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Elections held in 2009
2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election Turnout 56.97%
Majority party
Minority party
Leader
Arjun Munda
Shibu Soren
Party
BJP
JMM
Alliance
NDA
UPA
Leader's seat
Kharsawan (Won )
Jamtara (by-poll;2010 )
Last election
30
17
Seats won
18
18
Seat change
12
1
Popular vote
2,074,215
1,562,060
Percentage
20.18%
15.20%
Swing
3.39%
0.91%
Third party
Fourth party
Leader
Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu
Babulal Marandi
Party
INC
JVM(P)
Alliance
UPA
-
Leader's seat
Ghatsila (lost )
Did not contest
Last election
9
New
Seats won
14
11
Seat change
5
New
Popular vote
1,660,977
923,671
Percentage
16.16%
8.99%
Swing
4.11%
New
Parties and Coalitions
Popular vote
Seats
Vote
%
+/-
Conteswhichn
deto his
20.18
.n
18
12
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
1,562,060
15.20
78
18
1
Indian National Congress
1,660,977
16.16
61
14
5
Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik)
923,671
8.99
25
11
All Jharkhand Students Union
526,231
5.12
54
5
Rashtriya Janata Dal
517,324
5.03
56
5
Janata Dal (United)
285,565
2.78
14
2
Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation
241,436
2.35
33
1
Jharkhand Party
112,821
1.10
41
1
Marxist Co-ordination Committee
111,996
1.09
6
1
Jai Bharat Samanta Party
93,280
0.91
9
1
Jharkhand Janadikhar Manch
74,320
0.72
9
1
Rashtriya Kalyan Paksha
72,401
0.70
3
1
Bahujan Samaj Party
250,751
2.44
78
0
Nav Jawan Sangharsh Morcha
54,931
0.53
12
0
Independents
1,091,011
10.61
647
2
Total
10,279,009
100.00
±0
Valid votes
10,279,009
99.98
Invalid votes
1,993
0.02
Votes cast / turnout
10,281,002
56.97
Abstentions
7,764,636
43.03
Registered voters
18,045,638
Source: ECI[ 1]
Results by constituency [ edit ]
A compromise formula was worked out between the BJP-JD(U) Alliance and the JMM. These two groups, with the help of independents and other minor parties, had run the state government, and the president rules the state.