Ranchi: BJP veteran CP Singh, who has held the Ranchi seat since 1997, is leading over BJP's Mahua Maji with a margin of 21,949 votes as final rounds trends showed on Saturday.
One of the 81 constituencies in the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly, the Ranchi assembly constituency is classified as a general category seat. It is located within Ranchi district and is one of six assembly segments under the Ranchi Parliamentary constituency.
Maji, a former chairperson of the Jharkhand Women’s Commission and a notable figure in literature, will attempt to break JMM's poll jinx by ending BJP’s long-standing control of Ranchi in the 2024 elections. The rematch between Maji and Singh again in 2024 is set to be a closely watched contest in Jharkhand’s political landscape. BJP candidates have held this seat since 1990.
Electorate size
As per the 2011 census, the district has a population of 2,914,253, with a literacy rate of 77.13%. Linguistically, 30.23% of the population speaks Sadri, followed by 28.08% who speak Hindi. Ranchi registered 52.27% polling this time.
Who won last time?
Maji lost the seat in the 2019 Assembly elections to Singh narrowly. The BJP leader won by a margin of 5,904 votes. Singh secured 79,646 votes, while Maji received 73,742. Despite losing, Maji was later appointed to the Rajya Sabha, highlighting her continued influence within the JMM.
