Sisai, the assembly seat located in Kunti district of Jharkhand, will vote on December 7 in Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2019. The Sisai seat goes to polls in the second phase of elections, scheduled on December 7 and is a (ST) reserved seat. The main contest on the Sisai assembly seat is between BJP candidate and the Congress-JMM-RJD candidate. Phase-Wise List of Seats Going to Polls in Jharkhand.

Sisai is among the 20 seats which will be contested in round two of the elections. The other constituencies are: Baharagora, Ghatsila, Potka, Jugsalai, Jamshedpur East, Jamshedpur West, Kharsawan, Chaibasa, Majhgaon, Jaganathpur, Manoharpur, Chakradharpur, Tamar, Mandar, Torpa, Khunti, Sisai, Simdega and Kolebira.

In 2014, the Sisai seat was won by Dinesh Oraon of the BJP. Dinesh Oraon is the Assembly Speaker. The JMM has fielded Jiga Susaran Horro from the seat. The main contest on this seat will be between these two candidates.

The five-phase Jharkhand elections are scheduled to be contested between November 30 to December 20. Results of the polls will be declared by the Election Commission on December 23.

The poll outcome are also likely to used as litmus test by analysts to gauge the people's sentiment towards the ongoing economic slowdown. Jharkhand is among the states which have faced the worst brunt of the economic crisis, with unemployment and job losses being projected as top poll issues.

MLA CandidatesPartyVotes
SHASHI KANT BHAGATIND970
JIGA SUSARAN HORO (Current MLA)JMM93720
DINESH ORAONBJP55302
SANTOSH MAHLIBSP498
LOHOR MAIN ORAONJVM2154
SANJEET MINJIND1608
PUNIT BHAGATRashtriya Deshaj PartyNA
MUKTILATA TOPPORashtriya Mahila PartyNA
SUKHDEV ORAONNagrik Adhikar PartyNA
SUNITA TOPNOJharkhand PartyNA

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