Who leads, who trails in Jharkhand

December 23, 2014 11:33

In Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren was leading by 2735 votes in Barhait seat but is trailing by 3433 votes in Dumka.

Madhu Koda, former chief minister who has been charge sheeted by CBI in the coal blocks allocation scam, is trailing by 10,082 votes behind Niral Purty of JMM at Majhgaon.

Koda's wife Geeta is, however, leading by 682 votes at Jagannathpur over her nearest JMM rival Mangal Singh Bobonga of JMM.

Congress seems to be losing badly in the tribal dominated state with tally likely to plummet to four from the 14 it had won in 2009 elections.

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