Rajmahal Assembly constituency is one of the 81 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Jharkhand state in eastern India.[1] This constituency covers Rajmahal and Sahebganj Police Stations in Rajmahal sub-division of the district.[2]
| Rajmahal | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 1 for the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| Division | Santhal Pargana |
| District | Sahebganj |
| LS constituency | Rajmahal |
| Established | 1951 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 5th Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | JMM |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Overview
editRajmahal (constituency number 1) is one of the three Jharkhand Legislative Assembly constituencies in Sahebganj district. It is one of the Assembly segments of the Rajmahal Lok Sabha constituency along with 5 other segments, namely, Borio and Barhait in this district and Litipara, Pakur and Maheshpur in Pakur district.[2]
Members of Legislative Assembly
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bihar Legislative Assembly | |||
| 1952 | Md. Burhanuddin Khan | Indian National Congress | |
| Jetha Kisku (Rajmahal Damin constituency) | |||
| 1957 | Binodanand Jha | ||
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | Nathmal Dokarai | Swatantra Party | |
| 1969 | Om Prakash Roy | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1972 | Nathmal Dokania | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Dhruv Bhagat | Independent | |
| 1980 | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 1985 | |||
| 1990 | Raghu Nath Prasad Sodani | Indian National Congress | |
| 1995 | Dhruv Bhagat | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2000 | Arun Mandal | ||
| Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |||
| 2005 | Thomas Hansda[3] | Indian National Congress | |
| 2009 | Arun Mandal[4] | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2014 | Anant Kumar Ojha[5][6] | ||
| 2019 | |||
| 2024 | Md. Tajuddin | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | |
Election results
editAssembly Election 2024
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JMM | Md. Tajuddin | 140,176 | 53.67% |  41.97
| |
| BJP | Anant Kumar Ojha | 96,744 | 37.04% |  5.21
| |
| Independent | Sunil Yadav | 14,012 | 5.37% | New | |
| JLKM | Motilal Sarkar | 1,918 | 0.73% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 3,058 | 1.17% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 43,432 | 16.63% | 10.75
| ||
| Turnout | 2,61,163 | 73.41% | 3.71
| ||
| Registered electors | 3,55,762 | 17.85
| |||
| JMM gain from BJP | Swing | 11.42
|
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Assembly Election 2019
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Anant Kumar Ojha | 88,904 | 42.26% | 2.55
| |
| AJSU | Md. Tajuddin | 76,532 | 36.38% | New | |
| JMM | Ketabuddin Sekh | 24,619 | 11.70% | 27.65
| |
| BSP | Pradip Kumar Singh | 3,826 | 1.82% | New | |
| Independent | Gopal Chandra Mandal | 2,617 | 1.24% | New | |
| Independent | Nitya Nand Gupta | 2,614 | 1.24% | New | |
| Independent | Rajkishor Yadav | 1,421 | 0.68% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 12,372 | 5.88% | 5.52
| ||
| Turnout | 2,10,394 | 69.70% | 2.58
| ||
| Registered electors | 3,01,867 | 11.82
| |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 2.55
|
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Assembly Election 2014
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Anant Kumar Ojha | 77,481 | 39.71% | 2.04
| |
| JMM | Md. Tajuddin | 76,779 | 39.35% | 9.32
| |
| Independent | Bajrangi Prasad Yadav | 18,866 | 9.67% | New | |
| CPI(M) | Md. Rafikul Alam | 5,478 | 2.81% | 1.65
| |
| RJD | Arun Mandal | 5,175 | 2.65% | New | |
| JD(U) | Sunil Kumar Sinha | 2,125 | 1.09% | New | |
| JVM(P) | Krishna Mahto | 1,617 | 0.83% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,268 | 1.16% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 702 | 0.36% | 7.28
| ||
| Turnout | 1,95,113 | 72.28% | 13.99
| ||
| Registered electors | 2,69,959 | 15.59
| |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 2.04
|
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Assembly Election 2009
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Arun Mandal | 51,277 | 37.67% | 22.41
| |
| JMM | Md. Tajuddin | 40,874 | 30.03% | New | |
| INC | Thomas Hansda | 14,782 | 10.86% | 14.86
| |
| AITC | Nazrul Islam | 7,017 | 5.16% | New | |
| CPI(M) | Md. Moinuddin Shekh | 6,065 | 4.46% | 9.51
| |
| LJP | Dhruv Bhagat | 3,811 | 2.80% | New | |
| Independent | Binod Kumar Yadav | 3,224 | 2.37% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,403 | 7.64% | 0.24
| ||
| Turnout | 1,36,119 | 58.28% | 4.70
| ||
| Registered electors | 2,33,547 | 3.75
| |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 11.95
|
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Assembly Election 2005
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Thomas Hansda | 36,472 | 25.72% | 5.52
| |
| Independent | Arun Mandal | 25,296 | 17.84% | New | |
| BJP | Kamal Krishna Bhagat | 21,639 | 15.26% | 14.66
| |
| CPI(M) | Moinuddin Shekh | 19,805 | 13.97% | New | |
| RJD | Ramchandra Keshri | 11,254 | 7.94% | 1.71
| |
| NCP | Dhruv Bhagat | 4,251 | 3.00% | 4.27
| |
| Independent | Md. Tajuddin | 2,881 | 2.03% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 11,176 | 7.88% | 1.81
| ||
| Turnout | 1,41,779 | 62.98% | 1.01
| ||
| Registered electors | 2,25,100 | 13.98
| |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 4.19
|
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Assembly Election 2000
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Arun Mandal | 36,623 | 29.92% | New | |
| JMM | Najrul Islam | 24,761 | 20.23% | New | |
| INC | Anil Kumar Sarkar | 24,733 | 20.21% | New | |
| RJD | Dhruv Bhagat | 11,804 | 9.64% | New | |
| NCP | Jayant Singh | 8,900 | 7.27% | New | |
| Independent | Dara Singh Yadav | 7,034 | 5.75% | New | |
| Independent | Farid Shaikh | 5,224 | 4.27% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 11,862 | 9.69% | |||
| Turnout | 1,22,406 | 62.66% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,97,497 | ||||
| BJP win (new seat) | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "AC & PC List- Jharkhand". Archived from the original on 18 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008, Schedule XIII" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. pp. 166, 174.
- ^ "Rajmahal Election Results 2014 Jharkhand". Elections.in. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2009". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ Election Commission of India (24 November 2024). "Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 - Seats won by JMM". Archived from the original on 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ "Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Jharkhand 2009". Election Commission of India. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2005". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2000 to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar" (PDF). ceobihar.nic.in. Chief Electoral Officer, Bihar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2025.