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Jharkhand Assembly Election 2024

Jharia Vidhan Sabha election result 2024

Ragini Singh (BJP) won by 14,511 votes.

All candidates and votes

Winner

Ragini Singh

BJPComfortable win

votes

87,892

Margin

14,511(8.5%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Ragini Singh · BJPPurnima Niraj Singh · INC
87,89273,381
Candidate (12)votes
  1. 1Ragini Singh✓ WinnerBJP87,89251.47%
  2. 2Purnima Niraj SinghINC73,38142.97%
  3. 3Md. Rustam AnsariJharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari MorchaDeposit lost5,0602.96%
  4. 4NOTA1,9081.12%
  5. 5Sonu Kumar BalmikiINDDeposit lost1,1100.65%
  6. 6Anil BauriSocialist Unity Centre Of India (communist)Deposit lost5450.32%
See all candidates (+6)
  1. 7Suraj SinghINDDeposit lost2240.13%
  2. 8Sunil Kumar GuptaINDDeposit lost1630.1%
  3. 9Sahjadi KhatoonINDDeposit lost1620.09%
  4. 10Md. Zahiruddin KhanRashtriya Jankranti MorchaDeposit lost1260.07%
  5. 11Lukman AnsariINDDeposit lost950.06%
  6. 12Indrajeet SinghINDDeposit lost920.05%
Total votes1,70,758

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
3,03,500

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,70,855

incl. 1,239 postal

Turnout
56.29%
Polling stations
340

Turnout of men and women

Women57.3%

81,793 of 1,42,647 voted on EVMs

Men54.6%

87,808 of 1,60,837 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 16; 15 voted.

  • Candidates11 (3 women)
  • Lost deposit9
  • NOTA1,908
  • Valid votes1,68,850

Women candidates: Ragini Singh, Purnima Niraj Singh, Sahjadi Khatoon — a woman won this seat.

Frequently asked questions

Who won Jharia in 2024?

Ragini Singh (BJP) won with 87,892 votes, defeating Purnima Niraj Singh (INC) by 14,511 votes.

How many votes were cast in Jharia in 2024?

Candidates (incl. NOTA) received 1,70,758 votes in total.

What was the turnout in Jharia in 2024?

56.29% — 1,70,855 of 3,03,500 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 57.3%, men's 54.6%.

How many voters does Jharia have?

3,03,500 electors at the 2024 election — 1,60,837 men, 1,42,647 women, 16 third gender (service voters included), and 340 polling stations.

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