The BJP-led NDA, which was confident about its prospects in the state after an aggressive campaign, won 22 seats and was leading in two.
The majority mark in the assembly is 41.
The chief minister increased his margin in the Barhait seat to 39,791 votes, defeating BJP’s Gamliyel Hembrom. Soren secured 95,612 votes, while Hembrom got 55,821 votes. In 2019, he had won the constituency by 25,740 votes.
His wife Kalpana Soren, credited with revitalising the JMM after the arrest of her husband, took an unassailable lead of 16,960 in the Gandey seat.
The elections recorded a voter turnout of 67.74%, the highest since the formation of the state in 2000. The polling was held in two phases — 43 seats on November 13, and 38 seats on November 20.
Here is the list of winners with the lowest margins in the state:
| S.No. | Constituency | Winners | Party | Vote margin |
| 1 | Mandu | Nirmal Mahto | AJSU | 231 |
| 2 | Latehar | Prakash Ram | BJP | 434 |
| 3 | Chhatarpur | Radha Krishna Kishore | Congress | 736 |
| 4 | Daltonganj | Alok Kumar Chaurasiya | BJP | 890 |
| 5 | Kanke | Suresh Kumar Baitha | Congress | 968 |
| 6 | Nirsa | Arup Chatterjee | CPI-M | 1808 |
| 7 | Sindri | Chandradeo Mahato | CPI-M | 3448 |
| 8 | Barkatha | Amit Kumar Yadav | BJP | 3660 |
| 9 | Giridh | Sudivya Kumar | JMM | 3838 |
| 10 | Simaria | Ujjwal Kumar | BJP | 4001 |
