MLAs with criminal cases in Jharkhand
20 sitting MLAs in Jharkhand declared at least one criminal case in their election affidavit. It covers 70 of Jharkhand's 81 assembly seats, those where our seat records and affidavit records agree on the sitting member, so someone may be missing. A pending case is an allegation under judicial process, not a finding of guilt.
| 1 | Amit Kumar | JMM | Silli | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 2 | Jairam Kumar Mahato | Jharkhand Loktantrik Kranti Morcha | Dumri | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | Arup Chatterjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation | Nirsa | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | Hemant Soren | JMM | Barhait (ST) | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Pradeep Yadav | INC | Poreyahat | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Babu Lal Marandi | BJP | Dhanwar | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | Irfan Ansari | INC | Jamtara | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Chandradeo Mahato | Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation | Sindri | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Samir Kumar Mohanty | JMM | Baharagora | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Suresh Kumar Baitha | INC | Kanke | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Chamra Linda | JMM | Bishunpur | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Kushwaha Shashi Bhushan Mehta | BJP | Panki | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Sanjay Kumar Singh Yadav | RJD | Hussainabad | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Deepika Pandey Singh | INC | Mahagama | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Amit Kumar Yadav | BJP | Barkatha | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Mamta Devi | INC | Ramgarh | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Kumar Jaimangal (Anup Singh) | INC | Bermo | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Rajesh Kachhap | INC | Khijri | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Navin Jaiswal | BJP | Hatia | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Naman Bixal Kongari | INC | Kolebira | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Last updated 15 October 2026 Source: Candidate affidavits filed with the Election Commission of India (via ADR / MyNeta)Methodology