Khijri Assembly constituency

{{Short description|Constituency of the Jharkhand legislative assembly in India}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

|name = Khijri

|state = Jharkhand

| type = SLA

|district = Ranchi

|established = 1967

| loksabha_cons = Ranchi

|reservation = ST

|constituency_no = 62

| map_image =

| map_caption =

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|mla = Rajesh Kachhap

|party = Indian National Congress

| latest_election_year = 2024

|electors =

}}

Khijri is a Legislative assembly constituency, in the Indian state of Jharkhand.{{cite web |url=http://164.100.150.3/ceoweb_bk/ACPCList.htm |title=AC & PC List- Jharkhand |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218152343/http://164.100.150.3/ceoweb_bk/ACPCList.htm |archive-date=18 December 2019}} It is in Ranchi district, is a part of the Ranchi Lok Sabha constituency, and is reserved for candidates of the Scheduled Tribes.{{cite web |title=Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies |publisher=Election Commission of India |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005180821/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |archive-date=5 October 2010 |access-date=13 October 2021 }}

{{Pie chart|caption=Most successful parties after separate Jharkhand state.|label1=INC|value1=60|color1={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|label2=BJP|value2=40|color2={{party color|Bharatiya Janta Party}}}}

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election ! Member ! colspan=2\|Party
class="wikitable sortable"
colspan=4\|Bihar Legislative Assembly
colspan="4" \|{{center\|Before 1967: Constituency did not exist}}
1967	R. L. Horo	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
1969	Sukhari Oraon	{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}}
1972	Umrao Sadho Kujur	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
1977	Sukhari Oraon	{{Full party name with color\|Janata Party}}
1980	Umrao Sadho Kujur	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress\|rowspan=2}}
1985	Gomeshri Manki
1990	rowspan="2"\|Duti Pahan	{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party\|rowspan=2}}
1995
2000	Sawna Lakra	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
colspan=4\|Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
2005	Kariya Munda	{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
2009	Sawna Lakra	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
2014	Ram Kumar Pahan	{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
2019	rowspan=2\|Rajesh Kachhap	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress\|rowspan=2}}
2024

Election results

=Assembly election 2024=

{{Election box begin|title= 2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Khijri{{cite news |last1=Election Commission of India |title=Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 - Seats won by JMM |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2024/partywisewinresult-852S27.htm |access-date=24 November 2024 |date=24 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241124045445/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2024/partywisewinresult-852S27.htm |archive-date=24 November 2024}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Rajesh Kachhap |party=Indian National Congress |votes=1,24,049 |percentage=47.11% |change={{increase}}8.17 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ram Kumar Pahan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=94,984 |percentage=36.07% |change={{decrease}}0.33 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Samundar Pahan |party=Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha |votes=27,030 |percentage=10.26% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bipin Toppo |party=Independent politician |votes=1,993 |percentage=0.76% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ajay Kachhap |party=Bharat Adivasi Party |votes=1,805 |percentage=0.69% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Birish Minz |party=Independent politician |votes=1,684 |percentage=0.64% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Manoj Toppo |party=Independent politician |votes=1,583 |percentage=0.60% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=864 |percentage=0.33% |change={{decrease}}0.87 }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=29,065 |percentage=11.04% |change= {{increase}}8.50 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=2,63,332 |percentage=70.23% |change= {{increase}}6.21 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 3,74,945 |ref = |change= {{increase}}11.52 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}8.17 }}

=Assembly election 2019=

{{Election box begin|title= 2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Khijri{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/11813-jharkhand-legislative-assembly-election-2019/ |title=Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Election, 2019 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=9 February 2022 |date=6 February 2020}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Rajesh Kachhap |party=Indian National Congress |votes=83,829 |percentage=38.94% |change={{increase}}22.48 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ram Kumar Pahan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=78,360 |percentage=36.40% |change={{decrease}}16.07 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ramdhan Bediya |party=All Jharkhand Students Union |votes=29,091 |percentage=13.51% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Antu Tirkey |party=Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) |votes=6,732 |percentage=3.13% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sarita Tirkey |party=Independent politician |votes=4,324 |percentage=2.01% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Prafulla Linda |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=2,269 |percentage=1.05% |change={{decrease}}0.46 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sunil Wilson Kerketta |party=Jharkhand Party |votes=1,767 |percentage=0.82% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=2,571 |percentage=1.19% |change={{increase}}0.36 }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=5,469 |percentage=2.54% |change= {{decrease}}33.47 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=2,15,267 |percentage=64.03% |change= {{increase}}3.40 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 3,36,222 |ref = |change= {{increase}}13.08 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}13.53 }}

