Jamshedpur West: Assembly elections are near in Jharkhand. Elections are going to be held here in two phases. Voting will be held in Jharkhand on 13 and 20 November and the results will be declared on 23 November. The contest on the Jamshedpur West seat here is mainly between JDU and Congress. JDU has fielded Saryu Rai on this seat, while Banna Gupta is contesting from Congress on this seat.

How is Jamshedpur West?

Jamshedpur West is an assembly constituency. It is in the southern end of Jharkhand state and is surrounded by Odisha-West Bengal. Tata's industries are established here. Therefore, it is recognized as an industrial city.

What is the history of Saryu Rai and Banna Gupta? 

Saryu Rai has been a senior BJP leader in Jharkhand but this time he is contesting from the Jamshedpur West seat on the ticket of ally Janata Dal-United. In the last election, he stood as an independent and defeated Chief Minister Raghuvar Das from the Jamshedpur East seat.

Rai is pitted against Congress' Banna Gupta. He has defeated Saryu Rai once before. However, he has also lost to him twice. An exciting contest will be witnessed between these two leaders, as both of them have made their place among the public.

What was the result of the 2019 assembly elections?

Congress' Banna Gupta got 96,778 votes and won. BJP's Devendra Nath Singh got 74,195 votes and came second. AIMIM's Reyaz Sharif got 8,005 votes and came third.

What was the result of the 2014 assembly elections?

BJP's Saryu Rai got 95,346 votes and won. Congress' Banna Gupta was in second place. He got 84,829 votes. JMM's Upendra Singh got 2,899 votes and was in third place.