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Chatra Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Chatra? — Janardhan Paswan (LJP(RV)), who won the Jharkhand Assembly Election 2024 by 18,401 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2024

Janardhan Paswan

LJP(RV)
Margin: 18,401Comfortable win

Jharkhand Assembly Election 2024 — results

Winner

Janardhan Paswan

LJP(RV)Comfortable win

votes

1,09,019

Margin

18,401(6.8%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Janardhan Paswan · LJP(RV)Rashmi Prakash · RJD
1,09,01990,618
Candidate (12)votes
  1. 1Janardhan Paswan✓ WinnerLJP(RV)1,09,01940.58%
  2. 2Rashmi PrakashRJD90,61833.73%
  3. 3Ashok BhartiJharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari MorchaDeposit lost16,7766.24%
  4. 4Umesh Kumar BhartiINDDeposit lost14,1905.28%
  5. 5NOTA8,0713%
  6. 6Doman BhuiyanCPIDeposit lost6,1122.28%
See all candidates (+6)
  1. 7Ashok Kumar GahlotINDDeposit lost5,7142.13%
  2. 8Subodh PaswanAIMIMDeposit lost5,5352.06%
  3. 9Chandra Shekhar KumarBSPDeposit lost3,6251.35%
  4. 10Sagar RamINDDeposit lost3,2921.23%
  5. 11Pun BhuiyoCPI(M)Deposit lost3,0161.12%
  6. 12Ashok Kumar DomLokhit Adhikar PartyDeposit lost2,6891%
Total votes2,68,657

Deposit lost: 9 of 11 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
4,28,319

incl. service voters

Votes cast
2,68,805

incl. 2,620 postal

Turnout
62.76%
Polling stations
475

Turnout of men and women

Women68%

1,43,121 of 2,10,473 voted on EVMs

Men56.5%

1,23,064 of 2,17,843 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 3; 0 voted.

  • Candidates11 (1 women)
  • Lost deposit9
  • NOTA8,071
  • Valid votes2,60,586

Women candidates: Rashmi Prakash

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Chatra?

Janardhan Paswan (LJP(RV)) won Chatra in the Jharkhand Assembly Election 2024 with 1,09,019 votes.

What was the winning margin in Chatra?

Janardhan Paswan defeated Rashmi Prakash (RJD) by 18,401 votes.

What was the turnout in Chatra in 2024?

62.76% — 2,68,805 of 4,28,319 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 68%, men's 56.5%.

How many voters does Chatra have?

4,28,319 electors at the 2024 election — 2,17,843 men, 2,10,473 women, 3 third gender (service voters included), and 475 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Chatra?

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