79. Hussainabad is one of the 81 Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituencies in Jharkhand. This constituency is located in the South 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 Palamu district of Jharkhand. The reservation status of this constituency is: General. 79. Hussainabad Assembly constituency is part of the 13. Palamu (Scheduled Caste) Lok Sabha constituency and can be classified as Semi-Urban. In the 2024 Jharkhand Assembly election, Hussainabad voted on Wednesday, November 13, 2024 and the counting of votes is on Saturday, November 23, 2024.
Location
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Map location of Hussainabad Assembly constituency in Jharkhand (Image: News18 Elections)
There were a total of 3,19,502 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2024 Assembly election in Hussainabad Assembly constituency, of which 1,65,506 were male, 1,53,996 female and 0 of the third gender. In the 2019 Assembly elections, there were a total of 2,78,361 registered voters, of which 1,50,673 were male, 1,27,688 female and 0 from the third gender. In 2014 elections, there were a total of 2,48,498 registered voters in this constituency, of which 1,36,143 were male and 1,12,355 female. In the 2009 polls, the number of total electors was 2,13,029 which included 1,16,239 male and 96,790 female voters.
The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 940 in 2019, 244 in 2014 and 180 in 2009.
The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2024 was 930, in 2019 it was 847, 825 in 2014 and 833 in 2009.
Poll dates
Hussainabad Assembly constituency went to the polls in Phase 1 of the 2024 Jharkhand Assembly elections on Wednesday, November 13, 2024. The counting of votes is on Saturday, November 23, 2024.
In the 2019 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 1 on Saturday, November 30, 2019 and the results were declared on Monday, December 23, 2019.
In the 2014 polls, this constituency voted in 1 on Tuesday, November 25, 2014 and the results were declared on Tuesday, December 23, 2014.
In 2009, Hussainabad voted in Phase 5 on Friday, December 18, 2009 and the results were declared on Wednesday, December 23, 2009.
Extent
Assembly constituency no.79. Hussainabad comprises of the following areas of Palamu district in the South Jharkhand region of Jharkhand: Hussainabad and Hariharganj police stations in Palamau Sadar sub-division.
This constituency covers an approximate area of 702.25 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Sabalagadh is: 24°30'31.3"N 83°59'10.7"E.
A total of two Assembly constituencies in the state of Jharkhand share borders with Hussainabad constituency, which are: Bishrampur, Chattarpur. This constituency shares an inter-state border with Gaya, Aurangabad and Rohtas districts of Bihar.
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 59.43%. In 2019, this seat registered a turnout of 60.94%, while it was 62.31% in 2014 and 53.32% in 2009. The estimated turnout in 2024 was +1.51% compared to the 2019 turnout.
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Total voters
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Victory margin
In the 2019 Jharkhand Assembly elections, Kamlesh Kumar Singh of NCP won in this constituency beating Sanjay Kumar Singh Yadav of RJD by a margin of 9,849 votes which was 06.01% of the total votes cast. In 2014, Kushwaha Shivpujan Mehta of BSP was the winner in this seat beating Kamlesh Kr Singh of NCP by a margin of 27,752 votes which was 17.92% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2009 Assembly elections, Sanjay Kumar Singh Yadav of RJD won this seat defeating Kushwaha Shiv Pujan Mehta of BSP by a margin of 3,563 votes which was 3.14% of the total votes polled for the seat.
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Winner vote share (%)
In the 2019 Jharkhand Assembly elections, Kamlesh Kumar Singh of NCP had a vote share of 25.20% in this seat. In 2014, Kushwaha Shivpujan Mehtaof BSP secured a vote share of 36.99% in this constituency. In the 2009 Assembly elections, Sanjay Kumar Singh Yadav of RJD got a vote share of 23.54% in Hussainabad.