RAJMAHAL
Assembly seat no. 147 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Bihar also has a Lok Sabha constituency called RAJMAHAL. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 11 results.
Winner, 1980
DHRUB BHAGAT
BJP
Elections held
10
1962–2000
Most successful party
BJP
won 4 of 10
Margin, 1980
1,114
1.69% of valid votes
Result, 1980
Runner-up
INC(I)RAGHUNATH PRASAD SODANI
- Votes
- 28,411
- Vote share
- 43.05%
- Behind by
- 1,114
Electors
1,19,939
Total votes polled
65,990
Valid votes
65,990
NOTA votes
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Turnout
55.0%
Full result, 1980
8 candidates · 65,990 valid votes
DHRUB BHAGATBJPwon
29,525
44.7%
RAGHUNATH PRASAD SODANIINC(I)
28,411
43.0%
MAHABIR MANDALIND
2,441
3.7%
JAMAL UDDINJNPSC
2,297
3.5%
SATYA NARAIN SHARMAINC(U)
925
1.4%
MD. MURTUZAJNPSR
895
1.4%
SHARDA PRASAD ROYJNPJP
840
1.3%
PARMESHWAR PRASAD MODIBSP
656
1.0%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | ARUN MANDAL | BJP | 36,623 | 29.92% | NAJRUL ISLAM | 11,862 |
| 1995 | DRUB BHAGAT | BJP | 27,720 | 22.86% | JAYANT SINGH | 5,360 |
| 1990 | RAGHU NATH PRASAD SODANI | INC | 38,160 | 41.20% | DHRUV BHAGAT | 3,989 |
| 1985 | DHRUVA BHAGAT | BJP | 29,727 | 41.62% | DASRATH MISHRA | 397 |
| 1980 | DHRUB BHAGAT | BJP | 29,525 | 44.74% | RAGHUNATH PRASAD SODANI | 1,114 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the RAJMAHAL assembly constituency in 2000?
ARUN MANDAL (BJP) won RAJMAHAL in 2000, by a margin of 11,862 votes.
Which party has won RAJMAHAL the most times?
BJP, with 4 of the 10 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has RAJMAHAL gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1962 to 2000.
Who has won RAJMAHAL the most times?
ARUN MANDAL, with 1 win between 2000 and 2000.
