Jharia is assembly constituency number 41 in Jharkhand, in Dhanbad district, and one of the segments of the Dhanbad Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Ragini Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 51.5% of the vote, 14,511 votes ahead of Purnima Niraj Singh (INC).
- 01Ragini SinghBJP87,89251.47%
- 02Purnima Niraj SinghINC73,38142.97%
- 03Md. Rustam AnsariJLKM5,0602.96%
- 04Sonu Kumar BalmikiIndependent1,1100.65%
- 05Anil BauriSUCI5450.32%
- 6 other candidates · 862 votesNOTA · 1,908 (1.12%)
Margin 14,511 votes · 8.50% of valid votes
All 11 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,70,758 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ragini SinghFemale · 43 yrs | BJP | 87,892 | 51.47% |
| 2 | Purnima Niraj SinghFemale · 38 yrs | INC | 73,381 | 42.97% |
| 3 | Md. Rustam AnsariMale · 57 yrs | JLKM | 5,060 | 2.96% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,908 | 1.12% |
| 4 | Sonu Kumar BalmikiMale · 30 yrs | Independent | 1,110 | 0.65% |
| 5 | Anil BauriMale · 55 yrs · SC | SUCI | 545 | 0.32% |
| 6 | Suraj SinghMale · 41 yrs | Independent | 224 | 0.13% |
| 7 | Sunil Kumar GuptaMale · 58 yrs | Independent | 163 | 0.10% |
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| 8 | Sahjadi KhatoonFemale · 37 yrs | Independent | 162 | 0.09% |
| 9 | Md. Zahiruddin KhanMale · 60 yrs | RJM | 126 | 0.07% |
| 10 | Lukman AnsariMale · 63 yrs | Independent | 95 | 0.06% |
| 11 | Indrajeet SinghMale · 58 yrs | Independent | 92 | 0.05% |
The seat changed hands: INC won in 2019, BJP in 2024.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Jharia result 2019
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purnima Niraj Singh | INC | 79,786 | 50.34% |
| 2 | Ragini Singh | BJP | 67,732 | 42.73% |
| 3 | Yogendra Yadav | JVM | 2,779 | 1.75% |
| 4 | Abadhesh Kumar | AJSUP | 1,279 | 0.81% |
| 5 | Md Alam Ansari | Independent | 1,006 | 0.63% |
| 6 | Rudal Paswan | HAMS | 742 | 0.47% |
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| 7 | Sahjadi Khatoon | JSVP | 652 | 0.41% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 636 | 0.40% |
| 8 | Ajaz Khan | BSP | 631 | 0.40% |
| 9 | Shivcharan Sharma | Independent | 582 | 0.37% |
| 10 | Salik Hussain | RUC | 551 | 0.35% |
| 11 | Janki Devi | APoI | 513 | 0.32% |
| 12 | Vicky Kumar | Independent | 464 | 0.29% |
| 13 | Usha Devi | TMC | 348 | 0.22% |
| 14 | Dinanath Thakur | LJP | 259 | 0.16% |
| 15 | Vijay Kumar Ray | SP | 206 | 0.13% |
| 16 | Indra Jeet Singh | Independent | 180 | 0.11% |
| 17 | Suraj Singh | Independent | 163 | 0.10% |
Jharia result 2014
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanjeev Singh | BJP | 74,062 | 48.14% |
| 2 | Niraj Singh | INC | 40,370 | 26.24% |
| 3 | Md. Rustam Ansari | MCO | 18,723 | 12.17% |
| 4 | Yogendra Yadav | JVM | 9,908 | 6.44% |
| 5 | Nandlal Paswan | CPI(M) | 2,298 | 1.49% |
| 6 | Madan Mohan Ram | BSP | 1,608 | 1.05% |
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| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,392 | 0.90% |
| 7 | Amit Kumar Sahu | JMM | 1,184 | 0.77% |
| 8 | Lukman Ansari | Independent | 834 | 0.54% |
| 9 | Tarun Saw | AIFB | 805 | 0.52% |
| 10 | Ajay Kumar Singh | Independent | 685 | 0.45% |
| 11 | Vishal Kumar Agarwal | Independent | 621 | 0.40% |
| 12 | Ram Krishna Prasad | SP | 469 | 0.30% |
| 13 | Indrajeet Singh | Independent | 466 | 0.30% |
| 14 | Lukman Khalifa | Independent | 420 | 0.27% |
Jharia result 2009
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kunti Devi | BJP | 49,131 | 40.52% |
| 2 | Suresh Singh | INC | 46,115 | 38.03% |
