Jamshedpur West: Saryu Roy of Janata Dal (United) took a lead of 40,130 votes against state health minister, 52-year-old Banna Gupta, final rounds trends of Jharkhand election result 2024 showed on Saturday. Janata Dal (U) candidate, 73-year-old Saryu Roy, originally represented the neighbouring Jamshedpur (East) as an independent MLA, but this time, he was asked to contest from Jamshedpur (West). The contest in this prestigious constituency was expected to be intense.
Jamshedpur, founded by industrialist Jamshedji Nusserwanji Tata, is known as the industrial capital of Jharkhand. It houses Tata Steel, one of the largest industrial entities in the region, and Tata Motors, another key industrial player located in the eastern part of the city. The constituency encompassing the Jamshedpur Notified Area Committee (JNAC), Mango Notified Area Committee, and parts of the Tata Steel command area, has long faced issues such as electricity, roads, drinking water, and healthcare. These concerns remain largely unchanged for voters during this election as well.
Who won last time?
In the 2019 assembly elections, Banna Gupta of the Indian National Congress won the seat with 96,778 votes. His main rival, Devendra Nath Singh from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), received 74,195 votes, while Rayaz Sharif from the All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) secured 8,005 votes.
