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, 1998
SOM MARANDI
BJP
Elections held
11
1962–1999
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 11
Margin, 1998
9
0.00% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
INCTHOMAS HANSDA
- Votes
- 1,98,880
- Vote share
- 34.02%
- Behind by
- 9
Electors
9,50,723
Total votes polled
5,84,517
Valid votes
5,84,517
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
61.5%
Full result, 1998
11 candidates · 5,84,517 valid votes
SOM MARANDIBJPwon
1,98,889
34.0%
THOMAS HANSDAINC
1,98,880
34.0%
SIMON MARANDIJMM
1,50,104
25.7%
JYOTIN SORENCPM
22,359
3.8%
RAMSHIL MURMUIND
5,748
1.0%
MANJU SNEHLATA HEMBROMBJC
3,094
0.5%
MAHESH MALTOIND
2,648
0.5%
CHANDRA SHEKHAR AZADIND
1,123
0.2%
BETKA MARANDIIND
723
0.1%
BAJIRAM MARANDIIND
486
0.1%
SANJAY KUMAR SORENIND
463
0.1%
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