Torpa Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.[1][2] Paulus Surin of JMM defeated Koche Munda of BJP by just 43 votes in 2014 Assembly Election.
| Torpa | |
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| Constituency No. 59 for the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Khunti |
| LS constituency | Khunti |
| Established | 2000 |
| Total electors | 181,744 |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 5th Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Elected year | 2019 |
Members of Legislative Assembly
edit1952 - 2000
editEarlier Torpa constituency was the part of Bihar Legislative Assembly.
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
Before 1957: Constituency did not exist
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| 1957 | Julius Munda | Jharkhand Party | |
| 1962 | Samuel Munda | Janata Party | |
| 1967 | S. Pahan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1969 | Niral Enem Horo | Independent politician | |
1972-77: Constituency did not exist
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| 1977 | Niral Enem Horo | Jan Kranti Dal | |
| 1980 | Leyandar Tiru | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Niral Enem Horo | Independent politician | |
| 1990 | Jharkhand Party | ||
| 1995 | All India Jharkhand Party | ||
| 2000 | Koche Munda | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
2000 - present
editOn 15 November 2000, Jharkhand was carved out from Bihar. The 1st Jharkhand Assembly elections were conducted in 2005.
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Koche Munda | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2009 | Paulus Surin | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | |
| 2014 | |||
| 2019 | Koche Munda | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
editAssembly election 2024
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JLKM | Wilson Bhengra | New | |||
Assembly election 2019
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Koche Munda | 43,482 | 37.17% |  6.44
| |
| JMM | Sudeep Guria | 33,852 | 28.94% |  1.83
| |
| Independent | Paulus Surin | 19,234 | 16.44% | New | |
| Jharkhand Party | Subhas Kongari | 6,190 | 5.29% | 12.94
| |
| JVM(P) | Ishwardutt Marshal Mundu | 4,910 | 4.20% | New | |
| JD(U) | Sudhir Dang | 3,560 | 3.04% | New | |
| NOTA | Nota | 2,737 | 2.34% | 1.34
| |
| Independent | Sahdev Chik Badaik | 1,907 | 1.63% | New | |
| LJP | Abinashi Mundu | 1,121 | 0.96% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 9,630 | 8.23% | 8.19
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| Turnout | 1,16,993 | 64.37% | 3.30
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| Registered electors | 1,81,744 | 6.70
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| BJP gain from JMM | Swing | 6.40
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Assembly election 2014
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JMM | Paulus Surin | 32,003 | 30.76% | 10.02
| |
| BJP | Koche Munda | 31,960 | 30.72% | 8.59
| |
| Jharkhand Party | Suman Bhengra | 18,966 | 18.23% | 15.37
| |
| INC | Puneet Hemrom | 8,242 | 7.92% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 3,828 | 3.68% | New | |
| Akhil Bhartiya Jharkhand Party | Samrom Topno | 3,191 | 3.07% | New | |
| AITC | Clementia Hemrom | 2,324 | 2.23% | New | |
| Independent | Vijay Aind | 1,959 | 1.88% | New | |
| Rashtriya Jankranti Party | Paulus Dang | 1,520 | 1.46% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 43 | 0.04% | 18.61
| ||
| Turnout | 1,04,031 | 61.08% | 1.39
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| Registered electors | 1,70,330 | 19.99
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| JMM hold | Swing | 10.02
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Assembly election 2009
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JMM | Paulus Surin | 34,551 | 40.78% | 27.05
| |
| BJP | Koche Munda | 18,752 | 22.13% | 13.07
| |
| JVM(P) | Vijay Mundu | 16,779 | 19.81% | New | |
| Independent | Monren Topno | 3,899 | 4.60% | New | |
| Independent | Stanislas Kindo | 2,911 | 3.44% | New | |
| Jharkhand Party | Kulan Patras Aind | 2,420 | 2.86% | 22.47
| |
| Independent | Shanti Hemrom | 1,355 | 1.60% | New | |
| RJD | Cecilia Merwar | 828 | 0.98% | 1.30
| |
| Jharkhand Janadikhar Manch | Basant Surin | 648 | 0.76% | New | |
| UGDP | Ani Bela Guria | 607 | 0.72% | New | |
| Independent | Marsel Surin | 530 | 0.63% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 15,799 | 18.65% | 8.76
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| Turnout | 84,721 | 59.68% | 0.23
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| Registered electors | 1,41,953 | 2.57
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| JMM gain from BJP | Swing | 5.58
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Assembly election 2005
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Koche Munda | 28,965 | 35.21% | 2.02
| |
| Jharkhand Party | Niral Enem Horo | 20,833 | 25.32% | New | |
| JMM | Peter Bage | 11,300 | 13.73% | New | |
| Independent | Vijay Mundu | 9,078 | 11.03% | New | |
| Independent | Rajni Kandulna | 4,239 | 5.15% | New | |
| Independent | Nirmal Hemrom | 2,858 | 3.47% | New | |
| RJD | Vayalet Kachchhap | 1,876 | 2.28% | 1.96
| |
| Jharkhand Party (Naren) | Ajay Munda | 1,443 | 1.75% | New | |
| AJSU | Ani Bela Guria | 1,035 | 1.26% | New | |
| JD(S) | Asha Lakra | 525 | 0.64% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,132 | 9.88% | 5.27
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| Turnout | 82,273 | 59.45% | 4.82
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| Registered electors | 1,38,394 | 12.65
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| BJP hold | Swing | 2.02
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Assembly election 2000
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Koche Munda | 24,986 | 37.23% | New | |
| Independent | Niral Enem Horo | 21,889 | 32.62% | New | |
| INC | Dolly Kandulna | 13,674 | 20.37% | New | |
| NCP | S. Topno | 3,546 | 5.28% | New | |
| RJD | David Manjar | 2,847 | 4.24% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,097 | 4.61% | |||
| Turnout | 67,113 | 55.74% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,22,854 | ||||
| BJP win (new seat) | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "AC & PC List- Jharkhand". Archived from the original on 18 December 2019.
- ^ "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Jharkhand 2009". Election Commission of India. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2005". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Sikaripara Election Results 2014 Jharkhand". Elections.in. Retrieved 26 January 2016.