Monday, October 28, 2024

2024 Assembly Elections Results of Bishrampur Assembly Constituency

Located in the Palamu district of Jharkhand, Bishrampur assembly constituency is currently held by Ramchandra Chandravanshi who reatined the seat in 2019 by defeating his nearest BSP candidate Rajesh Mehta in a multi-cornered contest by an impressive margin of 8,513 votes.

Party

Candidate

Votes Polled

 

BJP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Bishrampur is one of the six assembly seats that united to form the parliamentary constituency of Palamu which is currently held by Vishnu Dayal Ram of the BJP who won the seat by defeating Mamta Bhuiyan of the RJD by a margin of 2,88,807 votes in 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Other five assembly segments in the Palamu Lok Sabha are Chhatarpur, Hussainabad, Garhwa, Bhawanathpur and Daltonganj.

 


Sunday, October 27, 2024

Anjalai Ammal: Among the First Few Women To Enter State Legislature

Anjalai Amma 

Described by Mahatma Gandhi as the Jhansi Rani of South India, Anjalai Amma was a freedom fighter who fought for the independence of India from the British. She was born in Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu in 1890. 

She became a part of the Non-Cooperation Movement started by Gandhi in 1921. She was 31 and spent many years in prison for her participation in the freedom struggle .  

Anjalai Amma took part in the Neil Statue Satyagraha, Salt Satyagraha, and Quit India Movement. 

In  1931 Anjalai Ammal was sentenced to 6 months imprisonment for participating in Salt Satyagraha and was imprisoned in Vellore prison even when she was pregnant. She was released on bail for delivery for only two weeks. 

Leelavathy was her daughter who was named by Gandhi himself.

Anjalai Ammal  was elected from Cuddalore constituency as a member of Chennai Provincial Legislative Assembly in 1937, 1946 and 1952.

Anjalai Amma died in 1961.


2024 Assembly Elections Results of Bhawanathpur Assembly Constituency

The coming 2024 assembly election to the Bhawanathpur seat will be held on November 13, 2024

Contesting Candidates for Bhawanathpur Assembly constituency Assembly Elections 2024    

Party

Candidate

Votes Polled

 

BJP

Bhanu Pratap Sahi 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Current Trends 
BJP has nominated its sitting MLA Bhanu Pratap Sahi for the 2024 assembly polls in Jharkhand.  

Electoral History of Bhawanathpur Assembly Constituency 
Bhawanathpur assembly constituency is currently held by Bhanu Pratap Sahi  who had retained the seat in 2019. He had won the seat in 2019 as BJP candidate while in 2014 he claimed the seat on the ticket of Navjawan Sangharsh Morcha by defeating BJP’s Anant Pratap Deo who had won from Bhawanathpur seat as a Congress candidate in 2009. 

In 2000 Ramchandra Keshri had won Bhawanathpur seat on the ticket of Samata Party. He had defeated Bhanu Pratap Shahi, then a Congress candidate. 

Located in the Garhwa district Bhawanathpur  is one of the six assembly seats that unite to form the parliamentary constituency of Palamu which is currently held by Vishnu Dayal Ram who won this Lok Sabha seat for the third time consecutively in 2024 Lok Sabha elections.


 

Other five assembly segments in the Palamu Lok Sabha are Daltonganj, Garhwa , Bishrampur, 

2024 Assembly Elections Results of Bermo Assembly Constituency


Contesting Candidates for Bermo Assembly constituency Assembly Elections 2024    

Party

Candidate

Votes Polled

 

BJP

 

 

 

Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha

Jairam Kumar Mahato

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Current Trends

Located in the Bokaro district of Jharkhand, Bermo assembly constituency is currently represented by Kumar Jaimangal Singh who won the seat in a bye-election in 2020 by defeating Yogeshwar Mahto of BJP. The bye-election was necessitated due to the death of incumbent Congress MLA and Jaimangal’s father Rajendra Prasad Singh who had emerged victorious from the seat for six times.

Jairam Kumar Mahato of newly formed party Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha (JLKM)  is contesting assembly election to Bermo.  

Electoral History of Bermo Assembly Constituency

In 2005 Rajendra Prasad Singh  was defeated by BJP’s Yogeshwar Batul Mahto who had also won the seat in 2014.

