JMM gave ticket to Lewis Marandi, who defeated Hemant Soren, had recently joined the party.

Former BJP MLA Lewis Marandi has been given ticket from Jama assembly seat of Jharkhand. His name was announced in the fifth list released by the party. In the 2014 assembly elections, Hemant Soren lost to Lewis Marandi from Dumka seat. Then he contested the assembly elections from two seats. He had won from Barhet seat.