Hazaribagh is one of the four constituencies in Jharkhand to go on polls in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2019 on Monday, May 6. In the 2019 General elections, Bharatiya Janata Party has fielded incumbent MP Jayant Singh. The Congress has given the ticket to Gopal Sahu, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar Mehta is CPI’ candidate.
The voting for Jharkhand’s 14 parliamentary seats will take place across the four phases (phase IV, phase V, phase VI, phase VII) of the 2019 General elections on April 29, May 6, May and May 19 respectively.
Hazaribagh Lok Sabha constituency comprises of following Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments: Kharsawan, Tamar, Torpa, Hazaribagh, Kolebira, Simdega.
Sitting MP, party: Jayant Sinha, BJP
Winning margin in 2014: 159,128
Runner up name, party: Saurabh Narain Singh, Congress
Number of voters in 2014: 967,348
Percentage of votes polled in 2014: 64%
Number of women voters in 2014: 452,144
Number of polling booths in 2014: 1,788
Key candidates for 2019 Lok Sabha elections
Jayant Singh BJP
Bhuvneshwar Kumar Mehta CPI
Gopal Sahu Congress
Important dates to remember for Phase V
| Notification to be issued on | April 10 |
| Last date for filing nomination | April 18 |
| Scrutiny of nomination | April 20 |
| Last date for withdrawal of nomination | April 22 |
| Date of elections for Phase V | May 6 |
| Date of Result | May 23 |
In Jharkhand, the BJP is in alliance with the All Jharkhand Student’s Union (AJSU) and will contest 13 seats, leaving behind one seat for the regional party.
The Congress got seven seats under Mahagathbandhan, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) four, Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) two and Rashtriya Janata Dal one.
In Phase IV of the voting for the 17th Lok Sabha, elections will take place in 71 Lok Sabha constituencies across 9 states. Voting for this phase will take place on April 29. While, like all the other phases, counting will take place on May 23.
The turnout in the last general election in 2014 was more than 66%, up from 45% in 1951 when the first election was held.
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