Bermo was earlier represented by former Bihar Chief Minister and Congress leader Bindeshwari Dubey.

 

 


2024 Assembly Elections Results of Barkatha Assembly Constituency

The coming 2024 assembly election to the Barkatha seat will be held on November 13, 2024.

Contesting Candidates for Barkatha Assembly constituency Assembly Elections 2024    

Party

Candidate

Votes Polled

 

BJP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Current Trends

One of the 81 assembly constituencies in Jharkhand, Barkatha is currently held by Amit Yadav  who won it in 2019 as an Independent by defeating his nearest rival BJP’s Janki Yadav by 24,812 votes. Amit Yadav who was once with BJP has again joined the party. Janki Prasad Yadav has also joined Jharkhand Mukti Morcha.

Located in the Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand, Barkatha is one of the six assembly seats that combine to create the Lok Sabha constituency of the Koderma which is currently held by BJP's Annpurna Devi who reatined  the seat in 2019 parliamentary general elections.

  

Electoral History of Barkatha assembly constituency

In 2005 Barkatha was won by Chitranjan Yadav, father of Amit Yadav, as a BJP candidate.  Amit Yadav had won the seat as a BJP candidate in 2009. Janki Yadav had emerged victorious from the seat in 2014 as a candidate of Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) (JVM (P).



2024 Assembly Elections Results of Barkagaon Assembly Constituency

The coming 2024 assembly election to the Barkagaon seat will be held on November 13, 2024

Contesting Candidates for Barkagaon Assembly constituency

 Assembly Elections 2024    

Party

Candidate

Votes Polled

 

BJP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Trends

One of the 81 assembly constituencies in Jharkhand, Barkagaon is currently held by its sitting Congress MLA Amba Prasad who emerged victorious from the seat in 2019 by defeating the AJSU’s candidate Roshan Lal Choudhary by a margin of 31,514 votes. BJP’s Loknath Mahto came third.

Located in the Ramgdh district of Jharkhand, Barkagaon is one of the five assembly constituencies, the combination of which go on to form the parliamentary constituency of Hazaribagh which is currently held by BJP’s Manish Jaiswal who defeated of the Jai Prakash Bhai Patel of Congress in 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

Other four assembly seats in the Hazaribagh parliamentary constituency are Ramgarh, Mandu, Hazaribagh and Barhi.

Electoral History of Barkagaon assembly constituency

Earlier Loknath Mahto was elected from Barkagaon assembly constituency three times in a row (1995, 2000 and 2005). The current MLA Amba Prasad is the daughter of Yogendra Sao who had won in 2009 as a Congress candidate. Her mother Nirmala Devi was elected from the seat in 2009.

Saturday, October 26, 2024

2024 Assembly Elections Results of Barhi Assembly Constituency

The coming 2024 assembly election to the Barhi seat will be held on November 13, 2024

Contesting Candidates for Barhi Assembly constituency

 Assembly Elections 2024    

Party

Candidate

Votes Polled

 

Congress

Arun Shahu

 

 

BJP

Manoj Yadav

 

 

SP

           

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barhi assembly constituency is currently represented by Umashankar Akela who won the seat in 2019 as a Congress ticket. A party hopper Umashankar Akela has joined Samajwadi Party when he was denied ticket by Congress for 2024 assembly elections. Congress has nominated Arun Shahu.  Earlier too Umashankar Akela was a Samajwadi Party candidate,

Three time Congress legislator Manoj Yadav has entered the fray as BJP candidate. 

Located in the Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand, Barhi is one of the five assembly constituencies, the combination of which go on to form the parliamentary constituency of Hazaribagh which is currently represented by BJP’s Manish Jaiswal who defeated of the Jai Prakash Bhai Patel of Congress in 2024 Lok Sabha polls.  

Electoral History of Barhi Assembly constituency 

Umashankar Akela had won the Barhi Assembly in 2009 and 2019 as candidates of BJP and Congress respectively. In 2019 he had defeated the then incumbent Congress MLA Manoj Yadav who had been elected in 2014, 2005 and 2000.

In 2005, Manoj Yadav, then a Congress candidate, had defeated Umashankar Akela, who was then a Samajwadi Party candidate,

in 200 Umashankar Akela was in the fray as an Independent.  

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