Chakradharpur assembly seat is a part of Gumla-Singhbhum region in Jharkhand.
79 per cent population in Chakradharpur is rural and 21 per cent population is urban.
In this assembly seat, 5.85 per cent population belong to scheduled castes (SC), and 56.31 per cent population belong to scheduled tribes (ST).
The assembly election for Chakradharpur seat was held in the second phase, on December 7, 2019.
The counting of votes will be held on December 23, 2019.
The sitting MLA from Chakradharpur seat is Shashibhushan Samad who was elected on a ticket from JMM. He received 64,396 votes. His closest opponent was Navami Oraon, who fought the election on a ticket from BJP and received 37,948 votes.
In 2009 Jharkhand Assembly Elections, Laxman Giluwa was elected from Chakradharpur seat on a ticket from BJP. He received 26,984 votes. His closest opponent was Navami Oraon who had fought on a ticket from JMM and received 26,694 votes.
For the 2019 Assembly Elections in Jharkhand, JMM has fielded Sukhram Oraon, BJP has fielded Laxman Giluwa, and BSP has fielded Bikash Singh Purty.
There are total 12 candidates contesting elections from the Chakradharpur assembly seat.
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