Rajmahal (Lok Sabha constituency)

Rajmahal
Rajmahal
Lok Sabha Constituency
Incumbent	Vijay Kumar Hansdak
Parliamentary Party	Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Elected Year	2019
Constituency Details
Established	1957–present
Reservation	ST
State	Jharkhand
Assembly Constituencies	Rajmahal; Borio; Barhait ; Litipara; Pakur; Maheshpur

Rajmahal Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Jharkhand state in eastern India. This constituency covers the entire Sahebganj and Pakur districts. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled tribes.^{[citation needed]}

Assembly segments[]

Presently, Rajmahal Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:^[1]

Constituency number	Name	Reserved for (SC/ST/None)	District
1	Rajmahal	None	Sahebganj
2	Borio	ST	Sahebganj
3	Barhait	ST	Sahebganj
4	Litipara	ST	Pakur
5	Pakur	None	Pakur
6	Maheshpur	ST	Pakur

Members of Parliament[]

1957: Paika Murmu, Indian National Congress
1962: Iswar Marandi, Jharkhand Party
1967: Iswar Marandi, Jharkhand Party
1971: Iswar Marandi, Indian National Congress
1977: Anthony Murmu, Janata Party
1980: Seth Hembram, Indian National Congress
1984: Seth Hembram, Indian National Congress
1989: Simon Marandi, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
1991: Simon Marandi, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
1996: Thomas Hansda, Indian National Congress
1998: Som Marandi, Bharatiya Janata Party
1999: Thomas Hansda, Indian National Congress
2004: Hemlal Murmu, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
2009: Devidhan Besra, Bharatiya Janata Party
2014: Vijay Kumar Hansdak, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
2019: Vijay Kumar Hansdak, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

Elections Results[]

2019 Indian general elections: Rajmahal
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	JMM	Vijay Kumar Hansdak	5,07,830	48.47
	BJP	Hemlal Murmu	4,08,635	39.00
	CPI (M)	Gopin Soren	35,586	3.40
	AITC	Mandal Hansda	17,427	1.66
	NOTA	None of the Above	12,919	1.23
Majority			99,195	9.47
Turnout			10,47,853	72.05
	JMM hold		Swing

2014 Indian general elections: Rajmahal
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	JMM	Vijay Kumar Hansdak	3,79,507	39.88
	BJP	Hemlal Murmu	3,38,170	35.54
	JVM(P)	Dr. Anil Murmu	97,374	10.23
	CPI (M)	Jyotin Soren	58,034	6.10
	NOTA	None of the Above	19,875	2.09
Majority			41,337	4.34
Turnout			9,51,755	70.32
	JMM gain from BJP		Swing

Notes[]

^ "Parliamentary Constituency". Chief Electoral Officer, Jharkhand website. Archived from the original on 2012-02-26.

External links[]

Rajmahal lok sabha constituency election 2019 result details

[1] "Parliamentary Constituency". Chief Electoral Officer, Jharkhand website. Archived from the original on 2012-02-26.

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