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, 1998
ABHA MAHATO
BJP
Elections held
11
1962–1999
Most successful party
BJP
won 3 of 11
Margin, 1998
97,433
13.63% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
INDRUSSI MODI
- Votes
- 1,99,253
- Vote share
- 27.87%
- Behind by
- 97,433
Electors
11,60,562
Total votes polled
7,14,864
Valid votes
7,14,864
NOTA votes
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Turnout
61.6%
Full result, 1998
11 candidates · 7,14,864 valid votes
ABHA MAHATOBJPwon
2,96,686
41.5%
RUSSI MODIIND
1,99,253
27.9%
TIKA RAM MAJHICPI
95,939
13.4%
SUDHIR MAHATOIND
70,005
9.8%
ONKARNATH JAISWALRJD
40,664
5.7%
DINANATH PANDEYSHS
3,405
0.5%
SANDIP KUMAR BAHETIIND
2,556
0.4%
MIRITI SUNDER MAHATOIND
2,465
0.3%
SUBASH KALINDIIND
1,478
0.2%
ANAY CHOUDHARYIND
1,304
0.2%
RAYLEN JAJOWARIND
1,109
0.2%
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
