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Bhawanathpur Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Bhawanathpur? — Anant Pratap Deo (JMM), who won the Jharkhand Assembly Election 2024 by 21,462 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2024

Anant Pratap Deo

JMM
Margin: 21,462Comfortable win

Jharkhand Assembly Election 2024 — results

Winner

Anant Pratap Deo

JMMComfortable win

votes

1,46,265

Margin

21,462(7.1%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Anant Pratap Deo · JMMBhanu Pratap Shahi · BJP
1,46,2651,24,803
Candidate (18)votes
  1. 1Anant Pratap Deo✓ WinnerJMM1,46,26548.49%
  2. 2Bhanu Pratap ShahiBJP1,24,80341.37%
  3. 3Rahul Prasad GuptaINDDeposit lost5,9461.97%
  4. 4Rajesh BaithaINDDeposit lost5,0871.69%
  5. 5Pankaj KumarBSPDeposit lost3,7441.24%
  6. 6Bisheswar MehtaINDDeposit lost2,8610.95%
See all candidates (+12)
  1. 7Ajay Kumar SinghSocialist Unity Centre Of India (communist)Deposit lost1,9910.66%
  2. 8Ram Naresh YadavINDDeposit lost1,8270.61%
  3. 9Ghan Shyam PathakCPIDeposit lost1,8120.6%
  4. 10Yusuf AnsariINDDeposit lost1,4520.48%
  5. 11NOTA1,2440.41%
  6. 12Nandlal RamPeoples Party Of India (democratic)Deposit lost8060.27%
  7. 13Jayram PaswanLokhit Adhikar PartyDeposit lost7530.25%
  8. 14Barun BihariINDDeposit lost6980.23%
  9. 15Raushan KumarAazad Samaj Party (kanshi Ram)Deposit lost6720.22%
  10. 16Devendra Kumar PrajapatiINDDeposit lost6040.2%
  11. 17Aditya Kumar GuptaAll India Forward BlocDeposit lost5700.19%
  12. 18Umendra Kumar YadavSPDeposit lost5080.17%
Total votes3,01,643

Deposit lost: 15 of 17 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).

Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2024

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
4,40,722

incl. service voters

Votes cast
3,01,724

incl. 2,703 postal

Turnout
68.46%
Polling stations
502

Turnout of men and women

Women72.8%

1,54,442 of 2,12,252 voted on EVMs

Men63.3%

1,44,579 of 2,28,470 voted on EVMs

  • Candidates17
  • Lost deposit15
  • NOTA1,244
  • Valid votes3,00,399

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Bhawanathpur?

Anant Pratap Deo (JMM) won Bhawanathpur in the Jharkhand Assembly Election 2024 with 1,46,265 votes.

What was the winning margin in Bhawanathpur?

Anant Pratap Deo defeated Bhanu Pratap Shahi (BJP) by 21,462 votes.

What was the turnout in Bhawanathpur in 2024?

68.46% — 3,01,724 of 4,40,722 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 72.8%, men's 63.3%.

How many voters does Bhawanathpur have?

4,40,722 electors at the 2024 election — 2,28,470 men, 2,12,252 women (service voters included), and 502 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Bhawanathpur?

The last general election was completed in November 2024. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2029; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.

Source: eci.gov.in · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer