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, 1996
THOMAS HANSDA
INC
Elections held
11
1962–1999
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 11
Margin, 1996
1,43,162
25.67% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
JMMSIMON MARANDI
- Votes
- 1,09,068
- Vote share
- 19.55%
- Behind by
- 1,43,162
Electors
9,48,273
Total votes polled
5,57,789
Valid votes
5,57,789
NOTA votes
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Turnout
58.8%
Full result, 1996
13 candidates · 5,57,789 valid votes
THOMAS HANSDAINCwon
2,52,230
45.2%
SIMON MARANDIJMM
1,09,068
19.6%
JHANO REWATI TUDUBJP
92,898
16.6%
LOBIN HEMBROMJD
87,718
15.7%
KARAN SORENIND
4,425
0.8%
SHIV MURMUIND
3,657
0.7%
SHAMUEL MURMUIND
1,416
0.3%
RAGHAV SORENIND
1,413
0.3%
SIMON SUDHIR MALWAIND
1,412
0.3%
JITENDRA MALTOIND
1,375
0.3%
MANIK KISKUIND
905
0.2%
NARAYAN TUDUIND
830
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 13. 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