Ranchi

BJP wins 7 Assembly seats from Coal and Steel belt

Ashis Sinha

In the electoral battle the Saffron party emerges as single largest party in past 14 years of inception of Jharkhand; won seven Assembly seats from Coal and Steel belt (Dhanbad-Bokaro districts) of State on Tuesday. Amidst Modi wave voters cast their rights with full enthusiasm in support of BJP candidates and saffron party recorded grand victory on seven (out of ten) Assembly seats while JVM (P), MCC and JMM got one seats each in duo district constituencies.

People denied many big faces like State Ministers Rajendra Singh (Congress), Mannan Mallik (Congress), Mathura Mahato (JMM), sitting Bokaro MlA Samresh Singh, Madhav lal Singh who lost the electoral battle. The BJP registered victory on Sindri, Dhanbad, Jharia, Baghmara, Bokaro, Bermo and Tundi (alliance AJSU) assembly seats while Nirsa goes in the pocket of MCC, Chandankiyari JVM (P) and Gomia seat to JMM.   Dhanbad district consists of six legislative assemblies Sindri (38), Nirsa (39), Dhanbad (40), Jharia (41), Tundi (42) and Baghmara (43); while Bokaro district consists of Gomia (34), Bermo(35), Bokaro (36) and Chandankiyari (37) assemblies.

In Bokaro Viranchi Narayan (BJP) defeated Samresh Singh (Independent) the sitting MlA Bokaro and ex science and technology minister with a record vote of 72,643. Raj Sinha (BJP) defeated Mannan Mallik (congress) by 52,997 votes in Dhanbad, Sanjeev Singh (BJP) defeated Niraj Singh (Congress) with 33,692 votes in Jharia, Dhullu Mahato (BJP) defeated Jaleshwar Mahato (JDU) by 29,623 votes in Baghmara, Yogashwar Mahato Batul (BJP) defeated Rajendra Singh (Congress) by 12613 votes in Bermo, Fulchand Mandal (BJP) defeated Anand Mahato of MCC by 6,548 votes in Sindri and Rajkishor Mahato (AJSU alliance with BJP) defeated Mathura Mahato (JMM) by 1,126 votes in Tundi constituency.

While in Nirsa Arup Chatterjee (MCC) defeated BJP’s candidate Ganesh Mishra. In Chandankiyari Amar Bawari (JVM) defeated Umakant Rajak (ASJU) by 34,164 votes, Yogander Mahato (JMM) defeated Madhav lal Singh (Congress) by 37,514 votes in Gomia.