Litipara Assembly constituency

Litipara
Litipara
Constituency No. 4 for the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Jharkhand
District	Pakur
LS constituency	Rajmahal
Established	2000
Total electors	1,99,843
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
	5th Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Dinesh William Marandi
Party	JMM
Elected year	2019

Litipara Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.^[1]^[2]

Litipara Assembly constituency is part of Rajmahal (Lok Sabha constituency).^[3]

Overview

Litipara Assembly constituency covers: Litipara, Amrapara and Hiranpur Police Stations in Pakaur district; and Gopikandar Police Station in Dumka district.^[3]

This seat is reserved for Scheduled Tribes.^[3]

Litipara Assembly constituency is part of Rajmahal (Lok Sabha constituency).^[3]

Members of Legislative Assembly

1952 - 2000

Earlier Litipara constituency was the part of Bihar Legislative Assembly.

Election	Member
Before 1957: Constituency did not exist
1957	Ramcharan Kisku	Jharkhand Party
1962	Ramcharan Kisku	Janata Party
1967	B. Murmu	Independent politician
1969	Som Murmu	Bihar Prant Hul Jharkhand
1972	Som Murmu	Bihar Prant Hul Jharkhand
1977	Simon Marandi	Independent politician
1980		Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
1985
1990	Sushila Hansdak
1995
2000

2000 - present

On 15 November 2000, Jharkhand was carved out from Bihar. The 1st Jharkhand Assembly elections were conducted in 2005.

Year	Member
2005	Sushila Hansdak	Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
2009	Simon Marandi
2014	Dr. Anil Murmu^[4]
2017^	Simon Marandi^[5]
2019	Dinesh William Marandi

^by-election

Election results

Assembly election 2024

2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Rajmahal
Party		Candidate	Votes
	JLKM	Mark Baskey
	JMM	HEMLAL MURMU
	BJP	Babudhan Murmu
Margin of victory
Turnout
			Swing

Assembly election 2019

2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Litipara^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Dinesh William Marandi	66,675	46.24%	1.04
	BJP	Daniel Kisku	52,772	36.60%	1.38
	JVM(P)	Raska Hembram	7,195	4.99%	1.65
	CPI(M)	Devendra Dehri	5,244	3.64%	New
	NOTA	Nota	3,228	2.24%	0.33
	AITC	Shivcharan Malto	2,604	1.81%	New
	Independent	Mark Baskey	1,691	1.17%	New
	Independent	Rajeev Malto	1,595	1.11%	New
	Independent	Fulmuni Marandi	1,115	0.77%	New
	Independent	Dipak Prakash Maraya	766	0.53%	New
Margin of victory			13,903	9.64%	0.34
Turnout			1,44,199	72.16%	0.74
Registered electors			1,99,843		5.08
	JMM hold		Swing	1.04

Assembly by-election 2017

By-election, 2017: Litipara
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Simon Marandi	65,551	47.28%	1.35
	BJP	Hemlal Murmu	52,651	37.98%	9.19
	JVM(P)	Kistu Soren	9,208	6.64%	0.65
	NOTA	Nota	2,646	1.91%	New
	Independent	Jyotish Baski	2,190	1.58%	New
	Independent	Jantu Soren	2,033	1.47%	New
	Independent	Shivcharan Malto	1,893	1.37%	New
	Independent	Dr. Shrilal Kisku	1,652	1.19%	New
	SP	Harishchand Hansda	1,634	1.18%	New
	Independent	Gupin Hembrom	983	0.71%	New
	Independent	Gayalal Dehri	848	0.61%	New
Margin of victory			12,900	9.30%	7.84
Turnout			1,38,643	72.90%	3.06
Registered electors			1,90,188		1.26
	JMM hold		Swing	1.35

Assembly election 2014

2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Litipara
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Dr. Anil Murmu	67,194	45.93%	14.48
	BJP	Simon Marandi	42,111	28.78%	8.95
	INC	Shivcharan Malto	12,434	8.50%	17.27
	JVM(P)	Daniel Kisku	8,771	5.99%	New
	CPI(M)	Devendra Dehari	5,491	3.75%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	3,460	2.36%	New
	Independent	Wakil Besra	2,976	2.03%	New
	Independent	Gupin Hembrom	2,426	1.66%	New
	BSP	Vivek Malto	1,441	0.98%	0.88
Margin of victory			25,083	17.14%	11.46
Turnout			1,46,306	75.96%	14.11
Registered electors			1,92,609		25.41
	JMM hold		Swing	14.48

Assembly election 2009

2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Litipara^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Simon Marandi	29,875	31.45%	0.83
	INC	Dr. Anil Murmu	24,478	25.77%	New
	BJP	Thakur Hansda	18,842	19.84%	4.61
	Independent	Daniel Kisku	4,463	4.70%	New
	AITC	James Murmu	3,911	4.12%	New
	RSP	Jantu Soren	2,593	2.73%	New
	Independent	Manoj Marandi	2,505	2.64%	New
	RJD	Satya Shikshanand Murmu	1,996	2.10%	New
	BSP	Hilariyus Murmu	1,773	1.87%	0.15
	Independent	Gande Pahariya	1,311	1.38%	New
	Independent	Thakur Hansda	893	0.94%	New
Margin of victory			5,397	5.68%	2.15
Turnout			94,990	61.85%	1.70
Registered electors			1,53,589		0.55
	JMM hold		Swing	0.83

Assembly election 2005

2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Litipara
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Sushila Hansdak	29,661	32.28%	14.40
	BJP	Som Marandi	22,464	24.45%	8.15
	Independent	Dr. Anil Murmu	22,116	24.07%	New
	Independent	Jitendra Malto	4,136	4.50%	New
	Independent	Shivcharan Malto	3,637	3.96%	New
	JDP	Jantu Soren	2,496	2.72%	New
	Independent	Stefan Murmu	2,280	2.48%	New
	BSP	Kalidas Malto	1,576	1.72%	New
	Shivsena	Charan Murmu	1,254	1.36%	New
	AJSU	Dilip Hembrom	1,150	1.25%	New
	SP	Rosemary Hembrom	1,107	1.20%	New
Margin of victory			7,197	7.83%	6.03
Turnout			91,878	60.15%	5.27
Registered electors			1,52,751		10.58
	JMM hold		Swing	14.40

Assembly election 2000

2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Litipara
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Sushila Hansdak	35,391	46.68%	*New*
	INC	Stephan Soren	24,881	32.82%	New
	BJP	Chhutar Kisku	12,361	16.30%	New
	RJD	Jhano Rewati Tudu	1,814	2.39%	New
	CPI	Rishi Kishku	792	1.04%	New
	NCP	Helena Murmu	575	0.76%	New
Margin of victory			10,510	13.86%
Turnout			75,814	55.93%
Registered electors			1,38,141
	JMM win (new seat)

References

^ "AC & PC List- Jharkhand". Archived from the original on 18 December 2019.
^ "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
^ "Barhait Election Results 2014 Jharkhand". Elections.in. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
^ "Bye Election Result 2017: Jharkhand 04-Litipara (AC)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
^ "Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
^ "Jharkhand 2009". Election Commission of India. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2022.

[jhceo-1] "AC & PC List- Jharkhand". Archived from the original on 18 December 2019.

[delimitation2008-2] "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2021.

[delimitation-3] "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 January 2016.

[result-4] "Barhait Election Results 2014 Jharkhand". Elections.in. Retrieved 26 January 2016.

[5] "Bye Election Result 2017: Jharkhand 04-Litipara (AC)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 28 November 2013.

[6] "Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2022.

[7] "Jharkhand 2009". Election Commission of India. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2022.

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