Singhbhum Lok Sabha constituency: Polling in Singhbhum constituency will be held on May 12, in the sixth phase of Lok Sabha polls. BJP's Laxman Giluva and Congress' Geeta Kora will be up in key contest in Singhbhum. In the sixth phase, polling will be held in 59  constituencies across 7 states.

 

Singhbhum Lok Sabha Constituency comprises of six assembly segments which include Seraikella (ST), Majhgaon (ST), Manoharpur, (ST), Chaibasa (ST), Jaganathpur (ST) and Chakradharpur (ST).

 

The 2016 move by the state government to empower itself for using the agricultural land for non-agricultural land for purposes, such as industry, might hurt BJP in votes tally as people in the tribal region may not be happy with it. In 2016, the Jharkhand government brought an important change in the CNT and the Land Acquisition Act, enabling itself to use the land for agriculture purposes has become a major poll issue in this constituency.  

 

However, BJP is once again banking upon its sitting candidate Laxman Giluva in the forthcoming election and will face Geeta Kora whom he defeated in 2014 election by a margin of close to a lakh votes. 

 

 

BJP: Laxman Giluva

Congress: Geeta Kora

 

 

 

Winning candidate: Laxman Giluwa (BJP)

Losing candidate: Geeta Kora (JBSP)

 

 

Winning candidate: Kora Madhu(IND)

Losing candidate: Barkuwar Gargai (BJP)

 

 

Winning candidate: Bagun Sumbrai (INC)

Losing candidate: Laxman Gilua (BJP) 

 

 

 

Congress as part of its alliance in the state had tied with Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (JVM) (Prajatantrik) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). Out of 14 seats, Congress is contesting on 7 seats, JMM on 4, JVM on 2 and RJD on just 1 seat. However, after RJD was allotted a single to contest, it walked out of the Mahagathbandhan.

 

Lalu Yadav's RJD had initially demanded that it wanted to contest on 3 seats in Jharkhand, but brought down the number to two after other allies objected to it. Later only one seat was allotted to the party, following which it walked out of the grand alliance in Jharkhand.

 

RJD wanted to contest on Chatra and Palamu but got the latter one only. Following these developments, RJD decided not to give up its stronghold region Chatra and fielded its candidate where the Congress party had also nominated its candidate. This created a little awkward situation for the opposition parties and might cost them in loss of votes in the forthcoming polls.

 

Polling in 14 Jharkhand Parliamentary constituencies was scheduled to take place in four phases. While polling in the first and second phase of Jharkhand election is already over, here is the date-wise break up of when the election were held and will be held in the remaining two phases. 

 

Lok Sabha polls 4th phase, April 29: Chatra, Lohardaga, Palamu (3 seats), polling already held. 

 

Lok Sabha polls 5th phase, May 06: Kodarma, Ranchi, Khunti, Hazaribagh (4 seats), polling already held.

 

Lok Sabha polls 6th phase, May 12: Giridih, Dhanbad, Jamshedpur, Singhbhum (4 seats), polling yet to take place.

 

Lok Sabha polls 7th phase, May 19: Rajmahal, Dumka, Godda (3 seats), polling yet to take place. 

 

BJP and Congress are the two major parties who will be up in key contest in most of the seats in the state.

 

Lok Sabha election 2019 is being held in 7 phases. Voting in the first five phases have already taken place. The remaining two phases will vote on May 12 (6th phase) and May 19 (7th phase). Counting of votes will take place on May 23.