Potka Constituency Result 2019: JMM's Sanjib Sardar has won by 43110 votes. He defeated BJP's Menka Sardar.
Incumbent MLA Menaka Sardar was retained by BJP as a candidate from Potka constituency. Among Menaka’s most prominent challenger WAS Sanjib Sardar from the JMM.
In the 2014 Jharkhand Assembly Elections, Menaka Sardar beat Sanjib Sardar of JMM.
Here’re Potka Constituency Results 2019 live updates:
| Jharkhand-Potka |
| Result Status |
| O.S.N. |
Candidate |
Party |
EVM Votes |
Postal Votes |
Total Votes |
% of Votes |
| 1 |
Naresh Kumar Murmu |
Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) |
2430 |
9 |
2439 |
1.74 |
| 2 |
Bulu Rani Singh |
AJSU Party |
3895 |
12 |
3907 |
2.79 |
| 3 |
Menka Sardar |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
54119 |
106 |
54225 |
38.78 |
| 4 |
Sanjib Sardar |
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
72063 |
600 |
72663 |
51.97 |
| 5 |
Ishwar Soren |
Janata Dal (United) |
1339 |
2 |
1341 |
0.96 |
| 6 |
Jeetrai Hansda |
Jharkhand People's Party |
425 |
0 |
425 |
0.3 |
| 7 |
Diku Vesar |
SOCIALIST UNITY CENTRE OF INDIA (COMMUNIST) |
581 |
0 |
581 |
0.42 |
| 8 |
Bir Singh Deogam |
Right to Recall Party |
992 |
0 |
992 |
0.71 |
| 9 |
Sirma Dewgam |
Independent |
727 |
0 |
727 |
0.52 |
| 10 |
Sunita Murmu |
Independent |
542 |
1 |
543 |
0.39 |
| 11 |
NOTA |
None of the Above |
1972 |
1 |
1973 |
1.41 |
| |
Total |
|
139085 |
731 |
139816 |
|
The Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (JVM) candidate from the seat is Naresh Kumar Murmu, whereas, the All Jharkhand Students' Union (AJSU) has fielded Bulu Rani Singh. The BJP, JMM, JVM(P), JD(U) and AJSU are the main parties from the seat.
The term of the current Assembly will end on 5 January 2020. The 81 constituencies seat Jharkhand Assembly is being held in five phases between 30 November and 20 December with the counting of votes scheduled to take place on 23 December.
