Borio Vidhan Sabha Constituency Result in Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2019: Lobin Hembrom of JMM Wins MLA Seat

Ranchi, December 18: Lobin Hembrom of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) was elected as an MLA from Borio assembly seat of Jharkhand. Lobin Hembrom defeated Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Surya Narayan Hansada. The Borio seat was previously held by Tala Marandi who contested as All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) candidate. He won the seat on BJP's ticket in 2014. Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2019 Dates And Full Schedule Announced by Election Commission: Polling in 5 Phases.

For the five-phased Jharkhand assembly elections, the JMM has formed an alliance with the Congress and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). According to the seat-sharing arrangement, the JMM will contest  43 in the 81-member house, while the Congress will fight 31. Seven seats are left for the RJD. In the 2014 Jharkhand assembly elections, the BJP won 37 seats, while its former ally AJSU bagged five. Rajmahal Vidhan Sabha Constituency in Jharkhand: Sitting MLA, Candidates For Assembly Elections 2019, Results And Winners.

Congress won seven seats and the JMM 19. Eight seats were won by the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik). However, six of their legislators joined the BJP in 2015. Elections for 81 assembly seats in Jharkhand are being held in five phases.

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