Sun Nov 24 02:54:41 UTC 2024: ## Jamua Assembly Election 2024: JMM’s Kedar Hazra Wins Close Contest

**Jamua, Jharkhand:** The Jamua Assembly constituency in Jharkhand concluded its election count today. While the full details of the election are still emerging, initial results show a victory for JMM candidate Kedar Hazra. Hazra ran against BJP’s Manju Kumari, in a rematch of the 2019 election where Hazra (then with BJP) won by a margin of 18,175 votes against Manju Kumari (INC). This year’s election saw eight major candidates competing. The 2019 election saw a voter turnout of 59.3%, with BJP securing 33.7% of the vote. Further details on the vote share and margins for each candidate are expected soon. While this article focuses on Jamua, the overall Jharkhand assembly election results are also being tallied, with a separate announcement expected shortly. Note that Prime Minister Modi’s comments regarding the Maharashtra election results are unrelated to this specific Jharkhand constituency update.

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