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Assembly constituency 46 · Jharkhand · ST

Potka is assembly constituency number 46 in Jharkhand, in Purbi Singhbhum district, and one of the segments of the Jamshedpur Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Sanjib Sardar of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha won with 52.0% of the vote, 27,902 votes ahead of Meera Munda (BJP).

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Potka · 2024AC 46
  1. 01
    Sanjib Sardar
    JMM
    1,20,322
    51.97%
  2. 02
    Meera Munda
    BJP
    92,420
    39.92%
  3. 03
    Bhagirathi Hansda
    JLKM
    5,723
    2.47%
  4. 04
    Subodh Singh Sardar
    Independent
    2,405
    1.04%
  5. 05
    Sunita Murmu
    Independent
    2,180
    0.94%
  6. 11 other candidates · 6,526 votesNOTA · 1,952 (0.84%)

Margin 27,902 votes · 12.05% of valid votes

3,12,038
Registered electors
2024 election
74.2%
Turnout
+5.1 pts vs 2019
27,902
Victory margin
12.1% of valid votes
Nov 2024 · candidate-wise result

All 16 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,31,528 valid votes, NOTA included.

Potka 2024 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sanjib SardarMale · 41 yrs · STJMM1,20,322
51.97%
2Meera MundaFemale · 46 yrs · STBJP92,420
39.92%
3Bhagirathi HansdaMale · 41 yrs · STJLKM5,723
2.47%
4Subodh Singh SardarMale · 60 yrs · STIndependent2,405
1.04%
5Sunita MurmuFemale · 33 yrs · STIndependent2,180
0.94%
—NOTANOTA1,952
0.84%
6Bijan SardarMale · 53 yrs · STSUCI1,320
0.57%
7Sirma DewgamMale · 40 yrs · STIndependent1,040
0.45%
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8Lave Kumar SardarMale · 44 yrs · STIndependent998
0.43%
9Maheen SardarMale · 36 yrs · STBAP630
0.27%
10Mahendra MurmuMale · 42 yrs · STIndependent612
0.26%
11Surdhu MajhiMale · 37 yrs · STAPoI506
0.22%
12Salma HansdahFemale · 40 yrs · STJKPP308
0.13%
13Chandray MahaliMale · 32 yrs · STIndependent305
0.13%
14Kandomani BhumijFemale · 48 yrs · STIndependent284
0.12%
15Ram Chandra TuduMale · 75 yrs · STRTORP274
0.12%
16Dhananjoy SinghMale · 39 yrs · STIndependent249
0.11%
Past results

JMM held the seat: it also won in 2019.

0%20%40%60%2009201420192024JMM 52.0%BJP 39.9%JLKM 2.5%AJSUP 2.9%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2024Sanjib SardarJMM · 52.0% · margin 27,902Turnout74.2%
2014Menaka SardarBJP · 36.7% · margin 6,706Turnout68.7%
2009Menaka SardarBJP · 33.4% · margin 15,710Turnout58.5%
2019Sanjib SardarJMM · 55.6% · margin 43,110Turnout69.2%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Potka result 2019

Potka 2019 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sanjib SardarJMM1,10,753
55.61%
2Menka SardarBJP67,643
33.97%
3Bulu Rani SinghAJSUP5,735
2.88%
4Naresh Kumar MurmuJVM3,891
1.95%
—NOTANOTA2,993
1.50%
5Ishwar SorenJD(U)2,127
1.07%
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6Bir Singh DeogamRTORP1,872
0.94%
7Sirma DewgamIndependent1,330
0.67%
8Diku VesarSUCI(C)1,133
0.57%
9Sunita MurmuIndependent915
0.46%
10Jeetrai HansdaJKPP758
0.38%

Potka result 2014

Potka 2014 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Menaka SardarBJP68,191
36.69%
2Sanjib SardarJMM61,485
33.08%
3Dukhni Mai SardarINC14,227
7.65%
4Surya Singh BesraJKPP12,177
6.55%
5Upendra Nath SardarJVM10,905
5.87%
6Naresh Kumar MurmuSP3,767
2.03%
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—NOTANOTA3,730
2.01%
7Sagar BesraIndependent2,270
1.22%
8Amulya SardarIndependent2,116
1.14%
9Suklal BoipaiJBSP1,930
1.04%
10Dipali SardarIndependent1,710
0.92%
11Shushma HembramAPOI1,696
0.91%
12Ganesh TuduAKBJHP1,655
0.89%

Potka result 2009

Potka 2009 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Menaka SardarBJP44,095
33.36%
2Subodh Singh SardarINC28,385
21.47%
3Amulya SardarJMM24,789
18.75%
4Naresh Kumar MurmuIndependent6,244
4.72%
5Chunka MardiJBSP5,317
4.02%
6Krishna MardiAJSUP2,669
2.02%
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7Alhan MardiUGDP2,560
1.94%
8Budha Ram SoyTMC2,407
1.82%
9Dilip TuduIndependent2,360
1.79%
10Josai MardiRADP1,766
1.34%
11Jagjiban SinghIndependent1,467
1.11%
12Tarni Sen MajhiNCP1,465
1.11%
13Rajesh PatarRJD1,461
1.11%
14Bhutar MurmuBSP1,307
0.99%
15Ganesh TuduIndependent1,234
0.93%
16Suresh Kumar SorenIndependent1,028
0.78%
17Phudan MurmooIndependent928
0.70%
18Sidheshwar SardarIndependent928
0.70%
19Dinesh SardarJKP927
0.70%
20Anjali SinghIndependent844
0.64%
Map

Potka 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 Purbi Singhbhum district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

JMMBJPINCRJDCPI(ML)(L)AJSUPOthers
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Potka is one of the assembly segments of Jamshedpur. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Jamshedpur candidates.

  • Bidyut Baran MahatoBJP1,11,554 49.3%
  • Samir Kumar MohantyJMM99,507 44.0%
  • Indra Deo PrasadIndependent1,848 0.8%
  • Arun MahatoIndependent1,773 0.8%
  • Anand MukhiIndependent1,244 0.5%

In the assembly election JMM won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 12,047 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Potka.

Who won the Potka assembly seat in 2024?

Sanjib Sardar of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) won Potka in the 2024 Jharkhand assembly election with 1,20,322 votes, which was 51.97% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Potka?

The margin was 27,902 votes (12.05% of valid votes). The runner-up was Meera Munda of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 92,420 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Potka in 2024?

Turnout was 74.22%: 2,31,596 of 3,12,038 registered electors voted, across 326 polling stations. That is 5.1 points higher than in 2019.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Potka part of?

Potka is an assembly segment of the Jamshedpur Lok Sabha constituency in Jharkhand. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Bidyut Baran Mahato got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Potka a reserved constituency?

Yes. Potka is reserved for scheduled tribes (st), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.

When is the next assembly election in Potka?

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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