The 2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election (Hindi: झारखण्ड विधानसभा चुनाव) was held on 5 phases between 25 November and 20 December 2014 to elect the members of the 4th Jharkhand Legislative Assembly. Results were announced on December 23, 2014. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the elections securing 37 seats and defeating The Indian National Congress (INC) and its major allies Rashtriya Janata Dal, Janata Dal (United) and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM).
The term of the legislative assembly of Jharkhand ended on January 20, 2014. The Chief Election Commissioner announced five-phased assembly elections to be held in Jharkhand along with Jammu and Kashmir beginning January 20.Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) along with EVMs were used in 7 of the 81 assembly seats. The seven seats were from Jamshedpur East, Jamshedpur West, Bokaro, Dhanbad, Ranchi, Kanke and Hatia.
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