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Kharsawan Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Kharsawan? — Dashrath Gagrai (JMM), who won the Jharkhand Assembly Election 2024 by 32,615 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2024

Dashrath Gagrai

JMM
Margin: 32,615Landslide

Jharkhand Assembly Election 2024 — results

Winner

Dashrath Gagrai

JMMLandslide

votes

85,772

Margin

32,615(18%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Dashrath Gagrai · JMMSonaram Bodra · BJP
85,77253,157
Candidate (11)votes
  1. 1Dashrath Gagrai✓ WinnerJMM85,77247.24%
  2. 2Sonaram BodraBJP53,15729.28%
  3. 3Pandu Ram HaiburuJharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha33,84118.64%
  4. 4NOTA3,3561.85%
  5. 5Hiralal HembromINDDeposit lost1,3500.74%
  6. 6Sanjay JarikaINDDeposit lost1,1820.65%
See all candidates (+5)
  1. 7Sidharth HonhagaJharkhand PartyDeposit lost1,0170.56%
  2. 8Birsa SoyINDDeposit lost6610.36%
  3. 9Digam SardarINDDeposit lost6460.36%
  4. 10Prem KandeyangINDDeposit lost3590.2%
  5. 11Joginder HembromINDDeposit lost2300.13%
Total votes1,81,571

Deposit lost: 7 of 10 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
2,27,724

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,82,478

incl. 2,493 postal

Turnout
80.13%
Polling stations
282

Turnout of men and women

Women80%

92,008 of 1,15,076 voted on EVMs

Men78.1%

87,975 of 1,12,645 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 3; 2 voted.

  • Candidates10
  • Lost deposit7
  • NOTA3,356
  • Valid votes1,78,215

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Kharsawan?

Dashrath Gagrai (JMM) won Kharsawan in the Jharkhand Assembly Election 2024 with 85,772 votes.

What was the winning margin in Kharsawan?

Dashrath Gagrai defeated Sonaram Bodra (BJP) by 32,615 votes.

What was the turnout in Kharsawan in 2024?

80.13% — 1,82,478 of 2,27,724 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 80%, men's 78.1%.

How many voters does Kharsawan have?

2,27,724 electors at the 2024 election — 1,12,645 men, 1,15,076 women, 3 third gender (service voters included), and 282 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Kharsawan?

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