The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced its first list of 66 candidates for the upcoming Jharkhand Assembly elections on Saturday. Babulal Marandi, the party’s state chief and a former Chief Minister, will run for the Dhanwar seat. Sita Soren, sister-in-law of current Chief Minister Hemant Soren from the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), is the candidate for the Jamtara seat.
Other notable candidates include Champai Soren for Saraikella, Dr. Neera Yadav for Koderma, Geeta Koda for Jaganathpur, Narayan Das for Deoghar, Manoj Yadav for Barhi, Pradeep Prasad for Hazaribagh, and Ragini Singh for Jharia, among others.
BJP Announces 66 Candidates for Jharkhand Assembly Elections
On Saturday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) revealed its first list of 66 candidates for the upcoming Jharkhand Assembly elections.
Among the candidates are state chief Babulal Marandi, who will contest from Dhanwar, Lobin Hembrom from Borio, Sita Soren from Jamtara, former Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren from Saraikella, Geeta Balmuchu from Chaibasa, Geeta Koda from Jaganathpur, and Meera Munda from Potka.
This announcement follows the National Democratic Alliance (NDA)’s declaration of seat-sharing arrangements for the elections. The BJP plans to contest 68 seats, while its NDA allies will field candidates for 10 seats (AJSU), 2 seats (JD(U)), and 1 seat (LJP).
The elections for the 81-member Jharkhand assembly will take place in two phases on November 13 and 20, with vote counting scheduled for November 23, as announced by the Election Commission.
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Jharkhand Assembly Elections Candidate List
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released its list of 66 candidates for the upcoming Jharkhand Assembly elections. Below are the candidates contesting from various constituencies:
| Jharkhand Assembly Elections Candidate List | |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Candidate |
| Dhanwar | Babulal Marandi |
| Rajmahal | Anant Ojha |
| Borio (ST) | Lobin Hembrom |
| Litipara (ST) | Babudhan Murmu |
| Maheshpur | Navneet Hembrom |
| Shikaripara (ST) | Paritosh Soren |
| Nala | Madhav Chandra Mahto |
| Jamtara | Sita Soren |
| Dumka (ST) | Sunil Soren |
| Jama (ST) | Suresh Murmu |
| Jarmundi | Devendra Kunwar |
| Madhupur | Ganga Narayan Singh |
| Sarath | Randhir Kumar Singh |
| Deoghar (SC) | Narayan Das |
| Poreyahat | Devendranath Singh |
| Godda | Amit Kumar Mandal |
| Mahagama | Ashok Kumar Bhagat |
| Kodarma | Neera Yadav |
| Barkatha | Amit Kumar Yadav |
| Barhi | Manoj Yadav |
| Barkagaon | Roshan Lal Choudhary |
| Hazaribagh | Pradeep Prasad |
| Simaria (SC) | Ujjwal Das |
| Bagodar | Nagendra Mahto |
| Jamua (SC) | Manju Devi |
| Gandey | Muniya Devi |
| Giridih | Nirbhay Kumar Shahabadi |
| Bermo | Ravindra Pandey |
| Bokaro | Biranchi Narayan |
| Chandankiyari (SC) | Amar Kumar Bauri |
| Sindri | Tara Devi |
| Nirsa | Aparna Sengupta |
| Dhanbad | Raj Sinha |
| Jharia | Ragini Singh |
| Baghmara | Shatrughan Mahto |
| Baharagora | Dineshanand Goswami |
| Ghatshila (ST) | Babulal Soren |
| Potka (ST) | Meera Munda |
| Jamshedpur East | Purnima Das Sahu |
| Saraikella (ST) | Champai Soren |
| Chaibasa (ST) | Geeta Balmuchu |
| Majhgaon (ST) | Barkunwar Gagrai |
| Jaganathpur (ST) | Geeta Koda |
| Chakradharpur (ST) | Shashibhushan Samad |
| Kharsawan (ST) | Sonaram Bodra |
| Torpa (ST) | Koche Munda |
| Khunti (ST) | Nilkanth Singh Munda |
| Khijri (ST) | Ram Kumar Pahan |
| Ranchi | C.P. Singh |
| Hatia | Navin Jaiswal |
| Kanke (SC) | Jitu Charan Ram |
| Mandar (ST) | Sunny Toppo |
| Sisai (ST) | Arun Oraon |
| Gumla (ST) | Sudarshan Bhagat |
| Bishunpur (ST) | Sameer Oraon |
| Simdega (ST) | Shradhanand Besra |
| Kolebira (ST) | Sujan Jojo |
| Manika (ST) | Harikrishna Singh |
| Latehar (SC) | Prakash Ram |
| Panki | Kushwaha Shashi Bhushan Mehta |
| Daltonganj | Alok Kumar Chaurasiya |
| Bishrampur | Ramachandra Chandravanshi |
| Chhatarpur (SC) | Pushpa Devi Bhuiyan |
| Hussainabad | Kamlesh Kumar Singh |
| Garhwa | Satyendra Nath Tiwari |
| Bhawanathpur | Bhanu Pratap Shahi |
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Jharkhand Assembly Elections Candidate List FAQs
Q.1. When will the Jharkhand Assembly elections take place?
Ans. The elections are scheduled for November 13 and 20, 2024.
Q.2. How many candidates has the BJP announced for the Jharkhand Assembly elections?
Ans. The BJP has announced a total of 66 candidates.
Q.3. Who is the BJP’s candidate for the Dhanwar constituency?
Ans. Babulal Marandi, the party’s state chief and former Chief Minister, will contest from Dhanwar.
Q.4. What is the seat-sharing arrangement for the NDA in the Jharkhand elections?
Ans. The BJP will contest 68 seats, with AJSU contesting 10 seats, JD(U) contesting 2 seats, and LJP (Ram Vilas) contesting 1 seat.
Q.5. When will the vote counting take place after the Jharkhand Assembly elections?
Ans. The counting of votes is scheduled for November 23, 2024.
