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NDA gets 9, INDIA gets 5 in Jharkhand's 14

One of the major setbacks for BJP is the loss of Union Minister Arjun Munda, who was defeated by a huge margin of 149675 votes by Congress’ Kalicharan Munda in Khunti constituency. Kalicharan Munda has lost the 2019 election by a narrow margin of a few hundred votes.

News Arena Network - Ranchi - UPDATED: June 4, 2024, 11:18 PM - 2 min read

NDA gets 9, INDIA gets 5 in Jharkhand's 14

Celebrations at the BJP's Jharkhand Unit.

As the counting of votes comes to an end for general Elections 2024 INDIA block candidates are set to register wins in five parliamentary constituencies in Jharkhand. Unlike the 2019 elections when the grand alliance could only win two seats, the alliance will finish with three extra seats this time.

One of the major setbacks for BJP is the loss of Union Minister Arjun Munda, who was defeated by a huge margin of 149675 votes by Congress’ Kalicharan Munda in Khunti constituency. Kalicharan Munda lost the 2019 election by a narrow margin of a few hundred votes.

Similarly, BJP’s Geeta Koda, who switched sides to BJP from Congress just before the elections, was defeated by 168402 votes in Singhbhum seat by JMM’s Joba Manjhi. Koda had won the seat in 2019 on a Congress ticket.

Congress’ Sukhdeo Bhagat won the Lohardaga seat by 126991 votes defeating the saffron party’s Rajya Sabha MP Sameer Oraon. BJP had denied ticket to three-time MP Sudharshan Bhagat and given a chance to Oraon.

In Rajmahal constituency, JMM candidate and sitting MP Vijay Kumar Hansdak won by 177272 votes. He was contesting against BJP’s former state president Tala Marandi.

In a setback to JMM chief Shibu Soren’s daughter-in-law and BJP candidate from Dumka Sita Soren, JMM’s Nalin Soren registered a win by a margin of 21585 votes. BJP’s Sunil Soren had won the seat in 2019.

On the rest of the seats the NDA maintained its winning streak. In Jamshedpur BJP’s Vidyut Varan Mahto won by 143433 votes against JMM’s Sameer Mohanty. In Ranchi BJP’s Sanjay Seth won by 120512 votes against Congress’ Yashaswini Sahay, daughter of former Union Minister Subodh Kant Sahay.

In Koderma Union Minister Annapurna Devi of BJP won by 352403 votes against CPI-ML’s Vinod Singh, while in Hazaribag BJP’s Manish Jaiswal won by 276686 votes against Congress’ JP Patel.

Former Jharkhand DGP and BJP candidate from Palamu won his seat by a huge margin of 288807 votes against RJD’s Mamta Bhuiyan, while in Dhanbad BJP’s Dhulu Mahto won by 298131 votes against Congress’ Anupama Singh.

BJP’s firebrand MP Nishikant Dubey won the Godda seat by 101813 votes against Congress’ Pradeep Yadav.

In Chatra BJP’s Kalicharan Singh won by 217493 votes against Congress’ KN Tripathi, while in Giridih AJSU Party’s CP Chaudhary won by 80880 votes against JMM’s Mathura Mahto.