JAMSHEDPUR
Constituency no. 50 in Bihar · Lok Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Bihar also has an assembly constituency called JAMSHEDPUR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 1 result.
Winner, 1999
Abha Mahato
BJP
Elections held
11
1962–1999
Most successful party
BJP
won 3 of 11
Margin, 1999
1,21,488
19.34% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
INCGhanashyam Mahato
- Votes
- 1,63,744
- Vote share
- 26.06%
- Behind by
- 1,21,488
Electors
11,60,562
Total votes polled
6,28,228
Valid votes
6,28,228
NOTA votes
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Turnout
54.1%
Full result, 1999
10 candidates · 6,28,228 valid votes
Abha MahatoBJPwon
2,85,232
45.4%
Ghanashyam MahatoINC
1,63,744
26.1%
Sunil Kumar MahatoJMM
80,417
12.8%
Dulal MunshiCPI
56,354
9.0%
Sudhir MahatoJMMU
36,065
5.7%
Sitaram TuduIND
2,430
0.4%
Hemant SinghAMB
1,205
0.2%
Krishnamurari GuptaNCP
1,172
0.2%
Chhabinath SharmaIND
888
0.1%
Raylen JajowarIND
721
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Abha Mahato | BJP | 2,85,232 | 45.40% | Ghanashyam Mahato | 1,21,488 |
| 1998 | ABHA MAHATO | BJP | 2,96,686 | 41.50% | RUSSI MODI | 97,433 |
| 1996 | BHARDWAJ NITISH JANARDAN | BJP | 2,21,702 | 33.37% | INDER SINGH NAMDHARI | 55,137 |
| 1991 | SILENDRA MAHTO | JMM | 2,05,296 | 40.22% | AMRENDRA PRATAP SINGH | 56,247 |
| 1989 | SHAILENDRA MAHTO | JMM | 1,40,006 | 27.12% | CHANDAN BAGCHI | 8,884 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above