Tamar Assembly Election Result 2024 Highlights: JMM's Vikas Kumar Munda Wins With 65655 Votes

Jharkhand Election Results 2024: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha's Vikas Kumar Munda won the Tamar seat with total votes 65655.

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha's Vikas Kumar Munda won the Tamar seat with total votes 65655. Munda won with a voting margin of 24246 votes against Gopal Krishna Patar of Janata Dal (United). Tamar Assembly seat is one of the 7 assembly seats in the Ranchi district of Jharkhand. 

A total of 15 candidates were in the fray for the Tamar Assembly seat including several independents. Some of the key candidates being -- Vikas Kumar Munda (Jharkhand Mukti Morcha), Suresh Munda {communist Party Of India (Marxist)}, Udarkant Sinh Munda (Hamar Raj Party), Gopal Krishna Patar {janata Dal (United)}, Damayanti Munda (Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha), Prem Shankar Shahi Munda (Bharat Adivasi Party), Raj Kumar Munda (Jharkhand Party), Lakhindra Munda (Nationalist Congress Party),  Gunjal Ikir Munda (Independent), Guruwa Munda (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

11.20 am: JMM's Vikas Kumar Munda is leading with 16005 votes

1.12 pm: JMM's Vikas Kumar Munda is leading with 41660 votes

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha's Vikas Kumar Munda won the Tamar seat with total votes 65655