PINAKI MAJUMDAR
Jamshedpur, Nov 23: JMM further strengthened its footprint in West Singhbhum as it won four seats of West Singhbhum- Chaibasa, Majhgaon, Chakradharpur and Manoharpur- and its ally Congress won the Jagannathpur seat.
In the Jagannathpur assembly constituency, BJP candidate Geeta Koda, wife of former chief minister Madhu Koda, lost by a margin of 7,383 votes at the end of the 17th and the final round.
She faced a defeat at the hands of Congress candidate Sona Ram Sinku.
Jagannathpur (54)- after 17 rounds
Sona Ram Sinku (Congress): 57,065 Votes
Geeta Koda (BJP): 49,682 Votes
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Chakradharpur (56) – after 17 rounds
Sukhram Oraon (JMM): 58,193 votes
Shashi Bhushan Samad (BJP): 48,890 votes
*BJP candidate Samad lost by 9,303 votes
Majhgaon (53)- after 20 rounds
Niral Purty (JMM): 94,163 votes
Barkunwar Gagrai (BJP): 34,560 votes
*BJP candidate Gagrai lost by 59, 603 votes
Manoharpur (55)- after 19 rounds
Jagat Majhi (JMM): 73,034 votes
Dinesh Chandra Boipai (AJSU): 41,078 votes
Chaibasa (52)- after 21 rounds
Deepak Birua (JMM): 107,367 votes
Geeta Balmuchu (BJP): 42,532 votes
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