About Jamtara Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituency
A city in the district by the same name, Jamtara is represented by JMM. It is also the district headquarters. Bishnu Prasad Bhaiya of JMM won the 2009 assembly elections by defeating Furkan Ansari of INC with a huge margin. Bishnu Prasad Bhaiya secured 62795 votes as against Ansari's 49952 votes. Jamtara assembly constituency belongs to Dumka Lok Sabha constituency. Jamtara had a population of 202,478 as per 2011 India census.
Sitting and previous MLAs from Jamtara Assembly Constituency
Below is the list of winners and runners-up in the Jamtara assembly elections conducted so far.
| Year | A C No. | Constituency Name | Category | Winner | Gender | Party | Votes | Runner Up | Gender | Party | Votes |
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| 2014 | 9 | Jamtara | GEN | Irfan Ansari | M | INC | 67486 | Birendra Mandal | M | BJP | 58349 |
| 2009 | 9 | Jamtara | GEN | Bishnu Prasad Bhaiya | M | JMM | 62795 | Furkan Ansari | M | INC | 49952 |
| 2014 | 9 | Jamtara | GEN | Irfan Ansari | M | INC | 67486 | Birendra Mandal | M | BJP | 58349 |
| 2009 | By Polls | Jamtara | GEN | Sibhu Soran | M | JMM | 42668 | Tarun Kumar Gupta | M | BJP | 25036 |
| 2005 | 9 | Jamtara | GEN | Bishnu Prasad Bhaiya | M | BJP | 49387 | Irfan Ansari | M | INC | 45895 |