RAJMAHAL
Constituency no. 26 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Lok Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Bihar also has an assembly constituency called RAJMAHAL. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 10 results.
Winner, 1984
SETH HEMBROM
INC
Elections held
11
1962–1999
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 11
Margin, 1984
78,856
25.52% of valid votes
Result, 1984
Runner-up
JMMSIMON MARANDI
- Votes
- 75,820
- Vote share
- 24.54%
- Behind by
- 78,856
Electors
6,92,614
Total votes polled
3,08,962
Valid votes
3,08,962
NOTA votes
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Turnout
44.6%
Full result, 1984
10 candidates · 3,08,962 valid votes
SETH HEMBROMINCwon
1,54,676
50.1%
SIMON MARANDIJMM
75,820
24.5%
JYOTIN SORENCPM
39,074
12.7%
MANINDRA HANSDABJP
25,425
8.2%
PAUL HANSDAJNP
5,668
1.8%
JOSEPH MURMUIND
2,415
0.8%
GUMDI SORENIND
2,403
0.8%
ANAND KUMAR MURMUIND
1,484
0.5%
PAIRAS HANSDAIND
1,221
0.4%
ALIYAS MURMUIND
776
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Thomas Hansda | INC | 2,50,298 | 44.68% | Som Marandi | 62,099 |
| 1998 | SOM MARANDI | BJP | 1,98,889 | 34.03% | THOMAS HANSDA | 9 |
| 1996 | THOMAS HANSDA | INC | 2,52,230 | 45.22% | SIMON MARANDI | 1,43,162 |
| 1991 | SIMON MARANDI | JMM | 1,76,223 | 38.21% | THOMAS HANSDA | 32,664 |
| 1989 | SIMON MARANDI | JMM | 2,65,332 | 58.11% | JAI KUMAR TUDU | 1,66,415 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above