Lok Sabha elections 2019: Ex-CM in fray from Kodarma constituency in Jharkhand
The JVM has got two seats – Kodarma and Godda - as per the seat adjustment of the opposition grand alliance in the state.
The Kodarma Lok Sabha constituency, one of Jharkhand’s 14 parliamentary seats covers the entire Kodarma district and parts of Hazaribagh and Giridih districts.
Jharkhand’s 14 Lok Sabha seats will vote in four phases beginning April 29.
While the BJP has fielded Annapurna Devi Yadav this time, Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) president and former state chief minister Babulal Marandi is also in the fray.
The JVM has got two seats – Kodarma and Godda - as per the seat adjustment of the opposition grand alliance in the state.
READ: All about Lok Sabha elections 2019
Here are some details about the Koderma Lok Sabha seat:
State: Jharkhand
Name of the Lok Sabha constituency: Koderma
Polling date: May 6
2019 candidate: Annapurna Devi Yadav (BJP), Babulal Marandi (Jharkhand Vikas Morcha -Prajatantrik),
Sitting MP, party: Ravindra Kumar Ray, BJP
Winning margin in 2014: 98,654
Runner up name, party: Rajkumar Yadav, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation)
Number of voters in 2014: 1,024,939
Percentage of votes polled in 2014: 62%
Number of women voters in 2014: 489,393
Number of polling booths in 2014: 2,172
