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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Jharkhand


Jharkhand is a State  in Eastern India carved out of the Southern Part of Bihar on Nov 15,2000 and becomes the 28th state of India.The name "Jharkhand" means "The Land of Forests".
The state of Jharkhand became a functioning reality on Nov 15, 2000 after almost half a century of people's movements around Jharkhandi identity.The Jharkhandi identity and the demand for autonomy was not premised solely on the uniqueness of its tribal cultural heritage but was essentially a fallout of the failure of development policy to intervene in socio-economic conditions of the adivasis and non-adivasis in the region.
The state was formed with 18 districts, which were formerly part of south Bihar. Some of these districts were re organised to form 6 new districts and presently has 24 Districts

Jharkhand's 28% of Population is Tribal and the State has 32 Tribal Groups
Capital Ranchi
Population 33 Million (2011 Census)
Literacy Rate  67.63%(2011) - Male 78.45% and Female 56.21%

Government
Jharkhand's Legislative Assembly is Unicameral and has 81 Members.

Chief Minister's of Jharkhand
S No
Name
Party
Tenure
1
Babulal Marandi
BJP
Nov 15,2000 to March 17,2003
2
Arjun Munda
BJP
March 18,2005 to March 2,2005
3
Shibu Shoren
JMM
March 2,2005 to March 12,2005
4
Arjun Munda
BJP
March 12,2005 to Sep 18,2006
5
Madhu Koda
Independent
Sep 18,2006 to Aug 27,2008
6
Shibu Shoren
JMM
Aug 27,2008 to Jan 18,2009

President Rule

Jan 19,2009 to Dec 29,2009
7
Shibu Shoren
JMM
Dec 30,2009 to May 31,2010

President Rule

June 1,2010 to Sep 11,2010
8
Arjun Munda
BJP
Sep 11,2010 to present





Jharkhand has 14 Lok Sabha Constituencies and  6 Rajya Sabha Seats.
Lok Sabha Constituencies                  

S No
Constituency
Category
1
Dhanbad
General
2
Giridih
General
3
Kodarma
General
4
Chatra
General
5
Godda
General
6
Dumka
ST
7
Rajmahal
ST
8
Hazaribagh
General
9
Palamau
SC
10
Lohardaga
ST
11
Khunti
ST
12
Singhbhum
ST

13
Jamshedpur
General
14
Ranchi
General        

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