Jharkhand Results: Devendra Kunwar Registers Decisive Victory In Jarmundi.

Devendra Kunwar of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has emerged victorious, securing 94,892 votes and defeating Badal of the Indian National Congress (INC) by a significant margin of 17,546 votes. Badal garnered 77,346 votes.

Kunwar’s win is a notable achievement bagging a monumental victory for the BJP in the Jharkhand election. Jarmundi is one of the 81 Assembly constituencies in Jharkhand, located in the Santhal Parganas region of the state, which falls under the East region of India. This rural constituency is part of the Dumka district and has a general reservation status.

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On the contrary, his opponent Patralekh also faced charges related to being a member of an unlawful assembly (IPC Section-143) assault or criminal force to deter public servants, mischief causing damage and abetting offences. In the Hemanth Soren government in Jharkhand, Patralekh is preparing to compete against BJP ‘s strong candidate Devendra Kunwar and Rajeev Yadav, who is a candidate of  Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha (JLKM) with the election scheduled to take place on November 30, 2024, and results expected on December 23, 2024.

Badal Patralekh secured 52,507 votes, accounting for 32.22% of the total votes cast in the 2019 general assembly election marking a 3.40% increase from his previous tally. The Jarmundi Assembly constituency consists of Jarmundi Police Station in Dumka district and Sarawan Police Station in Deoghar district and is part of the Godda Lok Sabha constituency.

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