RAJMAHAL
Constituency no. 1 in Jharkhand · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Lok Sabha seat contested 5 times since 2004.
Jharkhand also has an assembly constituency called RAJMAHAL. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 5 results.
Winner, 2014
VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK
JMM
Elections held
5
2004–2024
Most successful party
JMM
won 4 of 5
Margin, 2014
41,337
4.34% of valid votes
Result, 2014
Runner-up
BJPHEMLAL MURMU
- Votes
- 3,38,170
- Vote share
- 35.54%
- Behind by
- 41,337
Electors
13,53,467
Total votes polled
9,51,563
Valid votes
9,51,563
NOTA votes
19,875
2.09% of votes polled
Turnout
70.3%
Full result, 2014
11 candidates · 9,51,563 valid votes
VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAKJMMwon
3,79,507
39.9%
HEMLAL MURMUBJP
3,38,170
35.5%
DR. ANIL MURMUJVM
97,374
10.2%
JYOTIN SORENCPM
58,034
6.1%
KRISHNA SINGHIUML
16,354
1.7%
BARNARD HEMBROMRKSP
8,686
0.9%
DR. SURAE SORENIND
7,906
0.8%
TALA HANSDAIND
7,661
0.8%
ARJUN PRASAD SINGHAJSUP
6,761
0.7%
SUNIRAM HEMBROMIND
6,460
0.7%
ARUN MARANDIBSP
4,775
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 5 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK | JMM | 6,13,371 | 50.35% | TALA MARANDI | 1,78,264 |
| 2019 | VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK | JMM | 5,07,830 | 48.47% | HEMLAL MURMU | 99,195 |
| 2014 | VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK | JMM | 3,79,507 | 39.88% | HEMLAL MURMU | 41,337 |
| 2009 | DEVIDHAN BESRA | BJP | 1,68,357 | 26.12% | HEMLAL MURMU | 8,983 |
| 2004 | HEMLAL MURMU | JMM | 2,26,411 | 32.76% | THOMAS HANSDA | 2,974 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above