General Election Phase VI Giridih, Dhanbad, Jamshedpur and Singhbum Parliamentary Constituencies in Jharkhand to go to Polls

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09-May-2019 10:18 IST
Giridih, Dhanbad, Jamshedpur and Singhbum Parliamentary Constituencies in Jharkhand to go to Polls in Phase VI of General Elections 2019 
8.62% increase in Electors in these four PCs since last General Elections 84,338 electors in 18-19 years age group in Phase VI in Jharkhand 8,581 Polling Booths set up for Phase VI Polls In Jharkhand 15 candidates contesting from Giridih PC, 20 from Dhanbad PC, 23 from Jamshedpur PC and 9 from Singhbum PC
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In the Sixth phase of General Elections 2019, Giridih, Dhanbad, Jamshedpur and Singhbum Parliamentary Constituencies (PC) in Jharkhand would be going to polls on 12th May. Giridih (PC No. 6), Dhanbad (PC No. 7) and Jamshedpur (PC No. 9) are General seats, whereas Singhbum (PC No. 10) is an ST seat.

As per the data sourced from CEO (Jharkhand) website, there are a total of 66,64,929 electors in the four PCs, out of which 35,05,565 are male electors, 31,79,720 female electors and 116 third gender electors. There are 84,338 electors in the age group of 18-19 years in Phase VI in Jharkhand. The details pertaining to electors in the above four PCs in Jharkhand are as below:

Phase
PC Name
District
Male Electors
Female Electors
Third Gender Electors
Total
Total Electors (18-19 Age Group)
No. of Polling Booth
s
VI
Giridih
Giridih
276342
246424
09
522775
8484
2160
Bokaro
304490
269561
07
574058
7913
Dhanbad
297110
253779
03
550882
5622
Total
877932
769764
19
1647715
22019
Dhanbad
Bokaro
401345
341763
17
743125
8338
2539
Dhanbad
720213
604878
17
1325108
12019
Total
1121558
946641
34
2068233
20357
Jamshedpur
E. Singhbum
871103
830183
56
1701342
23699
1885
Total
Singhbum (ST)
Seraikela
166248
158422
01
315596
5863
1997
W. Singhbum
468724
474710
06
932043
12400
Total
634972
633132
07
1247639
18263
Phase VI Total
3505565
3179720
116
6664929
84338
8581

(Source – Website of CEO, Jharkhand)

 The data sourced from ECI website shows that in General Election 2014, there were a total of 61,35,962 electors in these four PCs. This number has grown to 66,64,929 during General Elections 2019, which is an increase of 5,28,967 (8.62%) electors since last General Elections.

An interesting fact for Phase VI of General Elections is that in Jharkhand, the Dhanbad PC is the smallest PC in terms of area (2177.55 Sq.Km.), yet the largest PC in terms of size of electorate (20,44,802).

In Phase VI, from different Political Parties, 15 candidates are contesting from Giridih PC, 20 candidates from Dhanbad PC, 23 candidates from Jamshedpur PC and 9 candidates from Singhbum PC. The Political Party-wise list of contesting candidates in each PC is as given below:

Phase
Parliamentary Constituency
Political Party
Candidate
Symbol
VI
Giridih
AJSU Party
Chandra
Prakash
Choudhary
Banana
Jharkhand Mukti
Morcha
Jagarnath
Mahto
Bow & Arrow
Bahujan Samaj
Party
Rasul Baksh
Elephant
Uttar Pradesh
Navnirman Sena
Amit Jani
Gas Cylinder
Bhartiya Lokmat
Rashtrwadi Party
Ah
mad Ansar
Bucket
Aihra National Party
Chandra Deo Prasad
Chapati
Roller
Vishva Shakti Party
Jogeshwar Thakur
Auto Rickshaw
Republican Party of
India (A)
Dwaraka Prasad Lala
Helicopter
Jharkhand Party
(Secular)
Madhu Sudan
Tractor
Chalata
Kisan
Bhartiya
Manavadhikaar
Federal Party
Shibu Singh
Biscuit
Bahujan Mukti Party
Sohrab Shah
Cot
Other Candidates
Independent
Rajendra Dasaundhi
Almirah
Sanjeev Kumar Mahato
Balloon
Simmi Suman
Flute
Sunita Tudu
Ring
Dhanbad
Bharatiya Janta Party
Pashupati Nath
Singh
Lotus
Indian National
Congress
Kirti Azad
Hand
All India
Trinamool
Congress
Madhvi Singh
Flowers
and Grass
Bahujan Samaj Party
Meghnath Rawani
Elephant
Peoples Party
of India
(Democratic)
Deepak Kumar Das
Black Board
Amra Bangalee
Mantosh Kumar Mandal
Computer
Ambedkarite Party of India
Mihir Chandra Mahato
Coat
Samajwadi Party
Meraj Khan
Air Conditioner
Socialist Unity Centre Of India (Communist)
Ram Lal Mahto
Battery torch
Bahujan Mukti Party
Sudhir Kumar Mahato
Cot
All India Forward Bloc
Heera Lal Shankhvar
Lion
Other Candidates
Independent
Umesh Paswan
Coconut Farm
Prem Prakash Paswan
Almirah
Bamapada Bauri
Apple
Rajesh Kumar Singh
Helicopter
Lakshmi Devi
Batsman
Varun Kumar
Auto Rickshaw
Sanjay Paswan
Baby Walker
K.C. Singh Raj
Key
Siddharth Gautam
Tractor Chalata Kisan
Jamshedpur Bharatiya Janata

Party
Bidyut Baran Mahato Lotus
Bahujan Samaj Party Ashraf Hussain Elephant
All India Trinamool

Congress
Anjana Mahata Flowers and Grass
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha Champai Soren Bow & Arrow
Amra Bangalee Angad Mahato Battery torch
Bharat Prabhat Party Asjadullah Imran Ludo
Bhartiya Panchyat Party Qamar Raza Khan Letter Box
Peoples Party of India (Democratic) Chandra Shekhar Mahato Black Board
Socialist Unity Centre Of India (Communist) Panmani Singh Glass Tumbler

Communist Party of India (MarxistLeninist) Red Star
Malay Kumar Mahato Saw
Right to Recall Party Mahesh Kumar AutoRickshaw
Jharkhand Party Ranjit Kumar Singh Basket containing Fruits
Jharkhand Party (Naren) Shekh Akhir Uddin Football
Aihra National Party Sabita Kaibarto Chapati Roller
Ambedkarite Party of India Subrat Kumar Pradhan Coat
Jharkhand People’s Party Surya Singh Besra Pot
Other Candidates
Independent
Asit Kumar Singh Cup & Saucer
Dinesh Mahato Matchbox
Deepak Kumar Giri Tractor Chalata Kisan
Mubin Khan Almirah
Rakesh Kumar Cauliflower
Shailesh Kumar Singh Plate Containing Food
Sarita Anand Truck
Singhbhum (ST)

Bharatiya Janata

Party
Laxman Giluwa Lotus
Indian National

Congress
Geeta Kora Hand
Bahujan Samaj

Party
Pardeshi Lal Munda Elephant
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (Ulgulan) Krishna Mardi Bottle
Socialist Unity Centre Of India (Communist) Chandra Mohan Hembrom Battery torch
Ambedkarite Party of India Pratap Singh Banara Coat
Kalinga Sena Hari Orawn Bat
Other Candidates
Independent Anil Soren Tractor Chalata Kisan
Pushpa Sinku Helicopter

(Source – Website of CEO, Jharkhand)

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