Chakradharpur (Jharkhand) Assembly Constituency Election Update

About Chakradharpur Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituency

Located in the West Singhbhum district, the assembly constituency of Chakradharpur belongs to Singhbhum Lok Sabha constituency. The seat which was occupied by JMM (Jharkhand Mukti Morcha) in 2005 but was taken over by BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) in 2009 assembly elections. Laxman Gilua of BJP won the 2009 assembly elections. He defeated Sukhram Oraon of JMM, the last time winner. Giluwa secured 26984 votes as against Oraon's 26694 votes. It had a population of 197,953, as per 2011 India census. The constituency is reserved for the Scheduled Tribes. The city is also the district headquarters.

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Sitting and previous MLAs from Chakradharpur Assembly Constituency

Below is the list of winners and runners-up in the Chakradharpur assembly elections conducted so far.

Year	A C No.	Constituency Name	Category	Winner	Gender	Party	Votes	Runner Up	Gender	Party	Votes
2014	56	Chakradharpur	(ST)	Shashibhushan Samad	M	JMM	64396	Navami Oraon	M	BJP	37948
2009	56	Chakradharpur	(ST)	Laxman Gilua	M	BJP	26984	Sukhram Oraon	M	JMM	26694
2005	56	Chakradharpur	(ST)	Sukhram Oraon	M	JMM	41807	Laxman Gilua	M	BJP	21835