Election results for Jharkhand in 2024: 683 candidates, 15 districts, and 43 seats Whose interests are at risk?

On November 13, 43 of the 81 constituencies will cast ballots in the first phase of the Jharkhand Assembly elections.

Voting in the first of the two rounds of the Jharkhand Assembly elections is scheduled on Wednesday. In the state that will hold elections on Wednesday, November 13, up to 683 individuals are running for 43 seats spread across 15 districts.

Several prominent candidates are in the race, including former Chief Minister Champai Soren, who defected to the BJP before the elections, Health Minister and Congressman Banna Gupta, Rajya Sabha MP Mahua Maji, Geeta Koda, the wife of former Chief Minister Madhu Koda, and Purnima Das, the daughter-in-law of former Chief Minister Raghubar Das.

With 15,344 polling places set up throughout the state, the high-stakes contest will begin at 7 AM. With six seats, East Singhbhum district leads the constituencies voting on Wednesday. Palamu, West Singhbhum, and Ranchi districts follow with five seats each, while Koderma and Ramgarh districts have one seat each.

With each party putting up its best effort to reap the greatest benefits, the stakes are high for the BJP, Congress, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, and JSU. Following some significant changes in the political scene over the previous five years, the polls were released.

Hemant Soren, JMM: Following in his father Shibu Soren's footsteps, Soren will use the elections to get revenge and solidify his position as the new power center. He was forced to resign as chief minister shortly before being arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case.

Champai Soren, BJP: Champai Soren refused to hang his boots and entered the election race on a BJP ticket after leaving the JMM and ending his decades-long affiliation with the party after being asked to resign as chief minister. His win as a candidate from the Saraikela seat could be vital to the BJP's overall strategy against the state's JMM.

Bharatiya Janata Party: Despite a change of leadership within the JMM, the BJP has been out of power for the past five years and has seen a shift in its base of tribal support. The party was only able to secure nine of the fourteen seats in the Lok Sabha, compared to twelve in the last general elections. This setback may be due in part to the loss of tribal votes.

The party has pledged legislation to safeguard tribal rights and curb illegal immigration, which it says is contributing to "demographic change," after concentrating its efforts on winning back tribal support. Additionally, the party has chosen to evaluate the possibility of implementing a Uniform Civil Code, which it has pledged to do in the state if it is elected to power, the first such proposal in an Opposition-ruled state.

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha: With Hemant Soren firmly in charge and the party dealing with severe accusations of wrongdoing and corruption, the JMM now faces the possibility of losing the confidence of the tribal people who make up the majority of its base of support. After portraying Soren's detention as an affront to the tribal community, a win would improve its standing in the state and serve as a powerful refutation of the opposition's argument. However, considering the corruption cases against several of its top leaders, a defeat will be challenging for the party.

Narendra Modi: Jharkhand continues to be a crucial battleground between the Congress-led INDIA alliance and the NDA. Jharkhand will be crucial to restoring Modi's power in the Hindi heartland and his appeal to the Dalit and OBC communities in addition to the tribal population, since a lower vote total in the Lok Sabha elections will bolster the narrative of the Congress-led opposition.