Jharkhand Legislative Assembly constituency result for 2005. Winner: THOMAS SOREN (JMM). Winning margin: 14.9%.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS SOREN✓ Winner | JMM | 42,332 | 45.9% |
| SIMON MALTO | BJP | 28,593 | 31.0% |
| SAMUEL MURMU | IND | 3,893 | 4.2% |
| RAM CHARAN KISKU | CPI | 2,741 | 3.0% |
| CHHOTO HANSDA | IND | 2,221 | 2.4% |
| JARMAN BASKI | IND | 2,111 | 2.3% |
| MARY BASKI | BSP | 2,103 | 2.3% |
| LOWRENCE HANSDA | IND | 1,740 | 1.9% |
| CHURKA MURMU | SHS | 1,396 | 1.5% |
| RAJESH BASKI | IND | 1,164 | 1.3% |
| MARIANUS MARANDI | IND | 1,063 | 1.1% |
| MASIH SOREN | JKPP | 1,007 | 1.1% |
| IGNATIUS HANSDAK | IND | 688 | 0.8% |
| BABLU SOREN | IND | 621 | 0.7% |
| BARNWAS MALTO | IND | 517 | 0.6% |