Ranchi: Dr Sarfaraz Ahmad of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and Irfan Ansari of the Indian National Congress (INC) are set to win the 2019 Jharkhand Assembly election from their respective constituencies by comfortable margins.
According to the update by the State Election Commission, Dr Sarfaraz Ahmad of JMM is well ahead of his nearest rival sitting MLA from Gandey assembly seat Jai Prakash Verma of BJP. The State Election Commission said Dr Sarfaraz is leading by 10,279 votes at 07:00 pm in Gandey Vidhan Sabha seat.
State Election Commission also showed Irfan Ansari of Congress leading by 9,137 votes in Jamtara assembly seat. Here BJP candidate Birendra Mandal tried to unseat Irfan Ansari from the Jamtara seat, but failed.
The JMM-Congress-RJD combine is heading for a clear mandate in the Jharkahnd Assembly polls and is set to form the new government, as per the latest Election Commission counting trends.
Of the most prestigious of the contests, Chief Minister Raghubar Das is trailing rebel BJP candidate Saryu Rai in the Jamshedpur East seat by over 1,000 votes.
As per the votes counted so far, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), the Congress and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) together have won or leading in 47 constituencies out of the 81 seats.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won 03 seats and is leading in 22. The All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) has won one seat and is leading in two. The Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajatantrik (JVM-P) is leading in three seats.
AJSU chief Sudesh Mahto has won the Silli seat by 20,000 plus votes. JVM-P chief Babulal Marandi is leading by 15,000 votes in the Dhanwar seat. Jharkahnd Urban Development Minister C.P. Singh has retained the Ranchi seat by 3,000 votes. Speaker Dinesh Oraon, Labour Minister Raj Paliwar, Education Minister Neera Yadav many other stalwarts and trailing. The JMM-Cong-RJD alliance chief ministerial candidate Hemant Soren (JMM chief) is leading in both Dumka and Barhet seats.
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