Khijri Assembly constituency

For the village in Jharkhand, see Khijri.

Khijri is a Legislative assembly constituency, in the Indian state of Jharkhand.^[1] It is in Ranchi district, is a part of the Ranchi Lok Sabha constituency, and is reserved for candidates of the Scheduled Tribes.^[2]

Most successful parties after separate Jharkhand state.

1. INC (60%)
2. BJP (40%)

Khijri
Constituency No. 62 for the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Lok Sabha constituency	Ranchi
Established	1967
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
5th Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Rajesh Kachhap
Party	Indian National Congress
Elected year	2024

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
Bihar Legislative Assembly
Before 1967: Constituency did not exist
1967	R. L. Horo		Indian National Congress
1969	Sukhari Oraon		Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1972	Umrao Sadho Kujur		Indian National Congress
1977	Sukhari Oraon		Janata Party
1980	Umrao Sadho Kujur		Indian National Congress
1985	Gomeshri Manki
1990	Duti Pahan		Bharatiya Janata Party
1995
2000	Sawna Lakra		Indian National Congress
Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
2005	Kariya Munda		Bharatiya Janata Party
2009	Sawna Lakra		Indian National Congress
2014	Ram Kumar Pahan		Bharatiya Janata Party
2019	Rajesh Kachhap		Indian National Congress
2024

Election results

Assembly election 2024

2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Khijri^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Rajesh Kachhap	124,049	47.11%	8.17
	BJP	Ram Kumar Pahan	94,984	36.07%	0.33
	JLKM	Samundar Pahan	27,030	10.26%	New
	Independent	Bipin Toppo	1,993	0.76%	New
	BAP	Ajay Kachhap	1,805	0.69%	New
	Independent	Birish Minz	1,684	0.64%	New
	Independent	Manoj Toppo	1,583	0.60%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	864	0.33%	0.87
Margin of victory			29,065	11.04%	8.50
Turnout			2,63,332	70.23%	6.21
Registered electors			3,74,945		11.52
	INC hold		Swing	8.17

Assembly election 2019

2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Khijri^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Rajesh Kachhap	83,829	38.94%	22.48
	BJP	Ram Kumar Pahan	78,360	36.40%	16.07
	AJSU	Ramdhan Bediya	29,091	13.51%	New
	JVM(P)	Antu Tirkey	6,732	3.13%	New
	Independent	Sarita Tirkey	4,324	2.01%	New
	CPI(M)	Prafulla Linda	2,269	1.05%	0.46
	Jharkhand Party	Sunil Wilson Kerketta	1,767	0.82%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	2,571	1.19%	0.36
Margin of victory			5,469	2.54%	33.47
Turnout			2,15,267	64.03%	3.40
Registered electors			3,36,222		13.08
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	13.53

Assembly election 2014

2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Khijri^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Ram Kumar Pahan	94,581	52.47%	25.70
	INC	Sundri Devi	29,669	16.46%	12.25
	JMM	Antu Tirkey	22,661	12.57%	New
	AITC	Prakash Lakra	5,515	3.06%	New
	SP	Jitnath Bedia	3,312	1.84%	New
	JBSP	Ram Bando	2,850	1.58%	New
	CPI(M)	Shankar Lohra	2,735	1.52%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,500	0.83%	New
Margin of victory			64,912	36.01%	34.07
Turnout			1,80,268	60.63%	8.41
Registered electors			2,97,332		8.26
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	23.76

Assembly election 2009

2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Khijri^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Sawna Lakra	41,172	28.71%	18.45
	BJP	Ram Kumar Pahan	38,394	26.77%	23.24
	Jharkhand Party	Amulya Niraj Khalkho	15,387	10.73%	New
	AJSU	Paras Nath Oraon	13,673	9.53%	1.96
	UGDP	Belas Tirkey	7,147	4.98%	18.17
	Lok Jan Vikas Morcha	Pushpa Devi	4,190	2.92%	New
	RJD	Sundari Devi	3,313	2.31%	5.08
Margin of victory			2,778	1.94%	0.91
Turnout			1,43,421	52.22%	4.52
Registered electors			2,74,642		69.02
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	21.30

Assembly election 2005

2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Khijri^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Kariya Munda	46,101	50.01%	14.51
	INC	Sawna Lakra	43,473	47.16%	1.08
	UGDP	Amulya Niraj Khalkho	21,345	23.15%	New
	AJSU	Rajendra Prasad Shahi Munda	6,984	7.58%	New
	RJD	Sundari Devi	6,813	7.39%	0.53
	Independent	Duti Pahan	3,448	3.74%	New
	Independent	Pushpa Devi	3,040	3.30%	New
Margin of victory			2,628	2.85%	7.73
Turnout			92,190	56.74%	0.13
Registered electors			1,62,489		14.44
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	3.93

Assembly election 2000

2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Khijri^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Sawna Lakra	49,539	46.08%	New
	BJP	Karma Oraon	38,162	35.50%	New
	RJD	Sundari Devi	8,516	7.92%	New
	JMM	Sunil Fakira Kachhap	4,583	4.26%	New
	Independent	Rajendra Prasad Shahi Munda	1,690	1.57%	New
	Independent	Birsa Hembram	1,500	1.40%	New
	Independent	Bishnu Munda	1,190	1.11%	New
Margin of victory			11,377	10.58%
Turnout			1,07,510	57.57%
Registered electors			1,89,915
	INC win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
• Ranchi district