<page_title> Saraskana </page_title> <section_title> Summary of results of the 2009 Election </section_title> <table> <cell> NCP <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> Rama Chandra Hansdah <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 39,832 <col_header> Votes </col_header> </cell> <cell> JMM <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> Ram Chandra Murmu <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 25,242 <col_header> Votes </col_header> </cell> </table>
In 2009 election, Nationalist Congress Party candidate, Rama Chandra Hansdah defeated Jharkhand Mukti Morcha candidate, Ram Chandra Murmu by a margin of 14,590 votes.