The results for the Jharkhand Assembly election results which were conducted in five phases were declared on December 23 and the pre-poll alliance of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-Congress-RJD secured a landslide victory winning 47 seats in the 81 member Assembly. While the BJP managed to win only 25 seats.
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The final tally is Jharkhand Mukti Morcha – 30, INC – 16, BJP – 25, AJSU – 2, RJD – 1, JVM(P) – 3, Others – 4
CM Raghubar Das could not retain Jamshedpur East seat. He lost by a margin of 15,833 votes to Independent candidate BJP rebel Saryu Roy.
Raghubar Das tendered his resignation as Jharkhand CM to the Governor Droupadi Murmu and said, “People’s mandate has not been in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party but whatever has been the verdict of the people, we respect it.”
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader and the CM elect Hemant Soren won from both the seats he contested. He won the Barhait constituency by a margin of 25,740 votes and the Dumka seat by a margin of 13,188 votes.
He secured 73,534 and 80,589 votes by defeating BJP’s Lois Marandi and Simon Malto in Barhait and Dumka respectively.
Hemant Soren said, “I am thankful to the people of Jharkhand for the mandate.”
Home Minister Amit Shah tweeted saying, “BJP respects the mandate of Jharkhand’s voters and it is committed to the development of the state.”
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Hemant Soren born on 10 August 1975 is an Indian politician in Jharkhand, a state in eastern India. Soren was born in Nemara in Ramgarh district, Jharkhand. He has two brothers and a sister. His educational qualification is Intermediate from Patna High School, Patna. He studied Mechanical Engineering in BIT Mesra, Ranchi but failed to complete the course. He has served as the 5th Chief Minister of Jharkhand. He was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand on 15 July 2013. He was a member of Rajya Sabha from 24 June 2009 to 4 January 2010. More Info
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