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, 1996
BHARDWAJ NITISH JANARDAN
BJP
Elections held
11
1962–1999
Most successful party
BJP
won 3 of 11
Margin, 1996
55,137
8.30% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
JDINDER SINGH NAMDHARI
- Votes
- 1,66,565
- Vote share
- 25.07%
- Behind by
- 55,137
Electors
11,38,130
Total votes polled
6,64,388
Valid votes
6,64,388
NOTA votes
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Turnout
58.4%
Full result, 1996
39 candidates · 6,64,388 valid votes
BHARDWAJ NITISH JANARDANBJPwon
2,21,702
33.4%
INDER SINGH NAMDHARIJD
1,66,565
25.1%
SHAILENDRA MAHATOJMM
1,29,044
19.4%
K P SINGHINC
1,09,997
16.6%
NIMAI MAHTOAMB
4,420
0.7%
SANATAN SARDARAIICT
4,106
0.6%
BIJOY MAHATOIND
2,835
0.4%
SHAILENDRA KUMAR MAITHYJKPN
2,208
0.3%
SHANKAR PRASADIND
1,993
0.3%
SHIBCHARAN SORENIND
1,844
0.3%
DINANATH PANDEYSHS
1,622
0.2%
RAMDHANI SAOJMMM
1,572
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 39. The full list is in the API.
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
