Jharkhand chief minister and JMM leader Hemant Soren after CM Champai Soren-led government won the floor test in the state Assembly, in Ranchi.
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Ranchi, Nov 23 (PTI) Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren retained the Barhait seat on Saturday, defeating BJP’s Gamliyel Hembrom by a margin of 39,791 votes, according to the Election Commission.
Soren secured 95,612 votes, while Hembrom got 55,821 votes.
The JMM leader increased his margin in the seat. In 2019, he had won the constituency by 25,740 votes.
Soren had to resign as the CM in January before being arrested by the ED in a money laundering case. He was released on bail by the high court in June, and in July, he returned as the chief minister of the state, replacing Champai Soren.
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Assembly Elections 2024 | The Maharashtra Assembly polls will take place against the backdrop of a fractured political landscape in the western state where the Shiv Sena and NCP will be going up against the Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar factions, even as the BJP and Congress try to make their mark. Meanwhile, in Jharkhand, the JMM faces a new challenge after Hemant Soren's recent arrest and Champai, a longstanding party member, joining the BJP. The Haryana election resulted in a shock loss for Congress, which was looking to galvanize on the Lok Sabha poll performance, while J&K also saw the grand old party eventually stepping away from the cabinet, with Omar Abdullah's JKNC forming government. It remains to be seen if the upcoming polls help BJP cement its position further or provide a fillip to I.N.D.I.A. Check live updates and track the latest coverage, live news, in-depth opinions, and analyses only on Deccan Herald.
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