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Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee
Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee
President	Rajesh Thakur
Chairperson	Alamgir Alam
Founded	15 November 2000
Headquarters	Swami Shraddhanand Marg, Ranchi-834001, Jharkhand
Youth wing	Jharkhand Youth Congress
Women's wing	Jharkhand Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee
Ideology	Populism; Social liberalism; Democratic socialism; Social democracy; Secularism;
Alliance	Mahagathbandhan
Seats in Lok Sabha	1 / 14
Seats in Rajya Sabha	1 / 6
Seats in Jharkhand Legislative Assembly	18 / 81
Election symbol
	Politics of India; Political parties; Elections;

Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee (JPCC) is the unit of the Indian National Congress, working in the state of Jharkhand. It is responsible for organizing and coordinating the party's activities and campaigns within the state, as well as selecting candidates for local, state, and national elections. The current president of the JPCC is Rajesh Thakur. Committee has been active in the state's politics since the formation of the state in 2000.

Its head office is situated at Swami Shraddhanand Marg, Ranchi. Rajesh Thakur is the current president of JPCC.^[1]^[2] JPCC also has 4 working President Geeta Koda, Bandhu Tirkey, Jaleshwar Mahato, Shahzada Anwar.

List of presidents edit

S.no	President	Term
1.	Indra Nath Bhagat	2000	December 2001
2.	Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu (Acting President)	December 2001	June 2003
3.	Thomas Hansda	June 2003	2004
4.	Sushila Kerketta	2004	2005
(2).	Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu	2005	2013
5.	Sukhdeo Bhagat	2013	2017
6.	Ajoy Kumar	2017	2019
7.	Rameshwar Oraon	2019	2021
8.	Rajesh Thakur	2021	Incumbent

Structure and Composition edit

S.No.	Name	Designation	Incharge
01	Rajesh Thakur	President	Jharkhand Pradesh Congress
02	Geeta Koda	Working President	Jharkhand Pradesh Congress
03	Bandhu Tirkey	Working President	Jharkhand Pradesh Congress
04	Jaleshwar Mahato	Working President	Jharkhand Pradesh Congress
05	Sahazada Anwar	Working President	Jharkhand Pradesh Congress

Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election edit

Year	Party leader	Seats won	Change in seats	Outcome
2005	Sukhdeo Bhagat	9 / 81	New	Opposition
2009	Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu	14 / 81	5	Government
2014	Alamgir Alam	6 / 81	8	Opposition
2019	Rameshwar Oraon	18 / 81	12	Government

References edit

^ "Ajoy Kumar made Congress Jharkhand chief". New Delhi: The Indian Express. Express News Service. 17 November 2017. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
^ Nachiketa, Animesh (17 November 2017). "Former IPS Dr. Ajoy Kumar's story". Jamshedpur: Dainik Bhaskar. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.