36. Bokaro is one of the 81 Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituencies in Jharkhand. This constituency is located in the North Jharkhand region of Jharkhand, which is located in the East region of India. This seat can be classified as: Semi-Urban and falls in the Bokaro district of Jharkhand. The reservation status of this constituency is: General. 36. Bokaro Assembly constituency is part of the 7. Dhanbad (General) Lok Sabha constituency and can be classified as Semi-Urban. In the 2024 Jharkhand Assembly election, Bokaro voted on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 and the counting of votes is on Saturday, November 23, 2024.
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Bokaro power plant, Jharkhand. Copyright (c) 2018 ASHISH KUMAR NISHAD/Shutterstock.
Location
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Map location of Bokaro Assembly constituency in Jharkhand (Image: News18 Elections)
There were a total of 5,73,742 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2024 Assembly election in Bokaro Assembly constituency, of which 2,98,225 were male, 2,75,487 female and 30 of the third gender. In the 2019 Assembly elections, there were a total of 5,26,660 registered voters, of which 2,83,112 were male, 2,43,518 female and 30 from the third gender. In 2014 elections, there were a total of 4,92,853 registered voters in this constituency, of which 2,68,905 were male and 2,23,948 female. In the 2009 polls, the number of total electors was 4,44,370 which included 2,51,235 male and 1,93,135 female voters.
The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 1,549 in 2019, 784 in 2014 and 463 in 2009.
The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2024 was 924, in 2019 it was 860, 833 in 2014 and 769 in 2009.
Poll dates
Bokaro Assembly constituency went to the polls in Phase 2 of the 2024 Jharkhand Assembly elections on Wednesday, November 20, 2024. The counting of votes is on Saturday, November 23, 2024.
In the 2019 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 4 on Thursday, December 16, 2019 and the results were declared on Monday, December 23, 2019.
In the 2014 polls, this constituency voted in 4 on Sunday, December 14, 2014 and the results were declared on Tuesday, December 23, 2014.
In 2009, Bokaro voted in Phase 3 on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 and the results were declared on Wednesday, December 23, 2009.
Extent
Assembly constituency no.36. Bokaro comprises of the following areas of Bokaro district in the North Jharkhand region of Jharkhand: Chas police station (excluding Gram Panchayats Bijulia, Alkusa, Buribinor, Khamarbendi, Dudhigajar, Kura Dabartupara, Jaitara, Pundru and Sardaha) in Baghmara sub-division.
This constituency covers an approximate area of 333.75 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Sabalagadh is: 23°38'12.1"N 86°07'49.4"E.
A total of three Assembly constituencies in the state of Jharkhand share borders with Bokaro constituency, which are: Bermo, Baghmara, Chandankyari. This constituency shares an inter-state border with Purulia district of West Bengal.
Voter turnout
According to data released by the Election Commission of India, in the 2024 Jharkhand Assembly elections, the estimated voter turnout in this Jharkhand constituency was 52.06%. In 2019, this seat registered a turnout of 51.50%, while it was 53.47% in 2014 and 44.88% in 2009. The estimated turnout in 2024 was -0.56% compared to the 2019 turnout.
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Total voters
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Victory margin
In the 2019 Jharkhand Assembly elections, Biranchi Narayan of BJP won in this constituency beating Shweta Singh of INC by a margin of 13,313 votes which was 04.91% of the total votes cast. In 2014, Biranchi Narayan of BJP was the winner in this seat beating Samaresh Singh of IND by a margin of 72,643 votes which was 27.56% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2009 Assembly elections, Samresh Singh of JVM won this seat defeating Md Izrail Ansari of INC by a margin of 16,305 votes which was 8.17% of the total votes polled for the seat.
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Winner vote share (%)
In the 2019 Jharkhand Assembly elections, Biranchi Narayan of BJP had a vote share of 41.42% in this seat. In 2014, Biranchi Narayanof BJP secured a vote share of 43.38% in this constituency. In the 2009 Assembly elections, Samresh Singh of JVM got a vote share of 26.95% in Bokaro.