| 3 | Abo Devi | RJD | 9,207 | 7.59% |
| 4 | Suresh Prasad Gupta | CPI(M) | 4,498 | 3.71% |
| 5 | Chandan Kumar Mahato | Independent | 2,959 | 2.44% |
| 6 | Devilal Bhuia | Independent | 1,025 | 0.85% |
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| 7 | Birendra Kumar Singh | BSP | 923 | 0.76% |
| 8 | Ram Krishna Prasad | JMM | 820 | 0.68% |
| 9 | Tarun Saw | JD(S) | 776 | 0.64% |
| 10 | Jai Prakash Singh | Independent | 723 | 0.60% |
| 11 | Mahesh Nishad | SP | 673 | 0.56% |
| 12 | Santosh Jha | Independent | 632 | 0.52% |
| 13 | Nizam Khan | Independent | 602 | 0.50% |
| 14 | Ram Nath Choubey | Independent | 483 | 0.40% |
| 15 | Mohammad Haider Ali | PECP | 465 | 0.38% |
| 16 | Farid Ahmed | TMC | 388 | 0.32% |
| 17 | Arvind Kumar Singh | Independent | 357 | 0.29% |
| 18 | Shiv Paswan | Independent | 328 | 0.27% |
| 19 | Bhojohari Mahato | CPI(ML)(L) | 274 | 0.23% |
| 20 | Lalmati Devi | JKM | 259 | 0.21% |
| 21 | S. K. Abdullah | Independent | 211 | 0.17% |
| 22 | Budhan Ram | Independent | 206 | 0.17% |
| 23 | Mosazid Gaddi | Independent | 202 | 0.17% |
Jharia outlined in orange among the other Jharkhand seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2024. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Dhanbad district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Jharia is one of the assembly segments of Dhanbad. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Dhanbad candidates.
- Dulu MahatoBJP96,028 58.2%
- Anupama SinghINC58,870 35.7%
- Jagdish RawaniIndependent2,382 1.4%
- Md. Eklak AnsariIndependent2,170 1.3%
- Janak Sah GondIndependent1,078 0.7%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 37,158 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Jharia.
Who won the Jharia assembly seat in 2024?
Ragini Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Jharia in the 2024 Jharkhand assembly election with 87,892 votes, which was 51.47% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Jharia?
The margin was 14,511 votes (8.50% of valid votes). The runner-up was Purnima Niraj Singh of the Indian National Congress with 73,381 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Jharia in 2024?
Turnout was 56.29%: 1,70,855 of 3,03,500 registered electors voted, across 340 polling stations. That is 3.5 points higher than in 2019.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Jharia part of?
Jharia is an assembly segment of the Dhanbad Lok Sabha constituency in Jharkhand. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Dulu Mahato got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Jharia a reserved constituency?
No. Jharia is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Jharia?
The Jharkhand assembly elected in 2024 completes its five-year term in 2029, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Jharkhand assembly elections of 2024 and 2019 and 2014 and 2009 (2024 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
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- Dhanbad population and religionCensus 2011 district profile
- Gram panchayat list, DhanbadEvery block, panchayat and village (LGD)
- Jharkhand state profileSeats, parties and turnout at a glance
- Jharkhand Lok Sabha resultsEvery parliamentary seat, 2024 and earlier
- Jharkhand districts: Census 2011Population, religion, SC/ST by district
- Gram panchayat list, JharkhandBlocks, panchayats and villages (LGD)
- CSR spend in JharkhandCompany CSR spending by year and sector (MCA)
- Urban local bodies in JharkhandMunicipal corporations, councils, wards