Sarath Assembly constituency

{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| name = Sarath

|type= SLA

|state = Jharkhand

|established = 2000

|abolished =

|electors = 2,74,163

|mla = Uday Shankar Singh

|party = {{Party index link|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha}}

| constituency_no = 14

| latest_election_year = 2024

| district = Deoghar

| loksabha_cons = Dumka

| reservation = None

| map_image = Sarath constituency map.svg

}}

Sarath Assembly constituency is an 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}}

Overview

Sarath Assembly constituency covers: Sarath and Palojori Police Stations in Deoghar district and Karmatanr, Shahajpur, Pindari, Lakhanpur, Rataniya, Rampurbhitra and Kajra gram panchayats in Jamtara Police Station in Jamtara district.{{cite web|url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |title = Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India|publisher = Election Commission of India|accessdate = 26 January 2016 }}

Sarath Assembly constituency is part of Dumka (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of Legislative Assembly

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Election

! Member

! colspan=2|Party

colspan=4| Bihar Legislative Assembly
colspan="4" |{{center|Before 1957: see Madhupur cum Sarath constituency}}
1957Badri Narayan Singh{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
1962Kamdeo Prasad Singh{{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}}
1967N. K. Singh{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
1969rowspan=2|Kamdeo Prasad Singh{{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}}
1972{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
1977Chandra Mouleshwar Singh{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
1980Ashaya Charan Lal{{Full party name with color|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha}}
1985Uday Shankar Singh{{Full party name with color|Independent}}
1990Krishna Nand Jha{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
1995{{cite web|url = http://www.elections.in/jharkhand/assembly-constituencies/sarath.html |title = Sarath Election Results 2014 Jharkhand|publisher = Elections.in |accessdate = 26 January 2016 }}Uday Shankar Singh{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
2000{{cite web|url = http://www.elections.in/jharkhand/assembly-constituencies/sarath.html |title = Sarath Election Results 2014 Jharkhand|publisher = Elections.in |accessdate = 26 January 2016 }}Shashank Shekhar Bhokta{{Full party name with color|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha}}
colspan=4| Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
2005{{cite web|url = http://www.elections.in/jharkhand/assembly-constituencies/sarath.html |title = Sarath Election Results 2014 Jharkhand|publisher = Elections.in |accessdate = 26 January 2016 }}

| Uday Shankar Singh

| {{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}

2009

| Shashank Shekhar Bhokta{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3786-jharkhand-2009/ |title=Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2009 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=13 October 2021}}

| {{Full party name with color|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha}}

2014

|rowspan=2 |Randhir Kumar Singh{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3787-jharkhand-2014/ |title=Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2014 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=13 October 2021}}

| {{Full party name with color|Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik)}}

2019{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/11813-jharkhand-legislative-assembly-election-2019/ |title=Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2019 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=13 October 2021}}

| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

2024

| Uday Shankar Singh

| {{Full party name with color|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha}}

Election results

=Assembly election 2024=

{{Election box begin|title= 2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Sarath{{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=Uday Shankar Singh |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |votes=1,35,219 |percentage=54.32% |change={{increase}}42.40 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Randhir Kumar Singh |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=97,790 |percentage=39.28% |change={{decrease}}3.22 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sanjay Pandit |party=Independent politician |votes=3,306 |percentage=1.33% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Vicky Kumar Mandal |party=Independent politician |votes=3,013 |percentage=1.21% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Santosh Kumar Gupta |party=Independent politician |votes=2,350 |percentage=0.94% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=1,582 |percentage=0.64% |change={{increase}}0.22 }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=37,429 |percentage=15.03% |change= {{increase}}1.61 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=2,48,952 |percentage=78.61% |change= {{increase}}0.60 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 3,16,682 |ref = |change= {{increase}}15.51 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}11.82 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly election 2019=

{{Election box begin|title= 2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Sarath{{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=Randhir Kumar Singh |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=90,895 |percentage=42.50% |change={{increase}}16.21 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Uday Shankar Singh |party=Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) |votes=62,175 |percentage=29.07% |change={{decrease}}4.71 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Parimal Kumar Singh |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |votes=25,482 |percentage=11.91% |change={{decrease}}11.25 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mumtaj Ansari |party=All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen |votes=12,830 |percentage=6.00% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pinki Kumari |party=Independent politician |votes=5,666 |percentage=2.65% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Israel Ansari |party=Independent politician |votes=2,912 |percentage=1.36% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mamleshwar Prasad Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=1,656 |percentage=0.77% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=885 |percentage=0.41% |change={{decrease}}1.53 }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=28,720 |percentage=13.43% |change= {{increase}}5.94 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=2,13,882 |percentage=78.01% |change= {{increase}}1.25 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 2,74,163 |ref = |change= {{increase}}13.34 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) |swing= {{increase}}8.72 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 2014=

