Giridih (Jharkhand) Election 2019: Chandraprakash Choudhary contests against JMM candidate Jagarnath Mahato
Giridih is one of the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies of Jharkhand. The Parliamentary constituency of Giridih covers some portions of three districts of Bokaro, Dhanbad and Giridih.
Ranchi: Giridih is one of the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies of Jharkhand. The Parliamentary constituency of Giridih covers portions of Bokaro, Dhanbad and Giridih districts. The seat of Giridih is going to polls in the sixth phase of the 2019 general elections which will be held on May 12. Giridih is one of the seats which the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has offered to All Jharkhand Student Union (AJSU). AJSU senior leader and Jharkhand Water Resources Minister Chandraprakash Choudhary is contesting against Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) candidate Jagarnath Mahato.
In 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Ravindra Kumar Pandey of the BJP won by defeating the JMM candidate Jagarnath Mahto with a vote margin of 40,313. Ravindra Kumar Pandey was the MP from the 2009 elections when he defeated Teklal Mahto of the JMM.
Giridih is a part of Bokaro Industrial Area Development Authority (BIADA) which provides employment but it is still economically underdeveloped. Jharkhand's Giridih Lok Sabha constituency has been fed up with constant fire incidents in Bokaro's coal mine area and locals say that they are suffering from severe health problems due to smoke caused by a coal fire.
Giridih constituency comprises the six legislative Assembly segments which include Giridih, Dumri, Gomia, Bermo, Tundi and Baghmara.
The state of Jharkhand is scheduled to go to polls in four phases which on April 29, May 6, May 12 and May 19. All the national, regional parties are in for a tough fight. The poll results are due for May 23.