Jharkhand Assembly Elections: JMM Releases First List Of Candidates As Hemant Soren Aims To Retain Barhait
JMM has announced its first list of 35 candidates for the Jharkhand Assembly elections, fielding Hemant Soren from Barhait and Kalpana Soren from Gandey.
Chief Minister Hemant Soren along with other JMM leaders (PTI)
Ranchi:The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) has announced its first list of 35 candidates for the upcoming assembly elections fielding Chief Minister Hemant Soren from the Barhait constituency and his wife Kalpana Soren from Gandey. The election will be held in two phases on November 13 and November 20, with results expected on November 23.
Hemant Soren, the sitting MLA for Barhait in Sahibganj district, won the seat in the 2019 election by a margin of 25,740 votes against BJP's Simon Malto. Kalpana Soren secured the Gandey bypoll with a victory margin of 27,149 votes over BJP's Dilip Kumar Verma, following the resignation of JMM MLA Sarfaraz Ahmad.
Among the notable candidates, Basant Sore, the Chief Minister's brother, will contest from Dumka, where he previously won against BJP's Lois Marandi by over 6,842 votes. Assembly speaker Rabindranath Mahto will contest from Nala, where he won with a margin of 3,520 votes in the last elections. Minister Mithlesh Thakur will represent Garhwa, while other candidates include Sonu Sudivya from Giridih and Baby Devi from Dumri.
The 35 assembly seats on which JMM has finalised its candidates are as follows:
S.No
Candidate Name
Constituency
1
Hemant Soren
Barhet
2
MT Raja
Rajmahal
3
Dhananjay Soren
Borio
4
Hemlal Murmu
Littipara
5
Stephen Marandi
Maheshpur
6
Alok Soren
Shikaripara
7
Rabindranath Mahato
Nala
8
Basant Soren
Dumka
9
Hafizul Hasan
Madhupur
10
Uday Shankar Singh alias Chunna Singh
Sarath
11
Kalpana Murmu Soren
Gandey
12
Sonu Sudivya
Giridih
13
Baby Devi
Dumri
14
Umakant Rajak
Chandankyari
15
Mathura Mahato
Tundi
16
Sameer Mohanty
Baharagora
17
Ramdas Soren
Ghatshila
18
Sanjib Sardar
Potka
19
Mangal Kalindi
Jugsalai
20
Savita Mahato
Ichagarh
21
Deepak Birua
Chaibasa
22
Jagat Manjhi
Manoharpur
23
Niral Purti
Majhgaon
24
Dashrath Gagrai
Kharsawan
25
Vikas Munda
Tamar
26
Sudeep Gudiya
Torpa
27
Bhushan Tirkey
Gumla
28
Baijnath Ram
Latehar
29
Mithilesh Thakur
Garhwa
30
Kedar Hazra
Jamua
31
Anant Pratap Dev
Bhawanathpur
32
Manoj Chandra
Simaria
33
Amit Mahato
Silli
34
Janaki Yadav
Barkattha
35
Nizamuddin Ansari
Dhanwar
The JMM is part of the INDIA bloc, competing alongside the Congress for 70 of the 81 seats, with the RJD and Left parties contesting the remaining 11. The BJP is expected to contest 68 seats, with AJSU Party taking 19, JD(U) contesting 2, and LJP (Ram Vilas) fielding 1 candidate.
Nomination papers for the 43 assembly constituencies voting on November 13 began on October 20 and will continue until October 25. Approximately 2.60 crore voters, including 11.84 lakh first-time voters, are eligible to participate in the elections. The JMM has yet to announce candidates for several key constituencies, including Ranchi and Bishnupur, leaving room for further developments in the electoral landscape.
