Jamshedpur East Election Result 2024 LIVE: BJP's Purnima Sahu Leads

Jamshedpur East Election Result LIVE: Jamshedpur East assembly constituency is one of the 81 assembly constituencies in Jharkhand state. It is a General category assembly seat. The counting of votes will take place at 8 am on Saturday, November 23. Jamshedpur, often called the industrial capital of Jharkhand, is home to Tata Steel, the region's largest industrial entity. Tata Motors, a globally recognized brand, is also based in the eastern part of the city. Additionally, the city's Jojobera area hosts Nuvoco Vistas Corporation Limited, which operates Asia's largest cement grinding unit.

Key Candidates 

Purnima Sahu: BJP

Ajoy Kumar: JMM

What happened in 2019?

In the 2019 assembly elections, independent candidate Saryu Roy triumphed in Jamshedpur East with 73,945 votes, ahead of BJP’s Raghubar Das, who secured 58,112 votes, and Congress ’s Gaurav Vallabh with 18,976 votes. In the 2014 assembly elections, BJP’s Raghubar Das won with 103,427 votes, followed by Congress’s Anand Bihari Dubey with 33,270 votes, and JVM(P)’s Abhay Singh with 20,815 votes.

Jamshedpur East Election Result LIVE 

• Purnima Sahu (BJP) leads by over 21,000 votes, Ajoy Kumar (INC) trails. 

In the 81-seat Jharkhand Assembly, the BJP seeks to replace the ruling JMM party. For this election, the BJP has formed an alliance with the All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU), Janata Dal (United), and the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas). On the other hand, the JMM-led alliance includes Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), and the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist).