Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2019: As it Happened

By Lokmat English Desk | Published: December 23, 2019 10:13 AM2019-12-23T10:13:22+5:302019-12-23T17:01:57+5:30

The counting of votes for 81 Jharkhand Assembly seats began at 8 am on Monday in all the 24 ...

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Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2019: As it Happened

The counting of votes for 81 Jharkhand Assembly seats began at 8 am on Monday in all the 24 district headquarters amid tight security.The state went to polls for 81 Assembly seats in five phases from November 30 to December 20. The Jharkhand assembly election results 2019 will be announced today to determine the fate of the Raghubar Das-led Bharatiya Janata Party government in the state.

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05:00 PM

"A new era has started in the state today. We pledge to work for the people of Jharkhand." -  Hemant Soren

04:59 PM

"We fought the election in alliance with the Congress and the RJD. I would like to thank top leaders of both the parties, including Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Lalu Yadav." - Hemant Soren

04:56 PM

"I am grateful to the voters for their support. The party is certainly happy with the trends." - Hemant Soren

04:55 PM

The trends are in favour of the JMM-Congress coalition: Hemant

04:54 PM

 JMM's Hemant Soren, who is all set to stake claim for the chief ministerial post in Jharkhand, addresses a press conference as the results show JMM leading with a near majority number of seats.

04:48 PM

State BJP president Laxman Gilua loses from Chakradharpur

04:35 PM

Congratulating JMM leader Hemant Soren on the latest Jharkhand poll trends, which showed that the opposition coalition led by his party was ahead of the BJP, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Monday said people have faith he would fulfil their aspirations

04:35 PM

"Going by the trends so far, I see it as my own loss. I worked hard and tried to sincerely put the state on the development track. The party cadre worked hard. We will humbly accept the verdict." - Raghubar Das, Jharkhand CM

04:34 PM

BJP's Koche Munda wins Torpa seat, defeating Sudeep Guria of the JMM by 9,630 votes in the first result declared by the EC: PTI

04:17 PM

"I am hopeful that result will be in our favour. I am waiting for the final results. BJP will accept the people's mandate." - Jharkhand CM and BJP candidate from Jamshedpur East, Raghubar Das

03:53 PM

Jharkhand CM and BJP candidate from Jamshedpur East, Raghubar Das still trailing. Independent candidate Saryu is leading by 7484 votes. 

03:40 PM

Hemant Soren is leading from Barhait assembly constituency by a margin of 11,668 votes and from Dumka seat by 2,750 votes: ANI

03:39 PM


 As per official Election Commission trends, BJP is currently leading on 24 seats and Congress-JMM-RJD alliance on 46 seats (JMM 29, Congress 14 and RJD 3)


03:24 PM

Mahua Majhi of JMM is ahead by 2,238 votes in Ranchi against CP Singh of BJP
 

03:13 PM

Hemant Soren comfortably ahead in Barhait, manages slender lead in Dumka

03:05 PM



 

03:03 PM

BJP ahead by nearly 2,000 votes in Dhanbad

02:56 PM

Congress ahead in 42 seats, BJP in 29

02:49 PM

AJSU party's Sudesh Mahto leading in Silli by 17,125 votes, JMM's Seema Devi trailing

02:44 PM

Wait for the final results, BJP will decide if support of AJSU, JVM is required: Arjun Munda

02:26 PM

"The people of Jharkhand have demolished the arrogance of Modi ji, Amit Shah and BJP"- NCP's Nawab Malik

02:09 PM

Lois Marandi goes into the lead again, Hemant Soren in second place
 

01:59 PM



 

01:58 PM



 

01:57 PM

BJP wins first seat from Chandankyari

01:57 PM

AJSU candidate wins from Gomia

01:09 PM

First result declared, Congress candidate Rajendra Singh wins from Bermo

01:09 PM


"BJP is leading on just 28 seats while those people who contested against it are leading on 53 seats. It is clear that more people have voted against the government. The government that is going to be formed will be a majority and a strong government. Our alliance is capable of forming the government alone." - Rajesh Thakur Congress Leader

 


01:02 PM

BJP's Raj Sinha falls behind Congress' Mannan Mallick in Dhanbad

12:45 PM

Jharkhand CM and BJP candidate from Jamshedpur East, Raghubar Das is now trailing. Independent candidate Saryu Rai is leading by 771 votes. 