=Assembly election 2014=

{{Election box begin|title= 2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Khijri{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3787-jharkhand-2014/ |title=Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2014 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=13 October 2021}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Ram Kumar Pahan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=94,581 |percentage=52.47% |change={{increase}}25.70 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sundri Devi |party=Indian National Congress |votes=29,669 |percentage=16.46% |change={{decrease}}12.25 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Antu Tirkey |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |votes=22,661 |percentage=12.57% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Prakash Lakra |party=All India Trinamool Congress |votes=5,515 |percentage=3.06% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jitnath Bedia |party=Samajwadi Party |votes=3,312 |percentage=1.84% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ram Bando |party=Jai Bharat Samanta Party |votes=2,850 |percentage=1.58% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shankar Lohra |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=2,735 |percentage=1.52% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=1,500 |percentage=0.83% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=64,912 |percentage=36.01% |change= {{increase}}34.07 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=1,80,268 |percentage=60.63% |change= {{increase}}8.41 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 2,97,332 |ref = |change= {{increase}}8.26 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}23.76 }}

=Assembly election 2009=

{{Election box begin|title= 2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Khijri{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3786-jharkhand-2009/ |title=Jharkhand 2009 |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=20 August 2018 |access-date= 23 May 2022}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Sawna Lakra |party=Indian National Congress |votes=41,172 |percentage=28.71% |change={{decrease}}18.45 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ram Kumar Pahan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=38,394 |percentage=26.77% |change={{decrease}}23.24 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Amulya Niraj Khalkho |party=Jharkhand Party |votes=15,387 |percentage=10.73% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Paras Nath Oraon |party=All Jharkhand Students Union |votes=13,673 |percentage=9.53% |change={{increase}}1.96 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Belas Tirkey |party=United Goans Democratic Party |votes=7,147 |percentage=4.98% |change={{decrease}}18.17 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pushpa Devi |party=Lok Jan Vikas Morcha |votes=4,190 |percentage=2.92% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sundari Devi |party=Rashtriya Janata Dal |votes=3,313 |percentage=2.31% |change={{decrease}}5.08 }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,778 |percentage=1.94% |change= {{decrease}}0.91 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=1,43,421 |percentage=52.22% |change= {{decrease}}4.52 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 2,74,642 |ref = |change= {{increase}}69.02 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}21.30 }}

=Assembly election 2005=

{{Election box begin|title= 2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Khijri{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3785-jharkhand-2005/ |title=Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2005 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=13 October 2021}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Kariya Munda |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=46,101 |percentage=50.01% |change={{increase}}14.51 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sawna Lakra |party=Indian National Congress |votes=43,473 |percentage=47.16% |change={{increase}}1.08 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Amulya Niraj Khalkho |party=United Goans Democratic Party |votes=21,345 |percentage=23.15% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rajendra Prasad Shahi Munda |party=All Jharkhand Students Union |votes=6,984 |percentage=7.58% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sundari Devi |party=Rashtriya Janata Dal |votes=6,813 |percentage=7.39% |change={{decrease}}0.53 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Duti Pahan |party=Independent politician |votes=3,448 |percentage=3.74% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pushpa Devi |party=Independent politician |votes=3,040 |percentage=3.30% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,628 |percentage=2.85% |change= {{decrease}}7.73 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=92,190 |percentage=56.74% |change= {{increase}}0.13 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,62,489 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}14.44 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}3.93 }}

=Assembly election 2000=

{{Election box begin|title= 2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Khijri{{cite web|url = https://ceobihar.nic.in/BiharElection/Statistical%20Report/2000.pdf |title = Statistical Report on General Election, 2000 to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar |access-date = 16 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005142035/https://ceobihar.nic.in/BiharElection/Statistical%20Report/2000.pdf |archive-date= 5 October 2023 |website=ceobihar.nic.in |publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Bihar}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Sawna Lakra |party=Indian National Congress |votes=49,539 |percentage=46.08% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Karma Oraon |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=38,162 |percentage=35.50% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sundari Devi |party=Rashtriya Janata Dal |votes=8,516 |percentage=7.92% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sunil Fakira Kachhap |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |votes=4,583 |percentage=4.26% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rajendra Prasad Shahi Munda |party=Independent politician |votes=1,690 |percentage=1.57% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Birsa Hembram |party=Independent politician |votes=1,500 |percentage=1.40% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bishnu Munda |party=Independent politician |votes=1,190 |percentage=1.11% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=11,377 |percentage=10.58% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=1,07,510 |percentage=57.57% |change= }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,89,915 |ref = |change= }}

{{Election box new seat win |winner=Indian National Congress |loser= |swing= }}