Janardhan Paswan of Lok Janshakti Party(Ram Vilas) won the Chatra seat with total votes 109019. Paswan won with a voting margin of 18401 votes against Rashmi Prakash of Rashtriya Janata Dal. Chatra Assembly seat is one of the 2 assembly seats in the Chatra district of Jharkhand. 


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A total of 11 candidates were in the fray for the Chatra Assembly seat including several independents. Some of the key candidates being--  Chandra Shekhar Kumar (Bahujan Samaj Party), Pun Bhuiyo {party : Communist Party Of India (Marxist)}, Rashmi Prakash (Rashtriya Janata Dal), Ashok Kumar Dom (Lokhit Adhikar Party), Ashok Bharti (Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha), Janardhan Paswan {(Lok Janshakti Party(Ram Vilas)}, Doman Bhuiyan {communist Party Of India}, Subodh Paswan (All India Majlis-e-ittehadul), Ashok Kumar Gahlot (Independent),  Umesh Kumar Bharti (Independent) .



Jharkhand's ruling alliance comprising the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), and CPI-ML, stormed into power, thereby claiming stakes to form the second consecutive government. 


This is for the first time in the state's political history that the incumbent government is retaining power for the second term because no government has ever been re-elected in the state. 


Jharkhand Assembly elections 2024 recorded a voter turnout of 67.74 percent, the highest since the formation of the state in 2000. The polling was held in two phases -- 43 seats on November 13, and 38 seats on November 20.


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8.01 am: Counting Begins


8.30 am: State's Chief Electoral Officer K Ravi Kumar says, "One counting centre each has been set up in all 24 districts... All preparations have been made. The process has begun...Counting of postal ballots will begin at 8 am and EVM counting will begin at 8.30 am. The results of the first round will be declared by 9.30 am


9.02 am: BJP ahead with 27 seats, JMM with 25 seats in early trends


9.19 am: BJP ahead with 35 seats, JMM with 30 seats in early trends


9.30: Rashtriya Janata Dal's Rashmi Prakash Ahead With 5099 Votes


Janardhan Paswan of Lok Janshakti Party(Ram Vilas) wins with total votes 109019