Jharkhand
Jharkhand is the 28th State of the Indian Union and came in to existence on 15th Nov. 2000 through the Bihar reorganization act. This was an outcome of the ongoing effort from Jharkhand Mukti Morcha in the post-independence era. It has an area of 79,714 sq km and a population of 26,909,428 habitants. It has 14 parliamentary constituencies. Hindi is the principal language of the state.
Capital: Ranchi
No of Parliamentary Constituencies: 14
No of Assembly Constituencies: 81
Updates:
- 30-05-2010; Shibu Soren resigned from Chief Minister's post.
- 01-06-2010: Cabinet approves President rule in Jharkahnd.
Parliamentary Constituencies
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Results General Election 2009 State : Jharkhand |
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| Name of the Party | Seats Contested | Seats Won |
| National Parties | ||
| INC | 9 | 1 |
| BSP | 14 | 0 |
| BJP | 12 | 8 |
| CPI | 3 | 0 |
| CPI(M) | 2 | 0 |
| NCP | 0 | 0 |
| RJD | 6 | 0 |
| Total National Parties | 46 | 9 |
| State Parties | ||
| JMM | 8 | 2 |
| Unrecognized Parties | 8 | 1 |
| IND | 100 | 2 |
| Total | 249 | 14 |
Jharkhand State Assembly Elections 2009 |
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Party |
Win |
| INC+ | 25 |
| BJP+ | 20 |
| JMM | 18 |
| RJD | 5 |
| others | 13 |
| Total | 81 |
| RULING PARTY |
Chief Minister |
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| Local Election Commison |
