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, 1991
SIMON MARANDI
JMM
Elections held
11
1962–1999
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 11
Margin, 1991
32,664
7.08% of valid votes
Result, 1991
Runner-up
INCTHOMAS HANSDA
- Votes
- 1,43,559
- Vote share
- 31.13%
- Behind by
- 32,664
Electors
8,34,508
Total votes polled
4,61,158
Valid votes
4,61,158
NOTA votes
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Turnout
55.3%
Full result, 1991
14 candidates · 4,61,158 valid votes
SIMON MARANDIJMMwon
1,76,223
38.2%
THOMAS HANSDAINC
1,43,559
31.1%
SANTLAL MARANDIBJP
1,26,337
27.4%
KASAN SORENIND
3,435
0.7%
KISAN MURMUIND
2,857
0.6%
GAYALAL DEHARIIND
1,821
0.4%
VISHNU DEV SINGHIND
1,690
0.4%
SULEMAN MARANDIIND
1,562
0.3%
VIJOY KUMAR BESRAIND
787
0.2%
RAMESH MURMUIND
767
0.2%
NARAYAN TUDUIND
763
0.2%
ARUN KUMAR BESRAIND
631
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 14. 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 | 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