Prominent winners and losers in Jharkhand polls

Ranchi: The following are the prominent winners and losers in the November 25 to December 18 Jharkhand Assembly elections as the votes were counted on Wednesday.

While Congress state president Pradeep Balmuchu and Janata Dal-United (JD-U) state chief Jaleshwar Mahato lost, scam-tainted former chief minister Madhu Koda's wife was among the victors.

Key winners:

• Geeta Koda - Jagannathpur assembly seat (Independent)
• Enos Ekka - Kolebera (Jharkhand Party)
• Bandhu Tirkey - Mander (Independent)
• Nalini Soren - Sikaripara (Jharkhand Mukti Morcha)
• Hemant Soren - Dumka (Jharkhand Mukti Morcha)
• Raghubar Das - Jamshedpur East (BJP)
• Sudesh Mahato - Silli (All Jharkhand Students Union)

Prominent losers

• Pradeep Balmuchu - Ghatshila (Congress)
• Alamgir Alam - Pakur (Congress)
• Stephen Marandi - Dumka (Congress)
• Jaleshwar Mahto - Baghmara (JD-U)
• Sudhir Mahto - Ichaghar (Jharkhand Mukti Morcha)
• Furkhan Anshari - Jamtara (Congress)
• Girinath Singh - Garwah (RJD)
• Bhanupratap Sahi - Bhawnathpur (Independent)
• Champai Soren - Saraikela (Jharkhand Mukti Morcha)
• Bagun Sumbri - Chaibasa (Congress)
• Joba Manghi - Chakradharpur (United Goan Democratic Party)