Torpa Assembly constituency

Torpa Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.^[1][2] Paulus Surin of JMM defeated Koche Munda of BJP by just 43 votes in 2014 Assembly Election.

Most successful parties after separate Jharkhand state.

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

Torpa
Constituency No. 59 for the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Lok Sabha constituency	Khunti
Established	2000
Total electors	181,744
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
5th Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Sudeep Gudhiya
Party	Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Elected year	2024

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
Bihar Legislative Assembly
Before 1957: Constituency did not exist
1957	Julius Munda		Jharkhand Party
1962	Samuel Munda		Janata Party
1967	S. Pahan		Indian National Congress
1969	Niral Enem Horo		Independent politician
1972-77: Constituency did not exist
1977	Niral Enem Horo		Jan Kranti Dal
1980	Leyandar Tiru		Indian National Congress
1985	Niral Enem Horo		Independent politician
1990			Jharkhand Party
1995			All India Jharkhand Party
2000	Koche Munda		Bharatiya Janata Party
Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
2005	Koche Munda		Bharatiya Janata Party
2009	Paulus Surin		Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
2014
2019	Koche Munda		Bharatiya Janata Party
2024	Sudeep Gudhiya		Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

Election results

Assembly election 2024

2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Torpa^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Sudeep Gudhiya	80,887	59.76	30.82
	BJP	Koche Munda	40,240	29.73	7.44
	JLKM	Wilson Bhengra	2,832	2.09	New
	Independent	Brajendra Hemrom	2,356	1.74	New
	BSP	Savitri Devi	1,278	0.94	New
	Jharkhand Party	Kulan Patras Aind	1,202	0.89	4.40
	Independent	Anita Surin	940	0.69	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	3,046	2.25	0.09
Margin of victory			40,647	30.03	21.80
Turnout			1,35,354	67.92	3.55
Registered electors			1,99,272		9.64
	JMM gain from BJP		Swing	22.59

Assembly election 2019

2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Torpa^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Koche Munda	43,482	37.17	6.44
	JMM	Sudeep Guria	33,852	28.94	1.83
	Independent	Paulus Surin	19,234	16.44	New
	Jharkhand Party	Subhas Kongari	6,190	5.29	12.94
	JVM(P)	Ishwardutt Marshal Mundu	4,910	4.20	New
	JD(U)	Sudhir Dang	3,560	3.04	New
	Independent	Sahdev Chik Badaik	1,907	1.63	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	2,737	2.34	1.34
Margin of victory			9,630	8.23	8.19
Turnout			1,16,993	64.37	3.30
Registered electors			1,81,744		6.70
	BJP gain from JMM		Swing	6.40

Assembly election 2014

2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Torpa^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Paulus Surin	32,003	30.76	10.02
	BJP	Koche Munda	31,960	30.72	8.59
	Jharkhand Party	Suman Bhengra	18,966	18.23	15.37
	INC	Puneet Hemrom	8,242	7.92	New
	ABJP	Samrom Topno	3,191	3.07	New
	AITC	Clementia Hemrom	2,324	2.23	New
	Independent	Vijay Aind	1,959	1.88	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	3,828	3.68	New
Margin of victory			43	0.04	18.61
Turnout			1,04,031	61.08	1.39
Registered electors			1,70,330		19.99
	JMM hold		Swing	10.02

Assembly election 2009

2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Torpa^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Paulus Surin	34,551	40.78	27.05
	BJP	Koche Munda	18,752	22.13	13.07
	JVM(P)	Vijay Mundu	16,779	19.81	New
	Independent	Monren Topno	3,899	4.60	New
	Independent	Stanislas Kindo	2,911	3.44	New
	Jharkhand Party	Kulan Patras Aind	2,420	2.86	22.47
	Independent	Shanti Hemrom	1,355	1.60	New
Margin of victory			15,799	18.65	8.76
Turnout			84,721	59.68	0.23
Registered electors			1,41,953		2.57
	JMM gain from BJP		Swing	5.58

Assembly election 2005

2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Torpa^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Koche Munda	28,965	35.21	2.02
	Jharkhand Party	Niral Enem Horo	20,833	25.32	New
	JMM	Peter Bage	11,300	13.73	New
	Independent	Vijay Mundu	9,078	11.03	New
	Independent	Rajni Kandulna	4,239	5.15	New
	Independent	Nirmal Hemrom	2,858	3.47	New
	RJD	Vayalet Kachchhap	1,876	2.28	1.96
Margin of victory			8,132	9.88	5.27
Turnout			82,273	59.45	4.82
Registered electors			1,38,394		12.65
	BJP hold		Swing	2.02

Assembly election 2000

2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Torpa^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Koche Munda	24,986	37.23	New
	Independent	Niral Enem Horo	21,889	32.62	New
	INC	Dolly Kandulna	13,674	20.37	New
	NCP	S. Topno	3,546	5.28	New
	RJD	David Manjar	2,847	4.24	New
Margin of victory			3,097	4.61
Turnout			67,113	55.74
Registered electors			1,22,854
	BJP win (new seat)

See also

• Vidhan Sabha
• List of states of India by type of legislature