Jharkhand Legislative Assembly constituency result for 2009. Winner: UMASHANKAR AKELA (BJP). Winning margin: 6.3%.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| UMASHANKAR AKELA✓ Winner | BJP | 60,044 | 46.5% |
| MANOJ YADAV | INC | 51,959 | 40.3% |
| HARI MEHTA | IND | 3,482 | 2.7% |
| BINOD KUMAR | JMM | 3,391 | 2.6% |
| MD. MOINUDDIN AHMED | BSP | 2,885 | 2.2% |
| AKHTAR ALI | AJSUP | 1,699 | 1.3% |
| PARAS SHARAN DEO | IND | 1,591 | 1.2% |
| VASUDEO PASWAN | LJP | 1,139 | 0.9% |
| FAGU RAM | IND | 1,127 | 0.9% |
| PRABHAT KUMAR | RLD | 616 | 0.5% |
| RAJESH PRASAD KESRI | BSA | 565 | 0.4% |
| JAVED ISLAM | CPI(ML)(L) | 536 | 0.4% |