Palamu Lok Sabha constituency
Lok Sabha constituency in Jharkhand
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Palamu Lok Sabha constituency (formerly Palamau Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 14 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Jharkhand state in eastern India. This constituency is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes. This constituency covers the entire Garhwa district and part of Palamu district.
CountryIndia
Assembly constituenciesDaltonganj
Bishrampur
Chhatarpur
Hussainabad
Garhwa
Bhawanathpur
Bishrampur
Chhatarpur
Hussainabad
Garhwa
Bhawanathpur
| Palamu JH-13 | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Palamu Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| Assembly constituencies | Daltonganj Bishrampur Chhatarpur Hussainabad Garhwa Bhawanathpur |
| Established | 1952 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Assembly segments
Palamu Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:[1]
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 Lead | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Daltonganj | Palamu | Alok Kumar Chaurasiya | BJP | BJP | ||
| 77 | Bishrampur | Naresh Prasad Singh | RJD | ||||
| 78 | Chhatarpur (SC) | Radha Krishna Kishore | INC | ||||
| 79 | Hussainabad | Sanjay Kumar Singh Yadav | RJD | ||||
| 80 | Garhwa | Garhwa | Satyendra Nath Tiwari | BJP | |||
| 81 | Bhawanathpur | Anant Pratap Deo | JMM | ||||
Members of Parliament
Election results
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Vishnu Dayal Ram | 770,362 | 55.39 | ||
| RJD | Mamta Bhuiyan | 4,81,555 | 34.53 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 24,343 | 1.75 | ||
| Majority | 2,88,807 | 20.86 | |||
| Turnout | 13,92,035 | 61.92 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Vishnu Dayal Ram | 755,659 | 62.46 | ||
| RJD | Ghuran Ram | 2,78,053 | 22.98 | ||
| BSP | Anjana Bhuiyan | 53,597 | 4.43 | ||
| CPI(M-L) | Sushma Mehta | 5,004 | 0.41 | ||
| Majority | 4,77,606 | 39.48 | |||
| Turnout | 12,10,426 | 64.34 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Vishnu Dayal Ram | 4,76,513 | 48.76 | ||
| RJD | Manoj Kumar | 2,12,571 | 21.75 | ||
| JVM(P) | Ghuran Ram | 1,56,832 | 16.05 | ||
| Majority | 2,63,942 | 27.01 | |||
| Turnout | 9,78,159 | 59.43 | |||
| BJP gain from JMM | Swing | ||||