{{Election box begin|title= 2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Sarath{{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=Randhir Kumar Singh |party=Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) |votes=62,717 |percentage=33.78% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Uday Shankar Singh |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=48,816 |percentage=26.29% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shashank Shekhar Bhokta |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |votes=43,013 |percentage=23.16% |change={{decrease}}6.54 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Md. Yusuf Ansari |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=9,083 |percentage=4.89% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dr. Suraj Mandal |party=Jharkhand Vikas Dal |votes=3,583 |percentage=1.93% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Surendar Rawani |party=Rashtriya Janata Dal |votes=3,462 |percentage=1.86% |change={{decrease}}12.65 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jimoli Soren |party=Independent politician |votes=2,509 |percentage=1.35% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=3,618 |percentage=1.95% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=13,901 |percentage=7.49% |change= {{increase}}0.54 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=1,85,682 |percentage=76.76% |change= {{increase}}12.71 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 2,41,885 |ref = |change= {{increase}}14.25 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) |loser=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |swing= {{increase}}4.07 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 2009=

{{Election box begin|title= 2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Sarath{{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=Shashank Shekhar Bhokta |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |votes=40,282 |percentage=29.70% |change={{decrease}}8.69 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Uday Shankar Singh |party=Indian National Congress |votes=30,862 |percentage=22.76% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Randhir Kumar Singh |party=Loktantrik Samata Dal |votes=21,721 |percentage=16.02% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Surendra Rawani |party=Rashtriya Janata Dal |votes=19,684 |percentage=14.51% |change={{decrease}}35.00 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Parmeshwar Hembrom |party=Independent politician |votes=7,638 |percentage=5.63% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Hemlal Rajwar |party=Independent politician |votes=3,897 |percentage=2.87% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jai Kumar Singh |party=Janata Dal (United) |votes=2,726 |percentage=2.01% |change={{decrease}}1.35 }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=9,420 |percentage=6.95% |change= {{decrease}}4.18 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=1,35,617 |percentage=64.05% |change= {{increase}}0.93 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 2,11,723 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}0.23 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |loser=Rashtriya Janata Dal |swing= {{decrease}}19.81 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 2005=

{{Election box begin|title= 2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Sarath{{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=Uday Shankar Singh |party=Rashtriya Janata Dal |votes=66,335 |percentage=49.52% |change={{increase}}43.41 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shashank Shekhar Bhokta |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |votes=51,429 |percentage=38.39% |change={{decrease}}12.73 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Satish Chandra Rao |party=Janata Dal (United) |votes=4,495 |percentage=3.36% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Suman Kumar Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=3,092 |percentage=2.31% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jayant Rao Patel |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=2,167 |percentage=1.62% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bivek Kumar Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=1,712 |percentage=1.28% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rurdranand Raw |party=Independent politician |votes=791 |percentage=0.59% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=14,906 |percentage=11.13% |change= {{decrease}}0.25 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=1,33,969 |percentage=63.13% |change= {{decrease}}4.54 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 2,12,216 |ref = |change= {{increase}}21.37 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Rashtriya Janata Dal |loser=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |swing= {{decrease}}1.60 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 2000=

{{Election box begin|title= 2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Sarath{{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=Shashank Shekhar Bhokta |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |votes=60,482 |percentage=51.12% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Uday Shankar Singh |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=47,016 |percentage=39.74% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sirajuddin Ansari |party=Rashtriya Janata Dal |votes=7,227 |percentage=6.11% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nirbhay Charan Lal |party=Samajwadi Party |votes=1,597 |percentage=1.35% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ashok Roy |party=Indian National Congress |votes=1,238 |percentage=1.05% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=13,466 |percentage=11.38% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=1,18,321 |percentage=68.56% |change= }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,74,849 |ref = |change= }}

{{Election box new seat win |winner=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |loser= |swing= }}

{{Election box end}}

See also

References