Jharkhand Legislative Assembly constituency result for 2005. Winner: CHHATRU RAM MAHATO (BJP). Winning margin: 2.8%.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHHATRU RAM MAHATO✓ Winner | BJP | 34,669 | 28.6% |
| MADHAV LAL SINGH | IND | 31,227 | 25.7% |
| DEO NARAYAN PRASAD | BSP | 23,083 | 19.0% |
| LALU SOREN | JMM | 12,374 | 10.2% |
| SANJAY KUMAR MAHTO | IND | 3,555 | 2.9% |
| SHYAM SUNDAR MAHTO | CPM | 3,294 | 2.7% |
| JAGADISH MAHTO | IND | 3,065 | 2.5% |
| RAJESH KUMAR | AJSUP | 2,202 | 1.8% |
| PARDIP KUMAR VERMA | IND | 1,828 | 1.5% |
| BUDHAN KARMALI | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,545 | 1.3% |
| GUPTESHWAR PRASAD | IND | 1,073 | 0.9% |
| KAMESHWAR MARANDI | IND | 811 | 0.7% |
| NARAYAN RAVIDAS | IND | 794 | 0.7% |
| KRISHNA DEO SINGH | AITC | 782 | 0.6% |
| LAL MOHAN RAJWAR | SP | 569 | 0.5% |
| LALITA DEVI | JKP | 444 | 0.4% |