12:44 PM

 

As per official Election Commission trends, BJP is currently leading on 29 seats and Congress-JMM-RJD alliance on 42 seats (JMM 25, Congress 12 and RJD 5)

12:41 PM

Hemant Soren currently leading from Dumka seat by 2463 votes and Barhait by 8616 votes.

12:32 PM

CM Raghubar Das locked in close contest with Independent candidate Saryu Roy in Jamshedpur East

12:16 PM

Kedar Prasad (Congress) trails in Bhawanathpur

12:07 PM

"We were confident that Jharkhand will give clear majority to our alliance. Trends are good but I won't make comment until final result.We've clearly said that Hemant Soren will be CM candidate of our alliance." - Congress's Jharkhand in-charge, RPN Singh

 

12:00 PM



 

11:55 AM



 

11:53 AM



 

11:49 AM

JVM(P) chief Babulal Marandi leading from Dhanwar seat by 5,980 votes

11:44 AM

Former Jharkhand CM and JVM(P) chief Babulal Marandi leading from Dhanwar seat by 5980 votes

11:32 AM

Jharkhand CM and BJP candidate from Jamshedpur East, Raghubar Das, leading by 1449 votes.

11:31 AM



 

11:25 AM

Hemant Soren trails in Dumka but ahead in Bahrait

11:22 AM

AJSU party's Sudesh Mahto trailing in Silli seat, JMM's Seema Devi leading by 284 votes

11:20 AM

Raj Sinha of BJP maintains lead in Dhanbad

11:16 AM

CP Singh of BJP comfortably ahead in Ranchi

11:15 AM

In Sarath, JVM's Uday Shankar gets 6,753 votes while the BJP is leading with 7,300 votes after the second round of counting. 

11:08 AM

Congress leads in Manika

11:07 AM



 

11:05 AM

BJP ahead in Jamshedpur West by over 5,000 votes

11:05 AM

BJP's Nilkanth Munda comfortbly ahead in Khunti

11:03 AM

BJP's Nilkanth Munda comfortbly ahead in Khunti

11:03 AM

Raghubar Das ahead by over 200 votes in Jamshedpur East

10:59 AM

Samri Lal, BJP candidate from Kanke is ahead by nearly 5,000 votes

10:56 AM

Babulal Marandi is leading from Dhanwar seat by 2841 votes.

10:54 AM

Congress-JMM now past half-way mark, leading in 42 seats, BJP in 28

10:54 AM

BJP's Ranajay Kumar leads in Ramgarh

10:49 AM

CP Singh of BJP leading in Ranchi

10:49 AM

Ramchandra Sahis of AJSUP leads from Jugsalai

10:48 AM

In 15 out of 81 assembly constituencies, the leading margin is less than 500 votes, thereby indicating a possible switch over of winning candidates.

10:45 AM



 

10:40 AM

AJSU chief Sudesh Mahto trailing in Silli

10:40 AM

Congress candidate Uma Shankar is leading by 3,962 votes alone and JMM's Ram Prakash Bhai Patel leads by 3,294 votes in Mandu.

10:35 AM

BJP ahead in 31 seats, Cong-JMM in 39; other parties lead in 11

10:30 AM

The BJP is leading in the Seraikela Kharsawan seat by a waferthin margin of 145 votes in the first round. In Bokaro, the Congress is leading by 857 votes after the second round of counting.

10:27 AM

AJSU chief Sudesh Mahto trailing in Silli

10:23 AM

State BJP chief Laxman Gilua trailing from Chakradharpur. Sanjay Prasad Yadav of RJD leads over BJP's Amit Kumar Mandal by 3,315 votes in Godda seat.
 

10:23 AM

State BJP chief Laxman Gilua trailing from Chakradharpur. Sanjay Prasad Yadav of RJD leads over BJP's Amit Kumar Mandal by 3,315 votes in Godda seat.
 

10:21 AM

 Purnima Niraj Singh of Congress leading from Jharia.

10:20 AM

Dr Neera Yadav (BJP) trailing in Koderma

10:20 AM

Hemant Soren falls behind in Dumka by over 6,000 votes

10:18 AM

State BJP chief Laxman Gilua trailing from Chakradharpur. Sanjay Prasad Yadav of RJD leads over BJP's Amit Kumar Mandal by 3,315 votes in Godda seat.
 

10:14 AM

Congress-JMM surges ahead again, leading in 41 seats against BJP's 30

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