Champai Soren, who is the BJP candidate for Sareikela Assembly elections, has won from the constituency since the first Assembly elections in Jharkhand in 2005. However, with him switching sides from the JMM to the BJP,

Voting for the first phase of Jharkhand Assembly elections began at 7 A.M. on 43 seats on Wednesday. Out of 15,344 polling stations in the first phase, voting will be held from 7 A.M. to 4 P.M. in 950 constituencies in the state.