Udit Vani Jamshedpur : JMM further strengthened its footprint in West Singhbhum as it won three seats of West Singhbhum – Chaibasa, Majhgaon and Chakradharpur – and was close to register win in the other two assembly seats – Jagannathpur and Manoharpur.
In the Jagannathpur assembly constituency, BJP candidate Geeta Koda, wife of former chief minister Madhu Koda, was trailing by a margin of 7,383 votes at the end of 17th and the final round.
She was facing a defeat at the hands of Congress candidate Sona Ram Sinku.
Jagannathpur (54) – after 17 rounds
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Sona Ram Sinku ( Congress) : 57,065 Votes
Geeta Koda (BJP ) : 49,682 Votes
Chakradharpur (56) – after 17 rounds
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Sukhram Oraon ( JMM) : 58,193 votes
Shashi Bhushan Samad (BJP) : 48,890 votes
* BJP candidate Samad lost by 9,303 votes
Majhgaon (53 ) – after 20 rounds
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Niral Purty (JMM) : 94,163 votes
Barkunwar Gagrai (BJP) : 34,560 votes
*BJP candidate Gagrai lost by 59, 603 votes
Manoharpur ( 55 ) – after 19 rounds
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Jagat Majhi ( JMM) : 73,034 votes
Dinesh Chandra Boipai ( AJSU ) : 41,078 votes
*JMM candidate Jagat Majhi was leading by 31,956 votes. His name was yet to be declared as winner by the returning officer.
