General Elections 2009: Jharkhand

Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar state on 15 November 2000.

General Elections 2009

- Total Number of Constituencies: 14

- Polling date is from: April 16th - April 23rd

• Phase1: 16-April-2009

• Phase1: 23-April-2009

Key Candidates

1) Karia Munda

Constituency : Khunti

State : Jharkhand

2) Arjun Munda

Constituency : Jamshedpur

State : Jharkhand

3) Sunil Soren

Constituency : Dumka

State : Jharkhand

Result Of Jharkhand In 2004

Total seat: 14

Leading Party seat: 6 (Indian National Congress)

Party Votes Percent: BJP: 33.01%, INC: 21.44%, JMM: 16.28%, IND: 6.89%, Others: 22.38%

Party Seats: BJP: 1, INC: 6, JMM: 4

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